Extend Your Ryokan Stay in Hakone for an In-Depth Japanese New Year's Cultural Experience
Discover the enchanting traditions of Japanese New Year at our Hakone ryokan, with an immersive 3-4 day cultural experience that unveils the magic of the season.
Staying multiple nights allows you to create timeless memories steeped in Japan's most cherished winter celebrations.
Activities
Matsuzakaya Honten
First-time origami experience by the traditional hearth
An origami class for beginners, where you will make a crane and receive an origami book with chiyogami paper as a gift.
• 1 person ¥4.000 per person
• 2 persons ¥3.000 per person
• December 28 - January 7
Calligraphy (Kakizome) event
Kakizome Event: From 12:00 to 13:00 at the dining counter, participate in Kakizome, the traditional New Year's practice of writing the first characters of the year, with a free calligraphy set as a gift.
• 1 person ¥12.000 per person
• 2 persons ¥10.000 per person
• 3 or more persons ¥8.000 per person
• January 1, 4-7
Traditional soba noodle farewell to the old year
Toshikoshi Soba, a traditional Japanese dish eaten on New Year's Eve to symbolize longevity and good health, will be served at 9:00 PM on December 31st at the bar, featuring Kyoto-style "Nishin Soba."
• Dec. 31
New Year's Soup with Osechi Cuisine and White Miso Mochi
For breakfast, enjoy Osechi-ryori, traditional Japanese New Year's dishes with auspicious ingredients, and Ozoni, a soup with mochi and vegetables made with white miso, a custom to wish for good health in the coming year.
• January 1 - 3
Complimentary Toso (ceremonial sake) during breakfast
Toso, a traditional New Year's sake, will be served during breakfast as part of the celebration.
• January 1
Hakone Ekiden (marathon relay) public viewing
Public viewing on the afternoon of January 2nd and the morning of January 3rd.
• January 2-3
Kinnotake Tonosawa
Dressed in a hakama and take a photo with a kadomatsu
After breakfast, get dressed in a hakama and take a photo with a kadomatsu (New Year's decoration). The staff from Tōnosawa will assist with the hakama fitting, and a commemorative photo will be taken inside the venue.
• 7,000 yen per person
• January 1 - 13
Craft unique decorative wooden plaques (Ema)
Create your own original Ema (wooden plaques used at shrines and temples to write wishes). Write your personal request on a blank Ema to offer your prayer.
• 2,000 yen per person
• December 28 - January 13
Origami workshops
Make your favorite origami together while looking through an origami book.
• 2,000 yen per person
• December 28 - January 13
Create and mail personalized New Year's greeting cards
Create and send New Year's greeting cards. Print a photo on the postcard and add a handwritten message with a brush. (New Year's Greeting Cards, or Nengajo, are a Japanese tradition where people send cards to wish a happy New Year.)
• 2,000 yen per person
• December 28 - January 13
Comprimentary traditional Osechi cuisine and Ozoni (mochi soup) served at breakfast
Traditional Japanese New Year's dishes, osechi, along with ozoni soup, will be served as part of the breakfast menu.
• January 1 - 3
Complimentary Toso (ceremonial sake) during breakfast
Toso, a traditional New Year's sake, will be served during breakfast as part of the celebration.
• January 1 - 3
Lounge area Hakone Ekiden (marathon relay) public viewing
Public viewing at the lounge, featuring a special menu exclusive to the Hakone Ekiden event, available for purchase in the lounge (including alcoholic beverages, non-alcoholic options, and snacks).
• January 2 - 3