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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

Origami

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 event

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

soba noodle farewell

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

Osechi

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

Lounge area Hakone Ekiden

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

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

Ema

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

Ema

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

Origami workshops

Make your favorite origami together while looking through an origami book.
• 2,000 yen per person
• December 28 - January 13

greeting cards

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

traditional Osechi cuisine

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

Osechi

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

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

Car Service

Hire Car Service
We will arrange a hire car according to visiting Kinnotake Resort.

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Teppanyaki Zen

Teppanyaki Zen
Poised, delicate, and bursting with creativity... Teppanyaki

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sushi sho

Sushi Sho
Inspired by the traditional Japanese
musical instruments 'Sho',
we capture beauty on the plate.

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LÜDERA

Cafe Dining LüDERA
In the heart of Hakone's Sengokuhara, sightseeing area

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