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[Yutorilo Yamaga] Japanese New Year’s event at a hot spring inn in Kumamoto, limited to stays from Dec. 29 to Jan. 3.

2022.12.29

The Japanese New Year’s Eve in Yamaga 2023″ will be held at Yutorilo Yamaga from December 29, 2022 to January 3, 2023, to allow visitors to experience the uniquely Japanese New Year in a casual way.

Yutoriro Yamaga is a hot spring hotel where you can relax in an extraordinary setting with meltingly beautiful hot spring water, creative kaiseki cuisine that makes the most of the season, Yamaga fun, and seasonal scenery.

Other events at this year’s event will allow guests to enjoy Japanese New Year’s festivities such as Ponkan-yu in the open-air bath, fortune telling fortunes, kite flying, and the lending of Hagoita (a small wooden board for flying a kite).
On New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, a bingo tournament will be held, which was very popular last year.

Duration: December 29, 2022 to January 3, 2023
For: Guests staying during the period

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・Ponkan bath in the open-air bath, fortune telling
・New Year’s Eve Soba Noodles (December 31 only)
・Kagamibiraki (only on January 1)
・Bingo (only on December 31 and January 1)
・New Year’s Day sunrise tour (January 1 only *Canceled on cloudy or rainy days)
・Kite-flying and feather board rental
・Goodie bags for sale at the store.

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