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Everyone is welcome to join us in this special occasion to celebrate the coming of a New Year with festive menus and auspicious lobby performances.
New Year's Day Lobby Event / January 1, 2026
Everyone is welcome to join a vibrant and auspicious performance of DAIKAGURA, a traditional Japanese acrobatic art using umbrellas and balls, along with the powerful dance of the Shishimai (lion dance),
wishing happiness in the coming year and wards off evil spirits.
First Performance
Lion Dance I 10:30 am (approximately 10 minutes)
Daikagura / 10:40 am (approximately 20 minutes)
Second Performance
Lion Dance I 1:30 pm (approximately 10 minutes)
Daikagura / 1:40 pm (approximately 20 minutes)
Whiie you are enjoying breakfast and lunch,the lion dance troupe will parade through the restaurant.
Please note that the performance time may fluctuate.
Dining Café Beltempo New Year's Special Breakfast Buffet
Together with your regular buffet menus, you can try out osechi-ryori Japanese traditional New Year's dishes, sashimi, with complimentary servings of Japanese sake and sparkling wine only available at New Year’s.
Period January 1 (Thu) - January 2 (Fri)
Time 6:30 - 10:00
Price per person ￥4,800 / Child ￥2,400 (4 years old to elementary school student)
※Discounts cannot be applied.
Traditional Japanese New Year's dishes arranged in a festive jubako box (image photo) The dishes will be served in buffet style.
Assorted Japanese traditional New Year’s dishes only available at New Year’s.
Each dish has a special meaning to wish good health and longevity, and bring happiness throughout the year.
| KUROMAME (Sweet black beans) |
Eating black beans is said to ward off evil spirits, and wishes one can work hard throughout the year as to get a good black tan like the beans. |
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| KAMABOKO (Fish cake) |
Comes in 2 colors, red (pink) and white, which symbolizes festivity in Japan. The color red acts as an amulet, white as purification. Often skillfully carved in auspicious motifs like cranes and pines. |
| DATEMAKI (Sweet rolled omelet) |
The rolled shape resembling a handscroll signifies wishes to increase one's knowledge. |
| KINTON (Mashed sweet potato with sweet chestnut) |
"Kinton" is said to bring money luck, since it includes a letter which means "gold" when written in Kanji, Chinese characters. |
| EBITSUYANI (Glazed shrimp) |
When boiled, shrimp bend their backs just like the elderly, embedding wishes for longevity. |
| KOBUMAKI (Rolled Konbu seaweed with salmon or herring) |
Since "Kobu" is part of the word "Yoro-kobu" meaning happiness in Japanese, Kobu seaweed is often eaten as auspicious food. |
| TAKO NO NIMONO (Simmered octopus) |
TAKO (Octopus) is sometimes written in Kanji, Chinese characters, as "TA=many and KO=happiness" and having 8 legs which can spread like an open fan, also includes a meaning for ever-expanding fortune. |
| SASHIMI | MAGURO (Tuna fish) is said to bring happiness since ancient times. |
| KOUNAGO KURUMI (Candied sand eel and walnut) |
The hard shell of the walnut representing wishes for familly harmony. |
| MATSUMAEZUKE (Dried squid, fish roe and seaweed marinated with spicy soysauce) |
Traditionally eaten to wish for descendant prosperity, from the huge number fish roe comes in. |
| KATSUO TAKENOKO (Simmered bamboo shoots with bonito flakes) |
Bamboo shoots grow very fast, and is often eaten to wish for career advancement. |
| OZOUNI (Rice cake in soup) |
Eating OZOUNI has a thanks giving meaning for the harvest and safety from the year before, and wishing for good harvest and family safety for the new year. |
New Year's Holiday Restaurant Menu Recommendations
Japanese Cuisine Hirakawa
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Kaiseki Course Lunch “HATSU-YUME” ￥9,000
This luxurious seven-course Kaiseki lunch offers a selection of dishes to wish for longevity, including glazed prawns, a traditional New Year’s dish, red bean rice prepared in a Zoni soup-style, and an assortment of fresh seafood delights.
January 1 (Thu) - January 4 (Sun) -
New Year's Celebration Lunch menu ￥6,500
This celebratory lunch menu features seven dishes, including kuro-mame (sweet black beans), tazukuri (candied sardines), and small rolls of red salmon and more each symbolizing a wish for good health throughout the year.
January 1 (Thu) - January 4 (Sun) -
New Year's Sukiyaki set menu ￥5,500
Hirakawa's famous Sukiyaki Gozen is now available in New Year's style.
January 1 (Thu) - January 4 (Sun)
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Dinner New Year's Kaiseki Course “SYUN-JYU” ¥15,000
A festive New Year's Kaiseki course with auspicious menus including steamed dish of puffer fish which is known to bring good luck, grilled Ise lobster and seared wagyu beef, to celebrate the occasion.
January 1 (Thu) - January 4 (Sun) -
Dinner New Year - KANADE - ￥11,000
We have added New Year's dishes to our dinner course, where you can enjoy a seasonal menu one dish at a time.
January 1 (Thu) - January 4 (Sun) -
Dinner New Year - Sansai - ￥9,000
A light New Year's course featuring three courses of Japanese cuisine with seasonal ingredients.
January 1 (Thu) - January 4 (Sun)
Sushi “Umihiko"
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Lunch - Sushi Course “FUKU-JYU - ￥9,000
Experience a vibrant New Year's Sushi course, carefully selected by the chef, accompanied by a special mini Osechi box with traditional New Year’s dishes.
January 1 (Thu) - January 4 (Sun) -
Dinner - Sushi Kaiseki Course “TAN-GETSU” - 15,500 yen
You can enjoy eight pieces of nigiri sushi along with a selection of dishes crafted with the chef's finest skills, served in a Kaiseki-style course.
Teppan-yaki “Yamahiko"
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Lunch & Dinner - YAMAHIKO - ￥15,000
This seasonal special course features delicacies such as Marinated duck, abalone, and premium Japanese Black Wagyu sirloin will delight your palate. -
Dinner - KIWAMI - 23,000 yen
This elegant course allows you to indulge in luxurious ingredients, including teppanyaki-grilled fugu (puffer fish) and Ise lobster.
Dining Cafe “Beltempo
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Breakfast Buffet
3.200 yen per person/ 1,800 yen per child (4 years old to elementary school student)
During the New Year's period from January 1 (Wednesday, national holiday) to January 2 (Thursday)
￥4,800 per person/¥2,400 per child.
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New Year's Lunch Buffet
Adults ¥5,000 JPY, etc.
Senior (65 and over): 4,600 JPY
Child (Elementary school): 2,400 JPY
Young Child (Ages 4-6): 1,400 JPY
January 1 (Thu) - January 4 (Sun) -
Year-End and New Year’s Dinner Buffet
Enjoy a broad selection of 60 dishes, including roasted beef, nigiri sushi, and a variety of Japanese and Western Osechi New Year’s dishes from January 1st to 3rd.
Adults ¥7,000 JPY, etc.
Senior (65 and over): 6,200 JPY
Child (Elementary school): 3,800 JPY
Young Child (Ages 4-6): 2,300 JPY
December 26 (Friday), 27 (Saturday)
Adults ¥7,300 JPY, etc.
Senior (65 and over): 6,500 JPY
Child (Elementary school): 3,800 JPY
Young Child (Ages 4-6): 2,300 JPY
December 26 (Fri) - January 4 (Sun)
