2025.10.09
Event
Year End / New Year's Events 2025-2026
2025 Countdown Event
December 30, 2025 - January 2, 2026
Come spend your New Year's holidays at Oriental Hotel Okinawa Resort & Spa, where guests of all ages, from adults to children, can have a wonderful time!
To liven up the excitement for the New Year's countdown, we'll be hosting our original live-stream quiz show, "Year-End Customer Appreciation Festival 2025," which you can answer right from your guest room using your smartphone! We'll be asking questions about Okinawa and inviting you to answer while you eat, look, and listen. This year, with cooperation from Yoshimoto Entertainment Okinawa, Yoshimoto comedians will host the show and keep the energy high!
In addition, a traditional Eisa dance performance by a youth association and a spectacular fireworks display will take place at the Garden Pool, offering a unique countdown experience you won't find anywhere else.
Throughout the New Year's holiday, we have even more activities planned, including the "New Year's Day Shishimai" (Lion Dance), featuring Okinawa's distinct lion wrapped in basho fiber. You can also join in on mochitsuki (rice pounding), enjoy complimentary sake, and listen to a Sanshin live performance. The group "Rokka," made up of young professionals, will showcase the beautiful Ryukyu Dance—a perfect celebration to mark the start of the Okinawan New Year. We'll even be hosting a New Year's first swim event in our heated Garden Pool, one of the largest in the prefecture!
To liven up the excitement for the New Year's countdown, we'll be hosting our original live-stream quiz show, "Year-End Customer Appreciation Festival 2025," which you can answer right from your guest room using your smartphone! We'll be asking questions about Okinawa and inviting you to answer while you eat, look, and listen. This year, with cooperation from Yoshimoto Entertainment Okinawa, Yoshimoto comedians will host the show and keep the energy high!
In addition, a traditional Eisa dance performance by a youth association and a spectacular fireworks display will take place at the Garden Pool, offering a unique countdown experience you won't find anywhere else.
Throughout the New Year's holiday, we have even more activities planned, including the "New Year's Day Shishimai" (Lion Dance), featuring Okinawa's distinct lion wrapped in basho fiber. You can also join in on mochitsuki (rice pounding), enjoy complimentary sake, and listen to a Sanshin live performance. The group "Rokka," made up of young professionals, will showcase the beautiful Ryukyu Dance—a perfect celebration to mark the start of the Okinawan New Year. We'll even be hosting a New Year's first swim event in our heated Garden Pool, one of the largest in the prefecture!
Wednesday, December 31
Hotel Original Programming
Our original quiz show will be broadcast for one day only. The program is hands-on and allows guests to participate in questions and quiz items from their guest room using the TV and their smartphones. The program will be introducing Okinawan comedians from Yoshimoto Comedian Entertainment Okinawawho who will be posing entertaining questions about Okinawa.
Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Time: 21:45 ~ 23:15
Venue: Guest Rooms
Cost: Free
Our original quiz show will be broadcast for one day only. The program is hands-on and allows guests to participate in questions and quiz items from their guest room using the TV and their smartphones. The program will be introducing Okinawan comedians from Yoshimoto Comedian Entertainment Okinawawho who will be posing entertaining questions about Okinawa.
Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Time: 21:45 ~ 23:15
Venue: Guest Rooms
Cost: Free
Traditional Eisa Dance Performance by a Youth Association (for overnight stay guests only)
You can watch Eisa dance, a traditional Okinawan performing art, up close. Enjoy a unique New Year's Eve that can only be experienced in Okinawa.
Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Time: 23:35 ~ 23:55
Venue: Garden Pool
Cost: Free
You can watch Eisa dance, a traditional Okinawan performing art, up close. Enjoy a unique New Year's Eve that can only be experienced in Okinawa.
Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Time: 23:35 ~ 23:55
Venue: Garden Pool
Cost: Free
Fireworks Display
Our guests will be able to see the countdown fireworks up close since our hotel sits on the side of a hill. You will be able to watch from your room or from the Garden Pool area.
Date: New Year's Eve
Time: 24:00 ~
Our guests will be able to see the countdown fireworks up close since our hotel sits on the side of a hill. You will be able to watch from your room or from the Garden Pool area.
Date: New Year's Eve
Time: 24:00 ~
Toshi-Koshi Okinawan Soba (Year End Soba)
We have prepared soba to be served at the Garden Pool area. We hope you will enjoy eating it while watching the live countdown program and the fireworks.
Date: Wednesday, December 31
Time: 23:00 ~ 24:00
Venue: Garden Pool
Cost: Free
Limited to 500 servings.
We have prepared soba to be served at the Garden Pool area. We hope you will enjoy eating it while watching the live countdown program and the fireworks.
Date: Wednesday, December 31
Time: 23:00 ~ 24:00
Venue: Garden Pool
Cost: Free
Limited to 500 servings.
New Year's Day 2026
New Year's Day Mochi Pounding & Free Sake (hotel guests only)
On New Year's Day, we start with mochi pounding and shouting "Yoisho". We will also be serving free sake, so let's celebrate together!
Date: Thursday, January 1, 2026
Time: 10:00 ~ 11:00
Venue: 3F Banquet Hall
Cost: Free
On New Year's Day, we start with mochi pounding and shouting "Yoisho". We will also be serving free sake, so let's celebrate together!
Date: Thursday, January 1, 2026
Time: 10:00 ~ 11:00
Venue: 3F Banquet Hall
Cost: Free
New Year's Day Lion Dance
The lion dance parades around offering good wishes for a prosperous new year and to ward off evil spirts by "biting" your head! The costumes are made from banana fibers.
Date: Thursday, January 1, 2026
Time: 10:00 ~ 11:00
Venue: 3F Banquet Hall
Cost: Free
The lion dance parades around offering good wishes for a prosperous new year and to ward off evil spirts by "biting" your head! The costumes are made from banana fibers.
Date: Thursday, January 1, 2026
Time: 10:00 ~ 11:00
Venue: 3F Banquet Hall
Cost: Free
Ryukyu Traditional Dance
Ryukyu Dance is a traditional performing art that has been passed down since the Ryukyu Kingdom era and is deeply rooted in Okinawan culture. Mutsu no Hana, a group of young professionals, will be performing a line-up suitable for the start of a New Year.
Date: Thursday, January 1, 2026
Time: 19:30／20:30 about 20 minutes each time
Venue: 3F Banquet Hall
Cost: Free
Ryukyu Dance is a traditional performing art that has been passed down since the Ryukyu Kingdom era and is deeply rooted in Okinawan culture. Mutsu no Hana, a group of young professionals, will be performing a line-up suitable for the start of a New Year.
Date: Thursday, January 1, 2026
Time: 19:30／20:30 about 20 minutes each time
Venue: 3F Banquet Hall
Cost: Free
January 2nd
Japanese Calligraphy Writing
There will be a professional calligrapher to give you advice in writing your word for the new year. Or you can bring your child's winter homework to do on vacation!
Date: Friday, January 2, 2026
Time: 16:00 ~ 19:00
Venue: Lobby Floor
Cost: Free
※We will provide calligraphy tools, examples, the paper, etc. If you have a specific example or paper you want to use, you are welcome to bring it with you.
※Please note that there is limited space at one time and you may have to wait.
There will be a professional calligrapher to give you advice in writing your word for the new year. Or you can bring your child's winter homework to do on vacation!
Date: Friday, January 2, 2026
Time: 16:00 ~ 19:00
Venue: Lobby Floor
Cost: Free
※We will provide calligraphy tools, examples, the paper, etc. If you have a specific example or paper you want to use, you are welcome to bring it with you.
※Please note that there is limited space at one time and you may have to wait.
January 1 & 2
First Swim of the New Year
Our Garden Pool has a heated area making it the perfect place to enjoy your first swim of the new year. Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy an invigorating swim with a spectacular view overlooking the East China Sea.
Date: January 1st & 2nd
Time: 10:00 ~ 21:00
Venue: Garden Pool
Our Garden Pool has a heated area making it the perfect place to enjoy your first swim of the new year. Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy an invigorating swim with a spectacular view overlooking the East China Sea.
Date: January 1st & 2nd
Time: 10:00 ~ 21:00
Venue: Garden Pool
December 30 ~ January 2
Sanshin Live
Sanshin Live includes music ranging from Okinawan folk songs to popular tunes.
Dates: Decemer 30 ~ January 2
Times: 18:30 / 19:15 / 20:00
Venue: Lobby Area
Sanshin Live includes music ranging from Okinawan folk songs to popular tunes.
Dates: Decemer 30 ~ January 2
Times: 18:30 / 19:15 / 20:00
Venue: Lobby Area
Yambaru Rail Panel Exhibition
Mr. Kishimoto, the leader of "Team Come Back Yambaru Rails", will talk about the ecology of the Yambaru Rail, the challenges it faces, and the role that protecting the Yambaru Rail plays in the importance of protecting Okinawa's rich natural environment.
Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2025 and Friday, January 2, 2026
Time: 15:00-18:00
Venue: Lobby, Yambaru Atrium
Price: Free
Mr. Kishimoto, the leader of "Team Come Back Yambaru Rails", will talk about the ecology of the Yambaru Rail, the challenges it faces, and the role that protecting the Yambaru Rail plays in the importance of protecting Okinawa's rich natural environment.
Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2025 and Friday, January 2, 2026
Time: 15:00-18:00
Venue: Lobby, Yambaru Atrium
Price: Free
Bingata Craft & Shisa Painting
Bingata is a traditional Okinawan dyeing technique. Our guests of all ages can enjoy this craft by adding color to their favorite design on a bag. Or you can paint your own shisa.
Dates: Decemer 30th ~ January 2nd
Time: 15:00 ~ 21:00 (last entry 20:00)
Venue: Lobby Floor Event Space
Cost: From ￥3,000
Open to anyone.
Bingata is a traditional Okinawan dyeing technique. Our guests of all ages can enjoy this craft by adding color to their favorite design on a bag. Or you can paint your own shisa.
Dates: Decemer 30th ~ January 2nd
Time: 15:00 ~ 21:00 (last entry 20:00)
Venue: Lobby Floor Event Space
Cost: From ￥3,000
Open to anyone.
Okinawan Ocean Design with UV Resin Accessory Experience
Create your own Okinawan ocean-inspired accessory capturing the color of the ocean blue hues and shimmering waves. Choose from keychains, necklaces, or hair ties. Even beginners can easily create these accessories, so anyone is welcome!
Dates: Decemer 30th ~ January 2nd
Time: ① 15:00 ② 16:00 ③ 17:00 ④ 19:00 ⑤ 20:00
Maximum of 4 people per time slot
About 45 minutes
Venue: Lobby Floor Event Space
Cost: From ￥3,000
Ages: 3 years old and up. Children under 8 must be accompanied by a guardian
Same day reservations are accepted. Reservations must be made in person. Thank you for your understanding.
Create your own Okinawan ocean-inspired accessory capturing the color of the ocean blue hues and shimmering waves. Choose from keychains, necklaces, or hair ties. Even beginners can easily create these accessories, so anyone is welcome!
Dates: Decemer 30th ~ January 2nd
Time: ① 15:00 ② 16:00 ③ 17:00 ④ 19:00 ⑤ 20:00
Maximum of 4 people per time slot
About 45 minutes
Venue: Lobby Floor Event Space
Cost: From ￥3,000
Ages: 3 years old and up. Children under 8 must be accompanied by a guardian
Same day reservations are accepted. Reservations must be made in person. Thank you for your understanding.
