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Kick off 2025 with Okinawa's traditional culture and fireworks. Event period: Monday, December 30, 2024 - Thursday, January 2, 2025

Oriental Hotel Okinawa Resort & Spa (Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture), located at the entrance to Yambaru , a region with rich subtropical forests and blue seas in the northern part of Okinawa's main island, is based on the concept of "LOVE OKINAWA DISCOVER YAMBARU with the island, connect with the forest". As an event to liven up the New Year's countdown, the hotel will be holding a live quiz show called "Year-end Customer Appreciation Festival 2024", which can be answered on your smartphone from the comfort of your own room. Questions about Okinawa that you may think you know but don't will be asked, and you will be asked to answer the quiz while eating, watching, and listening. This year, with the cooperation of Yoshimoto Entertainment Okinawa, Yoshimoto comedians will liven up the show. In addition, the Youth Association will perform traditional Eisa and fireworks will be displayed at the garden pool, allowing you to experience a New Year's countdown that is unique to this place.

Countdown Event Overview

End of Year Customer Appreciation Festival 2024

Date and time: Tuesday, December 31, 2024 21:45-23:15
This is a quiz event that you can participate in live from your room using your smartphone. It is a live quiz show that asks questions ranging from experiential questions such as tasting food and comparing aromas to questions about Okinawa. Comedians from Yoshimoto Geinin Entertainment Okinawa will ask fun and entertaining questions related to Okinawa.
Time: 21:45-23:15

New Year's Eve "Okinawa Soba"

We have prepared Okinawa soba, a local Okinawan delicacy, for New Year's Eve. Please enjoy your warm soba in the comfortable open-air space next to the garden pool. You can enjoy your soba while watching Okinawa's traditional Eisa dance and fireworks.
Time: 23:00-0:00
Location: Garden Pool
Price: 500 yen

Traditional Eisa dance performance by the Youth Association

You can watch Okinawa's traditional Eisa dance up close.
Enjoy a unique New Year's Eve experience that can only be found in Okinawa.
Time: 23:35-23:55
Location: Garden Pool

Fireworks

Fireworks will be launched in time with the countdown. As the hotel is located on high ground, you can enjoy the fireworks up close from an angle that you would not normally be able to experience. You can also see them from your guest room.
Time: 0:00~

New Year's holiday experience event overview

We have prepared experiences centered around the countdown event to make your stay even more enjoyable.
First swim
・Mochi pounding
・Free sake
・Danshishi Dance
・Ryukyu Dance
・Ryukyu costume experience
・New Year's calligraphy
・Bingata experience

https://www.okinawa.oriental-hotels.com/news/646/

Oriental Hotel Okinawa Resort & Spa
This is the first resort hotel of Oriental Hotels & Resorts, located in the northern part of Okinawa's main island, at the entrance to Yambaru, a region of rich subtropical forests and blue seas. It is close to the Kyoda Interchange on the Okinawa Expressway, and is 60 minutes to the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium and 20 minutes to Manzamo in Onna Village, making it ideal for active tourism in Okinawa with easy access to not only the northern part but also the central and southern parts. All rooms are spacious (361 rooms) with ocean views of 44.6 m2 or more, restaurants and bars, banquet halls, chapels, etc. The garden pool, which is one of the largest in Okinawa Prefecture, is equipped with lighting equipment and is open at night, and you can enjoy the pool bar and events below. Some areas are equipped with heating equipment and can be used during the winter season. Guests can also use Kariyushi Beach (transportation available) free of charge. In the lobby area, we have set up the open-air Club Lounge, surrounded by trees native to Yambaru, and the Amenity Base Arin Krin, where you can freely choose your amenities, to provide a more fulfilling stay.

https://www.okinawa.oriental-hotels.com/