5 Spots for 2023 New Year's Eve in Japan
For those of you who have plans to vacation abroad when the new year approaches, you will definitely choose a destination that regularly holds New Year's eve festivals or events, right? The countries that you can visit to celebrate the new year is Japan.
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In Japan itself, the New Year's eve celebration is called Oshogatsu. In this country, New Year's celebrations are not only celebrated with the beauty of fireworks, but also with the release of balloons and visits to temples. At the end of 2022, you can witness the excitement of New Year's Eve in Japan.
Don't know where to go for the 2023 New Year holidays in Japan? Let's check out 5 Spots for 2023 New Year's Eve in Japan.
1. Huis Ten Bosch
This playground spot is no less lively in welcoming the new year's eve celebrations. Decorations in the form of decorative lights and fireworks are arranged in such a way plus a music concert as the New Year's highlight. In this place too, you can admire artistic European architectural designs filled with decorative lights.
You can visit this theme park by taking the JR Kyushu express train or bus from Nagasaki City. Huis Ten Bosch entrance ticket is set at 7,000 yen, you can enjoy as many as 40 playing arenas.
2. Nagashima Spa Land
If you visit Osaka, don't forget to visit Nagashima Spa Land. This playground offers tour packages for the new year's eve celebrations. In addition to several rides at night, this place also presents a New Year's Eve concert.
To enjoy New Year's Eve here, you need to prepare an entrance ticket budget of 1,600-5,900 yen to try rides at Spa Land and/or Waterpark.
To reach Nagashima Spa Land, you can take a bus bound for Nagashima Onsen or take the JR Kansai Line train from Nagoya Station. For those of you who get on a plane and land at Chubu Centrair Airport, you can take the Airport Limousine Bus directly to Nagashima Spa Land. Prepare a fee of 1,050-1,500 yen for these 3 transportations, OK?
3. Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea
The fireworks display in this place is popular as a very legendary event. With a 1-Day Passport entry ticket (4,800-7,400 yen, depending on age), you can already spend the night new year's eve celebrations here.
To reach Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea, you can use public transportation modes such as trains and buses. If taking the train, the easiest way is to choose whichever line stops at Tokyo Station. From Tokyo Station, you can choose the JR Keiyo Line or JR Musashino Line and get off at Maihama Station.
4. Shibuya
You can go to Shibuya Crossing, join the crowd to count down the new year's eve celebrations together. The many entertainment venues here also make the atmosphere even more lively. To get to Shibuya, you can take the JR Line Shibuya or Shitetsu.
5. Tokyo Tower
It's not complete if you visit Tokyo without visiting its landmark, Tokyo Tower. On New Year's Eve celebrations, all visitors will countdown a few seconds before changing the new year. The Tokyo Tower lights change color as the date display changes, and the balloon is released into the air.
If you want to join in on the celebration, you can order entrance tickets starting from 310-820 yen to go up to the height of the 1F & 2F floors. However, if you want to go up to the special observation floor, you have to buy another ticket for 350-600 yen. This place can be reached by the JR Keihin Tohoku Line from Tokyo Station or the subway Toei Oedo Line from Shinjuku.
Those are 5 recommendations for places for you to have a 2023 New Year's eve vacation in Japan.
