Mercure Wakayama Kushimoto Resort & Spa Year-End and New Year Events

About this event

Mercure Wakayama Kushimoto Resort & Spa will hold exclusive Year-End and New Year events from Saturday, December 26, 2026 to Monday (national holiday), January 11, 2027. In Kushimoto, the southernmost town of Honshu, traditional shishimai (lion dance) performances handed down for over 200 years and mochimaki (rice cake tossing) celebrating the New Year will take place. The red-and-white rice cakes used for mochimaki are from Usukawa Manju Gihei, a long-established shop founded in 1893, allowing visitors to pray for health and happiness in the new year while experiencing local traditions and food culture. Additionally, spanning the close of 2026 to the beginning of 2027, the Year-End and New Year Jazz Live will also be held, where guests can enjoy pleasant live jazz performances. Featuring an assortment of tunes accessible to children as well, it offers a musical interlude enjoyable across generations. Furthermore, workshops will be held where participants can experience crafting original lamps and kaleidoscopes using sea urchin shells, seashells, and sea glass collected along the coast. Through these hands-on workshops accompanied by explanations from local guides, guests can learn about the area's nature and marine resources, turning travel memories into tangible keepsakes. A limited-time kids' space will also appear to make winter vacation family trips even more enjoyable; in addition to traditional New Year games such as fukuwarai and kakizome, content for physical activity like table tennis and badminton is also prepared. Floral arrangements colorfully brightening the New Year will be placed in the hotel lobby, creating a space wrapped in festive New Year decorations for commemorative photos. This event proposes a special resort stay celebrating the start of a new year while looking back on memories of the past year with family and loved ones.

Venue

Mercure Wakayama Kushimoto Resort & Spa

1184-10 Sangodai, Kushimoto-cho, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama 649-3510