Tsuruga Castle New Year's Day Castle Climb

About this event

This event offers a special castle-climbing experience exclusively on New Year's Day at Tsuruga Castle, the symbol of Aizuwakamatsu. 'Tsuruga Castle New Year's Day Castle Climb' is a popular event allowing visitors to climb the castle keep between 0:00 midnight and 2:30 AM on New Year's Day. Although New Year's Day in Aizuwakamatsu is bitterly cold, the venue is lively and bustling with many people celebrating the arrival of the new year. Under the cold, clear winter sky, you can take in the night view of beautifully illuminated Tsuruga Castle. From the nighttime castle tower, you can overlook Aizuwakamatsu City wrapped in a solemn New Year atmosphere, making it highly recommended for those looking to get a wonderful start to the year. In addition, from around 23:30 on New Year's Eve, the tolling of the New Year's Eve bell will be held at the Bell Tower (Kane-tsuki-do) in the park, limited to the first 108 people. Furthermore, the first 5,000 visitors who enter the castle tower will receive a complimentary gift of an 'auspicious rice paddle' (engi-meshibera), a lucky charm perfect for the new year carrying wishes for bountiful harvests, good health, and family safety, derived from wordplay on 'scooping up good fortune' and 'capturing enemies'.

Venue

Tsuruga Castle

1-1 Otemachi, Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima 965-0873