Published date: September 3, 2024
If you want to spend New Year's in Okinawa, this is the place! The countdown party is the best
Room Type Stayed
Beach Tower Standard
1 ~ 2 guest(s)
1120 ~
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Experience of the stay
On New Year's Eve 2023, I stayed at The Beach Tower Okinawa (Kyourit Resort) and participated in the countdown party.
New Year's is the high season when hotel prices soar, but The Beach Tower Okinawa allows you to use the travel subscription HafH, so I was able to stay for the same price as on weekdays, which was a fantastic deal!
In conclusion, the countdown party can be enjoyed for free with the ticket distributed at check-in, and there is a grand lottery with luxurious prizes, so it was worth participating!
The Beach Tower Okinawa (Kyourit Resort) is located 40 minutes by car from Naha Airport.
We stayed at ‘Yukurin Resort’ near the Churaumi Aquarium for 2 nights, and then spent December 30th and 31st at The Beach Tower Okinawa.
It is very close to the American Village, so you can enjoy shopping and marine leisure as well.
The 300g lean steak at Steakhouse 88 was super delicious!
The room was a standard twin with an ocean view and was very spacious! Even though it was winter, we were able to thoroughly enjoy the emerald green waters of Okinawa.
On December 31, 2023, the countdown party is held in the banquet hall on the 2nd floor from 10 PM.
At check-in, I received tickets worth 1,000 yen per person for the party, so I just took this ticket, my room key, and my smartphone to the banquet hall.
The Beach Tower Okinawa is part of the Kyourit Resort chain and usually doesn’t offer the popular service of ‘Yakiniku Soba’, but during the countdown party, Okinawa soba is served for free!!
The taste you’re wondering about ... is delicious!! Just like the ramen nighttime soba, Okinawa soba has a refreshing taste that won't leave you feeling heavy even when eating late at night.
In Tokyo, there are long lines for nighttime soba, but there was no line at The Beach Tower, and it was very calm.
Even on New Year's Eve and January 1st, almost all shops in American Village are open, so I recommend spending the countdown at The Beach Tower Okinawa!
On New Year’s Day, I took a walk around the beach and American Village, and took the limousine bus to Naha Airport, departing at 11:06 to return to Tokyo.
If you want to spend your New Year’s quietly in Okinawa, please consider making a reservation!
Experiences during the trip
Let me reiterate, we stayed for 2 nights at ‘Yukurin Resort’ near the Churaumi Aquarium (also booked through HafH), and then stayed at The Beach Tower Okinawa for 2 nights on December 30th and 31st.
Yukurin Resort is the best location within walking distance to the Churaumi Aquarium. By the way, you can experience feeding dolphins at the Dolphin Lagoon. You get 5 sardines in a bucket to throw to the dolphins, and they catch them beautifully.
The tropical garden ‘Tropical Dream Center’ next to the Churaumi Aquarium is absolutely wonderful, so if you have time, I highly recommend visiting it.
The Uminchu Cooking Kaihoumaru 2nd store is a restaurant where we had lunch near the Churaumi Aquarium. I’d been wanting to try the Okinawan soul food “grilled fish with butter” introduced on the ‘Secret Kenmin Show’, and when I saw it on the menu, I immediately ordered it! I was shocked by the price but it was 1,880 yen for the set meal.
It was super delicious with garlic ... !! The grilled fish with butter was the number one dish in this trip!
Even during the New Year’s season, we were able to travel around Okinawa comfortably by limousine buses and municipal buses.Get Extra Bonus Coins! Sign up with this user's referral code now!