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Tokyo New Years Eve 2024

Guide to Tokyo's top new years eve parties. NYE 2023-2024 events, hotels & restaurants

Tokyo no longer hosts a large scale public new years eve fireworks display but that doesn't means this isn't a great city to see in the new year with a great range of parties and celebrations taking place across the many top hotels, bars and restaurants.

There are still fireworks in Tokyo though, so if seeing some pyrotechnics is one of your main motivations for visiting then you won't be disappointed.

New Year Traditions

The Japanese name for New Year is Shogatsu, and it is one of the biggest nights of the year across the country. One popular tradition unique to the place is that of hatsumode, where people make their first visit of the year to their local shrine or temple.

At midnight the temple bell is then rung 108 times for the crowds to celebrate the arrival of the new year - the city's most popular shrines are normally visited by well over a million people over the new year period.

Generally all of this means that new years eve in Tokyo is more of a quiet family event than you might find in other major capital cities, but there is still some more lively nightlife if you look for it - the Shibuya and Shinjuku areas are the places to head for to find a party.

Another iconic Tokyo location is the famous scramble crossing in the Shibuya district, which would close to traffic to help ease congestion among the huge crowds on new years eve. This year, things look very different as the official countdown has been cancelled and public drinking banned in the area, even the giant video screens are due to go dark from 11pm.

Park Hyatt New Year Party

One very popular new years party takes place at the Park Hyatt Tokyo, who usually host a Countdown Lounge at The Peak Lounge & Bar. This event features live music alongside plentiful champagne and stunning skyline views.

Get more details and online ticket sales here.

Skytree NYE

The Sky Tower has a restaurant and observation tower, with the Tembo Galleria sky walk right up on the 350th floor giving fantastic panoramic views across the city to all sides. There are dining options on the 345th floor, while on Floor 340 you can experience the city from above through the amazing glass floor.

It seems certain to be a popular new year destination - get your Skytree tickets here.

Countdown Japan Festival

For music fans the big event in Tokyo at this time of year is the huge Countdown Japan music festival, which takes place across 5 stages over 4 days from the 28th December right through until the 31st at Makuhari Messe Internationa Exhibition Center - get more details, including the full lineup and online ticket sales here.

New Years Eve Hotels

Tokyo's has some of the finest hotels in the world, and most places will have special offers to attract visitors over the Christmas and new year period, so when considering your options be sure to enquire about any private parties they may have taking place.

One of the best choices to stay is the Ritz-Carlton, which hosts a series of special events and dinners throughout the festive season.

You can search, check availability and book all of the top Tokyo new years hotels here.

Hakone Ekiden

If you're of an athletic persuasion then you might like to hang around until the 2nd January for the Hakone Ekiden, an extremely tough but very popular endurance event that takes place over 2 days and 135 miles from central Tokyo out to the iconic Mount Fuji.

The race involves relay teams of 10 runners and is the largest annual sporting event anywhere in Japan, watched live on Tv and online by a huge audience across the country.

NYE Live Stream

There may not be a spectacular fireworks show to watch, but the city skyline of Tokyo is always worth checking out and there are some live stream webcams with fantastic views of the city:

Tokyo webcam

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