Hoshinoya Okinawa, which offers a stay that feels like living alongside the sea, will be offering the "Kissho Young Sun Stay" for a limited time from December 1, 2025 to February 28, 2026, offering wishes for a healthy year and good fortune.
Infinity pool overlooking the sunset over the sea
In Okinawa, since the Ryukyu Dynasty, the sun at the winter solstice has been called "Wakatida" (young sun), and people have prayed for a healthy year with its light overflowing with vitality. This program allows you to surrender yourself to the cycle of the sun, freeing your mind and body and allowing you to face yourself at this turning point in the year.
Enjoying Ryukyuan classical music performed by Afuso-ryu masters in the morning sunlight
The setting for your stay will be a special room overlooking the sea called "Tida." As the morning sunlight shines, you will hear "Kagiyade Kaze-bushi," a classic Ryukyuan music piece often performed at celebratory occasions.
Enjoy a special breakfast in the lush green courtyard
Breakfast follows at a table custom-made in the courtyard that leads to the sea. While watching the colors of the sea change with the sunlight, you can enjoy auspicious dishes such as "Tonji-Jushi," a local dish that combines "Jushi" with taro.
A guide to the good fortune that resides in nature: "Auspicious Garden Tour"
During the day, you can take a tour of the gardens on the premises with the staff as your guide. As you stroll through the gardens, you will come into contact with the Okinawan people's desire for a healthy life, and see things like the hinpun, a protective screen seen in traditional Okinawan houses, and the Fukugi tree, a tree said to bring good fortune.
Draw a picture letter using the Bingata technique and write down your feelings
In addition, you can enjoy "Bingata Picture Letters Delivering Good Fortune," which are auspicious designs colored using the traditional Okinawan craft technique of "Bingata," and you can also experience programs to regulate your breathing, such as "Morning Deep Breathing Tuning" and "Evening Deep Breathing Training."
The private pool in the special room "Tida" is heated and can be used all year round.
In Okinawa, it has been said since ancient times that the winter solstice marks the beginning of a new life for the sun, and a powerful "young sun" rises. Feel the power of the sun and tune yourself with the "Auspicious Young Sun Stay." Why not spend some time at Hoshinoya Okinawa to recharge your energy for the new year?
◆Overview of Hoshinoya Okinawa's "Kissho Wakatyo Stay"
[Period] Check-in period: December 1, 2025 - February 28, 2026, 2-night, 3-day program
Price: 340,000 yen (tax and service charge included) for 2 people, 140,000 yen for each additional person (maximum 4 people, accommodation fee not included) (Limited to Tida guests)
[Included] One performance of Ryukyu classical music in the guest room, meals (2 breakfasts and 2 dinners), "Morning Deep Breath Tuning," "Evening Deep Breath Training," and "Auspicious Garden Tour" all privately organized, and "Bingata Hand-painting to Bring Good Fortune" experience
[Reservations] Accepted up to 3 days in advance on the official website
