Celebrate the dawn of a new year together with you.
Join us for a New Year’s Countdown Event at The Westin Rusutsu Resort, 1F Atrium. On New Year’s morning, enjoy our celebratory lobby service with complimentary sake and the elegant sounds of Tsugaru shamisen to welcome the year in style.
2025-2026 Countdown Party
Celebrate the New Year with a Countdown Event featuring live jazz by “Jass915 Band” and a magical candlelight ceremony of light and sound.
[Schedule]
December 31, 2025 (Tue) 23:30–24:15
23:30 Doors open, food & drinks served, jazz performance begins
23:50 Candlelight ceremony leading into countdown
24:15 Event ends
[Location]
All-Day Dining “Atrium” (1F)
[Admission]
Free
-Finger foods and beverages will be served.
-LED candle lights will be provided to all participants.
Performers:
Jass915 Band
A jazz band named after a live bar where top players from Hokkaido and professional musicians from across Japan gather for nightly live performances and jam sessions.
Formed around pianist Masaaki Atsugi.
Sake Ceremony
Start the year with our New Year’s Lobby Celebration, featuring complimentary sake and sweet red bean soup. Feel free to stop by and join us
[Schedule] January 1
8:00 ~ 9:30
[Location]
Hotel Lobby (1F)
[Admission]
Free
Harmony of the New Year
We are delighted to present a New Year’s musical offering by SHIONE, a Tsugaru shamisen ensemble based in Sapporo.
[Schedule] January 1
8:25~ 8:45、9:30 ~ 9:50
[Location]
Hotel Lobby (1F)
[Admission]
Free
SHIONE
Based in Sapporo, Hokkaido, SHIONE is a Tsugaru shamisen ensemble founded by leading shamisen player Shin’ya Sasaki. Embracing the Japanese artistic philosophy of “Shu-Ha-Ri”—preserve, break, and transcend—the group is dedicated to the inheritance, evolution, and global promotion of traditional culture.
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- Event date and time
2025/12/31(Wed.) - 2026/1/1(Thu.)
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- Event Location
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Lobby Lounge Atrium
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