This is the season when the starry skies of Awaji Island are at their clearest. May your family's memories shine brightest during this special time. New Year's Holiday Family Premium Stay at "GRAND CHARIOT Big Dipper 135°" in Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture, available only from December 27th to January 4th

2025.12.08 Event & Featurehotel

This is the season when the starry sky over Awaji Island is at its clearest all year. May your family's memories shine brightest during this special time. New Year's Family Premium Stay at "GRAND CHARIOT Big Dipper 135°" in Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture, is available from December 27th to January 4th only.

Awaji Island in winter. At the luxury villa "GRAND CHARIOT Big Dipper 135°" located on a hill surrounded by silence and a dignified atmosphere,

From Saturday, December 27, 2025 to Sunday, January 4, 2026

A premium stay plan that allows you to escape the hustle and bustle of the city and enjoy the New Year holidays with just your family

We have prepared.

As part of the "New Year's Gift Benefits" for children, the attraction tickets given to guests at the anime park "Nijigen no Mori" will be upgraded from light tickets to gold tickets exclusively with this plan. Furthermore, there will be a number of hands-on programs for enjoying traditional Japanese New Year's celebrations at your leisure, such as toshikoshi soba noodles, sake kagami-biraki (opening of a sake barrel), a first sunrise viewing party, and a mochi-pounding event.
Share this special moment with your family as you welcome the new year.
Please spend such a warm time at Grand Chariot.

New Year's Premium Stay Plan Overview

Saturday, December 27, 2025 - January 3, 2026The following events will be held for guests staying until Saturday, February 1st.
You can experience it as you wish.

① New Year's Gifts (12/27~1/3)

Anime Park "Nijigen no Mori" attraction tickets

Upgrade from Light Ticket to Gold Ticket

② New Year's Eve Soba (12/31, 22:00 PM - 24:00 AM)

We serve gently seasoned New Year's Eve soba noodles made with Kansai-style broth.

3. Countdown & New Sake Ceremony (12/31, 10:00 PM - 12:30 AM)

Celebrate the New Year with new sake from local breweries, amazake (sweet sake), juice, and more

④ First sunrise viewing party (January 1st, 7:00-7:30)

Warm yourself with a hand warmer and watch the first sunrise of the year from an observation deck overlooking the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge and Osaka Bay.

⑤ Mochi Pounding Competition (1/1, 10:00-11:00)

Freshly pounded rice cakes will be served. A rice cake pounding experience will also be held.

⑥ New Year's Gifts (12/31-1/3)

A special New Year's gift containing seasonal Japanese sweets and the scent of Naruto oranges

⑦ Free Awaji Island New Sake (12/31~1/3)

We offer new sake and non-alcoholic amazake from Awaji City's only sake brewery, Sennenichi Brewery.

8. New Year's Breakfast & New Year's Drinks (12/31~1/3)

Using plenty of seafood and mountain produce from Awaji Island, we offer a New Year's limited "Osechi Breakfast" and Toso sake.

9. New Year's Lucky Draw (12/31~1/3)

A lucky draw with no losers will be held, where you can win original Nijigen no Mori goods and Awaji Island souvenirs.

End the year and start the new one on a quiet hill enveloped in a starry sky.
This is the season when your family's smiles shine brightest, so why not spend an amazing New Year's holiday at GRAND CHARIOT Big Dipper 135°?

【institution】

The 135 guest rooms at Grand Chariot Big Dipper 23° are reminiscent of a cocoon, and the sunrise and starry sky seen from the skylights over 5 meters high are truly spectacular. Meals are supervised by Yamashita Haruyuki, Japan's leading master chef, who owns 13 restaurants both in Japan and overseas. Guests can enjoy dishes made with ingredients from Awaji Island, a treasure trove of food that has supplied the Imperial Court as "Miketsukuni".

【meal】

Under the supervision of Chef Haruyuki Yamashita, Hyogo Prefecture's Food Advisor, guests can enjoy dishes that focus on ingredients from Awaji Island, a treasure trove of food that has long been known as "Mikketi Province" and has supplied the Imperial Court with ingredients.

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Guests can enjoy a new Japanese cuisine course overseen by Haruyuki Yamashita, who owns 13 restaurants in Japan and overseas, including Tokyo Midtown. Yamashita has been selected as a Master Chef for two consecutive years at the World Gourmet Summit, which brings together the world's top chefs, and he embodies "new Japanese cuisine" that makes the most of the life and breath of ingredients.
Ingredients include Awaji beef, which is caught on Awaji Island from only 200 head of cattle per year, "upside-down sea urchin" (sea urchin from Yura) which can only be served because of its freshness, and sukiyaki made with plenty of vegetables such as onions and tomatoes from Awaji Island. You can choose your favorite menu according to the season. *Ingredients may change depending on the season.

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The highlight of your stay is breakfast, which can be chosen per group from either the Japanese Awaji Island Mountain and Sea Set Meal or the Western Plate.
[Japanese cuisine: Awaji Island Mountain and Sea Set Meal]
Starting with Grand Chariot's "Morning Starter Set," you can enjoy grilled fish from the Seto Inland Sea and the specialty "Awaji rolled omelet" with freshly steamed Awaji Island rice.

[Western food plate]
The main plate features four types of Awajishima produce. This breakfast is made with carefully selected ingredients and handmade methods, including loin ham made with homemade Awajishima pork, scrambled eggs made with Awajishima eggs, and homemade tomato ketchup with plenty of onions.