Hotel Agora Regency Osaka Sakai (4-45-1 Ebisujima-cho, Sakai-ku, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture; 241 rooms) is holding a countdown event on Thursday, December 31, 2026, followed by the "New Year Family Buffet 2027" from Friday, January 1 (national holiday) to Sunday, January 3, 2027. The buffet is aimed at families and relatives who gather at the start of the year, with traditional New Year dishes on the table.
New Year Family Buffet 2027: Osechi and a Wide Range of Dishes
The "New Year Family Buffet 2027" serves a buffet-style spread that includes osechi (traditional New Year dishes), crab, sushi and roast beef. A kids' corner offers dishes popular with children. A magic show joins the program for the first time this year, alongside the annual bingo game, a calligraphy-writing (kakizome) experience, juggling and a festival stall corner (ennichi).
Event Information
- Venue: Hotel Agora Regency Osaka Sakai - https://www.agoraregency-sakai.com/
- Dates: Friday, January 1 (national holiday) to Sunday, January 3, 2027
- Buffet hours: Session 1 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM / Session 2 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM (150 minutes per session)
- Bingo game: Session 1 from 1:30 PM / Session 2 from 7:00 PM
- Location: 4F Royal Hall
- Prices:
- Adults: ¥9,300
- Children (ages 6 to 12): ¥3,300
- Preschoolers (ages 3 to 5): ¥1,100
- Infants (ages 0 to 2): Free
- Member rate for adults: ¥8,800 (¥8,300 with the early booking discount until December 15)
Menu
Osechi
Red and white kamaboko / Sweet simmered black beans / Datemaki (sweet rolled omelet) / Soy-marinated herring roe (kazunoko) / Tazukuri (candied dried sardines) / Chikuzenni (simmered chicken and vegetables) / Herring kelp rolls / Red and white namasu (vinegared salad) / Bamboo shoots simmered in Tosa style
Hors d'oeuvres
Smoked salmon trout and potato aioli / Surf clam salad and bamboo shoot marinade with basil / Tuna "raw ham" and mango / Strawberry and mozzarella caprese / Pain perdu with prosciutto / Mushroom, walnut and bacon quiche
Cold dishes
Boiled snow crab with crab vinegar / Boiled head-on shrimp with aurora sauce / Seared tuna with garlic-flavored grated daikon ponzu sauce / Seafood rice bowl / Salad bar
Hot dishes
Salmon ochazuke / Crab miso soup / Agora black curry with tender beef tendon / Celebratory ozoni (New Year soup with rice cake) / Crab rice / Celebratory sekihan (red bean rice) / Inaniwa udon / Steamed beef shabu-shabu / Chawanmushi / Lobster bisque / Corn potage / Squid and abalone ajillo / Shrimp and mushroom ajillo / Seafood bouillabaisse / Salmon and mushrooms baked in pastry / Roast leg of lamb with ratatouille / Scallop gratin / Chicken and penne tomato stew / Roast pork charcutière / Oven-baked chicken with honey mustard sauce / Beef and mushrooms braised in red wine / Shrimp in mayonnaise / Mapo tofu / Pan-fried gyoza / Sweet and sour pork / Shumai / Xiaolongbao / Spring rolls / Tonkotsu ramen
Live stations
Teppanyaki of domestic beef / Tempura / Roast beef with Japanese-style barbecue sauce and wasabi / Sushi
Others
Hotel-made bread / Hotel-made desserts / Japanese sweets / Ice cream / Fruit / Drink bar (coffee, tea, apple juice, orange juice, oolong tea)
Kids' corner
Fried shrimp with tartar sauce / Teriyaki hamburger steak / French fries / Fried chicken (karaage) / Kids' curry / Takoyaki
Notes:
- Prices include consumption tax.
- Photos are for illustration, and menu contents may change depending on ingredient availability.
- Unless otherwise noted, the beef used is from Australia.
- For details, see the official website - https://www.agoraregency-sakai.com/event/newyear_buffet
Year-End and New Year Events at Hotel Agora Regency Osaka Sakai
December 31 (Thursday): Toshikoshi Soba
On the last night of 2026, the hotel serves toshikoshi soba (year-end noodles) with a simple but flavorful broth prepared by the head chef of the Japanese kitchen and smooth soba noodles.
- Date and time: Thursday, December 31, 2026, 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM (last order 10:30 PM)
- Location: 1F All Day Dining & Lounge The Loop, or room service
- Price: Toshikoshi soba set ¥2,800
December 31 (Thursday): "World Countdown LIVE 2027"
This year's countdown live concert is themed around world music, with a live band playing Latin, Asian, European and other music from around the world. The vocalist is Mu THE MOON, a kayo-jazz singer active in the Kansai region, performing with a special unit.
- Date and time: Thursday, December 31, 2026, 11:50 PM to 1:00 AM
- Location: 1F Hotel Lobby
- Price: Free admission; free-flow drinks ¥1,000 (free for hotel guests)
January 1 (Friday, National Holiday): First Sunrise Viewing and Osechi Set Meal
From the banquet hall with a city view on the 26th floor, the top floor of the hotel, guests can view the first sunrise of the year rising over Mt. Katsuragi in Nara Prefecture. After the sunrise, an osechi set meal is served in a banquet hall with a bay-side view.
- Date and time: Friday, January 1, 2027, first sunrise viewing 7:00 AM to 7:30 AM / osechi set meal 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM (last order 10:30 AM)
- Location: 26F banquet halls. First sunrise: "Emerald" / Meal: "Sapphire" and "Crystal"
- Prices: First sunrise viewing free / Osechi set meal ¥5,500
Osechi set meal menu
- Celebratory appetizers (祝儀肴): Crab namasu / Herring roe / Tataki burdock / Red and white kamaboko / Sweet-simmered stockfish / Sweet simmered black beans / Chestnut kinton / Soy-marinated salmon roe / Amigasa yuzu
- Sashimi (御造里): Kelp-cured sea bream / Red and white shredded vegetables
- Grilled dishes (家樹物): Teriyaki yellowtail / Salt-grilled shrimp / Honey-simmered kumquat / Pickled ginger shoots (hajikami)
- Simmered dishes (多喜合): Herring kelp rolls / Ebi-imo (shrimp taro) / Plum-shaped carrot / Greens
- Soup (御椀物): Ozoni with white miso broth
- Meal (御食事): Red bean rice or plain white rice / Pickles
- Sweets (甘味物): Apples in honey syrup / Daifuku mochi
January 1 (Friday, National Holiday) to January 3 (Sunday): New Year Special Courses at Chinese Cuisine Ryuho (中国料理 龍鳳)
Chinese Cuisine Ryuho, which serves authentic Cantonese cuisine, offers four New Year special courses made with ingredients such as domestic beef sirloin, shark fin and abalone.
- Dates: Friday, January 1 (national holiday) to Sunday, January 3, 2027
- Hours: Lunch 11:00 AM to 3:30 PM (last order 3:00 PM) / Dinner 5:00 PM to 9:30 PM (last order 8:30 PM)
- Location: 2F Chinese Cuisine Ryuho (中国料理 龍鳳)
- Prices:
- New Year Course (新春コース): ¥23,000
- 嵩山 Course (嵩山コース): ¥15,000
- 崋山 Course (崋山コース): ¥11,000
- 泰山 Course (泰山コース): ¥8,500
December 31 (Thursday) to January 3 (Sunday): New Year Special Courses at Teppanyaki Naniwa (鉄板焼 なにわ)
The New Year special courses at Teppanyaki Naniwa use Osaka Ume Beef (大阪ウメビーフ), a Japanese Black wagyu raised in Sakai. The full-course meals include creative meat sushi, local vegetables, seafood and dessert, and the chef grills the food in front of guests.
- Dates: Thursday, December 31, 2026 to Sunday, January 3, 2027
- Hours: Lunch 11:00 AM to 3:30 PM (last order 3:00 PM) / Dinner 5:00 PM to 9:30 PM (last order 8:30 PM)
- Location: 25F Teppanyaki Naniwa (鉄板焼 なにわ)
- Prices: Each course from ¥15,000 (six courses in total)
January 1 (Friday, National Holiday) to January 3 (Sunday): New Year Bread at Bakery & Pâtisserie Fagotto
Bakery & Pâtisserie Fagotto, which sells hotel-made bread and sweets, offers an original Danish basket for the New Year. The basket is made of crispy Danish pastry and holds milk bread baked in the shape of the numbers of 2027 and almond Danish pastries with a zodiac animal motif.
- Dates and hours: Friday, January 1 to Sunday, January 3, 2027, 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM
- Location: 1F Bakery & Pâtisserie Fagotto
- Price: Zodiac bread and Danish basket ¥2,500
January 1 (Friday, National Holiday) to January 3 (Sunday): New Year Lucky Bags at Bakery & Pâtisserie Fagotto
Fagotto's lucky bags are filled with popular products worth ¥6,000. Sales are limited to 20 bags through member-only online advance reservation and 20 bags through in-store sales, 40 bags in total per day. Winning bags include coupons such as restaurant discount tickets and restaurant invitation tickets.
- Advance reservation: Sold on the official website from Tuesday, December 1 to Sunday, December 20, 2026
- Pickup of reserved bags: Friday, January 1 to Sunday, January 3, 2027, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
- In-store sales: Friday, January 1 to Sunday, January 3, 2027, 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM
- Location: 1F Bakery & Pâtisserie Fagotto
- Price: Fagotto New Year lucky bag ¥3,000
January 1 (Friday, National Holiday) to January 31 (Sunday): Hotel Gourmet Ticket Lucky Bags
The hotel offers lucky bags containing gourmet tickets that can be used at its restaurants on occasions such as lunch, dinner and afternoon tea. Sales are limited to 300 sets in total.
- Sales period: Friday, January 1 to Sunday, January 31, 2027
- Sales locations: 1F, each restaurant and the front desk
- Usage period: Friday, January 1 to Wednesday, March 31, 2027
- Prices:
- Gourmet ticket (worth ¥12,000) lucky bag: ¥10,000, limited to 295 sets
- Premium gourmet ticket (worth ¥140,000) lucky bag: ¥100,000, limited to 5 sets
Notes:
- Quantities are limited, and sales end when stock runs out.
- Prices for the events above include service charge and consumption tax.
- Photos are for illustration, and menu contents may change depending on ingredient availability.
- For details, see the official website - https://www.agoraregency-sakai.com/event/newyear_event/
