Hong Kong, 22 September 2009 -- Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo’s exclusive accommodation package for the New Year offers guests an opportunity to relax, reflect on the year gone by and celebrate the dawn of a new year in an environment resonating with old-world elegance and the sophisticated culture of Japan’s Edo era.

Available for a minimum two-night stay between 31 December 2009 and 2 January 2010, the package includes daily breakfast and one festive lunch for two at either K’Shiki, the hotel’s all-day dining restaurant or Ventaglio, which offers a stylish Italian antipasto buffet. There is also a choice of either a delicious New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day dinner for two at ‘Signature’ or ‘Sense’, the hotel’s much lauded Michelin-starred restaurants.

On New Year’s Day, guests can enjoy a traditional Osechi breakfast with Otoso sake at Sense located high above the Tokyo skyline on the 37th floor. In addition, during the afternoon of New Year’s Day, guests can also witness a rare performance by traditional Edo fire fighters. Providing a unique insight into local Nihonbashi New Year celebrations, the fire fighters, dressed in traditional Edo costume, will offer blessings for health and peace in the New Year. Guests will also receive an original Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo handcrafted zodiac fan featuring detailed brushwork as a collector’s item and a keepsake in remembrance of their stay.

Known as the “Centre of Japan” since the Edo era, the Nihonbashi neighbourhood is ideally located for access to many of Tokyo’s most important sights. Guests can take advantage of the hotel’s direct subway access to Mitsukoshi-mae Station via the Ginza line, to visit a variety of historic shrines, such as the Kanda Myojin Shrine, an important Shinto Shrine since the Edo era, the Suitengu Shrine, Yushima Tenjin Shrine and the Meiji Shrine, where traditional Japanese celebrations to welcome in the New Year can be viewed.

The New Year Holiday package is available for all room types, with rates starting from JPY250,000 for a two-night and JPY300,000 for a three-night, double-occupancy stay from 31 December. The package provides guests with one New Year’s dinner for two at either the French-inspired ‘Signature’ or authentic Cantonese at ‘Sense’, both of which boast accolades as one star Michelin restaurants. During their stay, guests are also invited to experience a lunch for two at either all-day dining ‘K’shiki’ on the 38th floor or the atrium restaurant ‘Ventaglio’ which serves Italian buffet on the second floor. American-style breakfast for two at K’shiki are also included in the package. 

And for an added touch of luxury, guests staying in suites have complementary access to the heat and water experiences in the award-wining The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo.

For reservations, please phone +81 3-3270-8950 (9am to 9pm), e-mail motyo-reservations@mohg.com or book online at www.mandarinoriental.com/tokyo.