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Offers "New Year's Eve soba" and "Ozoni" that convey traditions and eating habits from all over Japan. [Grand Mercure] [Mercure] New Year's Day at a hotel

"New Year's Eve Soba" and "Ozoni" are offered at hotels nationwide for a limited time

The hotels “Grand Mercure” and “Mercure” operated by Ako, one of the world’s largest hospitality groups based in Paris, France (Japan corporation: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Japan Representative Director: Dean Daniels) will provide “New Year’s Eve” and “Ozoni” at the end of the year and at the beginning of the year, making use of local ingredients and local dishes. Under the theme of "taste unique to the land", you can spend a more delicious time on your trip through dishes that incorporate local vegetables, seafood, and traditional cooking methods. You can get in touch with the climate and culture of the land throughout your meal time on your trip.

※Food ingredients and delivery period may change depending on the purchase situation.

Overview of "New Year's Eve soba" and "Ozoni"

[New Year's Eve soba]
Date of delivery: Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Delivery time: Dinner 17:30 to 21:00 (Last entry at 20:30)

[Ozoni]
Provision period: January 1 (Thursday) - January 3 (Sat), 2026 ※Some hotels are different.
Delivery time: Breakfast from 7:00 to 9:30 (last entry at 9:00)

[Remarks]
・Rates are included in the meal fee of the accommodation plan applied for at each hotel.
・All prices include tax and service charges.
・Please check the latest information on the official website of each hotel for the duration and duration of the offer.

[Official Website]
https://accor-resorts-japan.jp/lp/newyear2026/

Introduction of "New Year's Eve Soba" offered at each hotel

[Tochigi Prefecture] Grand Mercure Nasu Highlands Resort & Spa

"Nikko Yuba Ankake Tempura Soba"
An bean paste that uses Tochigi's specialty Nikko Yuba luxuriously is prepared over a soba with freshly fried tempura. It is a dish suitable for New Year's Eve, where the taste of Kanpyo, shrimp, and vegetables overlap.

[Provided period: Wednesday, December 31, 2025 / Dinner]

▼Grand Mercure Nasu Highlands Resort & Spa Official Website
https://grand-mercure-nasuhighlands-resortandspa.jp/

[Shiga Prefecture] Grand Mercure Lake Biwa Resort & Spa

'Oomi Kamo soba'
The duck brand "Oomi Kamo" bred in Shiga Prefecture is characterized by high-quality fat and rich meat quality. Since ancient times, duck has been popular as a special ingredient that colors "Hare Day" in Japanese cuisine. It has a soft texture with less texture.

[Provided period: Wednesday, December 31, 2025 / Dinner]

▼Grand Mercure Lake Biwa Resort & Spa Official Website
https://grand-mercure-lakebiwa-resortandspa.jp/

[Nara Prefecture] Grand Mercure Nara Kashihara

'New Year's Eve Soba, Japanese soup stock soup stock and bean paste'
A variety of bean paste soba that uses plenty of seasonal vegetables based on bonito dashi soup and warms the mind and body in the cold season. You can also enjoy the appearance as a New Year's soba unique to Nara and Kashihara, where the history is fragrant.

[Provided period: Wednesday, December 31, 2025 / Dinner]

▼Grand Mercure Nara Kashihara Official Website
https://grand-mercure-nara-kashihara.jp/

[Tottori Prefecture] Mercure Tottori Daisen Resort & Spa

"Nebarikko and Kakiage's New Year's Eve soba"
Izumo soba with a flavorful and firm body, ground soba with buckwheat berries on the broth based on Oyamadori. In addition, sticky, sweet, and rich yam "Nebarikko" from Tottori Prefecture are combined.

[Provided period: Wednesday, December 31, 2025 / Dinner]

▼Mercure Tottori Daisen Resort & Spa Official Website
https://mercure-tottoridaisen-resortandspa.jp/

[Fukuoka Prefecture] Mercure Fukuoka Munakata Resort & Spa

"Hakata Bubo Ten Soba"
The burdock tempura, which is indispensable for noodles in Fukuoka, is nicknamed "Goboten" locally. It is a cup woven with the taste of bonito broth and the scent of burdock, and it is attractive that you can enjoy the crisp texture and the gentle taste of broth twice.

[Provided period: Wednesday, December 31, 2025 / Dinner]

▼Mercure Fukuoka Munakata Resort & Spa Official Website
https://mercure-fukuokamunakata-resortandspa.jp/

[Saga Prefecture] Mercure Saga Karatsu Resort

"New Year's New Year's sweet and spicy meat soba (Saga beef)"
Luxury New Year's Eve soba, which is cooked quickly with melted Saga beef with sweet and spicy sauce, and carefully taken from Sababushi and thick shiitake mushrooms. The elegant taste that makes use of the characteristics of the material is a dish suitable for the end of the year.

[Provided period: Wednesday, December 31, 2025 / Dinner]

▼Mercure Saga Karatsu Resort Official Website
https://mercure-sagakaratsu-resort.jp/

Introduction of "Ozoni" offered at each hotel

[Hokkaido] Grand Mercure Sapporo Odori Park

'How much zoni'
We carefully took the broth from chicken and prepared a lot of bowls with plenty of root vegetables such as radish, carrots, and burdock, as a finish. It is a gorgeous cup of sushi soup made with a slightly sweet soy sauce flavor and round mochi.

[Provided period: January 1 (Thursday) - January 3 (Sat), 2026 / Breakfast]

▼Grand Mercure Sapporo Odori Park Official Website
https://grand-mercure-sapporo-odoripark.jp/

[Fukushima Prefecture] Mercure Urabandai Resort & Spa

'Aizu kozuyu steamed zoni'
This dish is steamed by adding kakumochi to the local dish "Kozuyu" that is handed down to the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture. Kozuyu began as a samurai dish of the Aizu clan, and eventually spread as a feast of the common people. It is a traditional dish that is indispensable for hale seats such as New Year's and weddings.

[Provided period: January 1 (Thursday) - January 2 (Friday), 2026 / Breakfast]

▼Mercure Urabandai Resort & Spa Official Website
https://mercure-urabandai-resortandspa.jp/

[Tochigi Prefecture] Grand Mercure Nasu Highlands Resort & Spa

'Nasuno roll hunting zoni'
A local style zoni inspired by the "maki hunting culture" transmitted to Nasu. It is a gorgeous dish suitable for the morning of the New Year, combining rich soup stock with ingredients incorporating local ingredients.

[Provided period: January 1 (Thursday) - January 3 (Sat), 2026 / Breakfast]

▼Grand Mercure Nasu Highlands Resort & Spa Official Website
https://grand-mercure-nasuhighlands-resortandspa.jp/

[Chiba Prefecture] Grand Mercure Minamiboso Resort & Spa

"Chiba Prefecture's rose laver karime zoni"
It is said that in Chiba Prefecture, the white dot pattern was regarded as the scale of the balance, so Anako came to be called "scales". "Rose Nori" is a zoni that combines two special products by drying the seaweed before processing into board seaweed as it is and loosening.

[Provided period: January 1 (Thursday) - January 2 (Friday), 2026 / Breakfast]

▼Grand Mercure Minamiboso Resort & Spa Official Website
https://grand-mercure-minamiboso-resortandspa.jp/

[Nagano Prefecture] Mercure Nagano Matsushiro Resort & Spa

"Ozoni made with miso"
The fragrant baked square mochi is matched with miso-style soup stock where the taste of yellowtail and chicken overlaps. By adding the flavor of the root vegetables, the umami and sweetness are further enhanced, and the mind and body are finished in a bowl that warms up.

[Provided period: January 1 (Thursday) - January 3 (Sat), 2026 / Breakfast]

▼Mercure Nagano Matsushiro Resort & Spa Official Website
https://mercure-naganomatsushiro-resortandspa.jp/

[Tottori Prefecture] Mercure Tottori Daisen Resort & Spa

"Osen-dori no zoni with yuzu flavor"
Special zoni using Tottori Prefecture's proud brand chicken "Oyamadori" has been prepared. The thick-tasty Oyamadori is cut into bite-sized pieces and combined with the soup stock carefully taken from the same chicken.

[Provided period: January 1 (Thursday) - January 3 (Sat), 2026 / Breakfast]

▼Mercure Tottori Daisen Resort & Spa Official Website
https://mercure-tottoridaisen-resortandspa.jp/

[Fukuoka Prefecture] Mercure Fukuoka Munakata Resort & Spa

"Agodashi Hakata steamed zoni"
Hakata Zoni containing Hakata's traditional vegetables "Katsuona" and "Yuri" in the chin soup. It has long been served with red and white round mochi on sunny days, such as New Year's and weddings.

[Provided period: January 1 (Thursday) - January 3 (Sat), 2026 / Breakfast]

▼Mercure Fukuoka Munakata Resort & Spa Official Website
https://mercure-fukuokamunakata-resortandspa.jp/

Mercure Saga Karatsu Resort "Kyushu steamed zoni chin soup stock bowl"
Steamed zoni made with a gentle taste like Kyushu based on fragrant chin soup stock. The plump steamed red and white mochi colors the celebration seat.

[Provided period: January 1 (Thursday) - January 3 (Sat), 2026 / Breakfast]

▼Mercure Saga Karatsu Resort Official Website
https://mercure-sagakaratsu-resort.jp/

Grand Mercure Beppu Bay Resort & Spa "Kyushu Hakata Zoni"
A rich variety of sashimi-style zoni with flavor of grilled chin (tobio) and dried shiitake mushrooms. You can enjoy the compatibility with the taste of ingredients such as "katsuona", yellowtail, kamaboko, chicken, etc. with the deep aroma of chin soup stock.

[Provided period: January 1 (Thursday) - January 3 (Sat), 2026 / Breakfast]

▼Grand Mercure Beppu Bay Resort & Spa Official Website
https://grand-mercure-beppubay-resortandspa.jp/

About Grand Mercure

Grand Mercure is a premium brand that offers an attractive hotel experience that appeals to travelers' imagination and unsatisfactory discovery. After opening in the Asia-Pacific region about 20 years ago, we now have about 80 hotels around the world, integrating with the local culture and traditions. Flagship hotels include Grand Mercure Mysore in India, Grand Mercure Belem de Para in Brazil, and Grand Mercure Rio de Janeiro Rio Centro in Brazil. We propose a stay in CONCEPT where you can immerse yourself in the culture and customs of the land with your five senses through fragrances that symbolize the land floating in the museum and eating experiences using local ingredients. Grand Mercure is part of Ako, one of the world’s leading hospitality groups with over 5,600 facilities in more than 110 countries, and is a part of the ALL Lifestyle Royalty Program that offers a variety of benefits, services and experiences.

About Mercure

Inspired by Mercury, the god of Roman mythology travel, Mercure Hotel has since been founded in 1973, cherished quality services that allow you to deeply feel the charm of the region, not just as a place to provide a comfortable sleep. Mercure provides customers with unique experiences through Discover Local programs in Rio, Paris, Bangkok and other parts of the world. From interior design to local food culture and drinks, we offer a space and hospitality where you can touch the unique things of the area. Mercure Hotel has more than 1,000 hotels in over 70 countries, including urban centers, beaches and mountains. Mercure is part of Ako, one of the world’s leading hospitality groups with over 5,600 facilities in more than 110 countries, and is a part of the ALL Lifestyle Royalty Program that offers a variety of benefits, services and experiences.