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Looking for a delicious way to ring in the new year? Treat yourself to a well-deserved New Year's Eve or New Year's Day lunch or dinner with your friends and loved ones. Tokyo’s top hotels have outdone themselves with lavish multi-course meals, buffets and takeaway menus to mark the changing of the year.
However, the hotels are not the only places that are celebrating – you can enjoy a New Year’s Eve dinner while cruising around Tokyo Bay, or while visiting one of the city's major shrines. If you'd rather stay in, you can even get a luxurious takeaway feast instead. Can’t decide? In order of price, here are our top picks for New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day feasts in Tokyo.
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