New Year 2020 Eve Events at 3 Major Tourist Spots in Kanagawa Pref. Unveiled, with Activities to Welcome happy new year 2020

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Dec. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kanagawa Prefectural Government has unveiled events marking New Year's Eve and New Year at three major tourist spots in the prefecture New year 2020.

 New Year's 2020 Eve countdown events will be held at Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise and a Yokosuka park, while visitors could see New Year's first sunrise from the observation deck of the Yokohama Landmark Tower.

Kanagawa provides foreign visitors to Japan with information on year-end and New Year's events to be held at the three tourist spots in the prefecture -- Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, Verny Park Ikoi Square, and the Yokohama Landmark Tower.

 The following are three selected activities such as countdown events and seeing the new year's first sunrise at tourist spots that will be perfectly fit to welcome the start of new year 2020.

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Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea paradise, about 3,000 fireworks will be set off in tune with music, colorfully painting the night sky. Furthermore, visitors can enjoy visiting two aquariums and six mechanical rides at the amusement park all through the night.

In the morning, visitors can see the beautiful sunrise from the periphery of the breakwater behind the Aqua Museum happy new year 2020.

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At Verny Park Ikoi Square, there will be a "Yokosuka Countdown" event hosted chiefly by a local merchants' association. Food booths mainly for "hot" menus and stage events, among other activities, will enliven the festive atmosphere at the site. Fireworks will be set off immediately when New Year begins, together with whistles ringing and searchlights going on. The event themed on sound and light is quite unique to Yokosuka happy new year 2020.

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The observation floor "Sky Garden" of the Yokohama Landmark Tower, one of the tallest buildings in Japan, is a whopping 273 meters above the ground. The business hours for the observation floor will be extended from New Year's Eve to 1:00 a.m. on New Year's 2020 Day. 

Visitors can greet the new year while seeing beautiful night views toward Tokyo from the Minato Mirai 21 area. If the weather is fine, Mt. Fuji will be visible in the opposite direction from the first sunrise. Visitors will have a good opportunity to ring in the auspicious new year here in Yokohama happy new year 2020.

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