A very interesting, exclusive New Year Lucky Bag

I was reading about various new year lucky bags (fukubukuro in Japanese) today and one that sounds very interesting is the lucky bag from Takashimaya. However, it is a very exclusive lucky bag, limited to only TWENTY people chosen by lottery. A very lucky bag indeed!

Unfortunately, the entry period for this lucky bag has passed. It ended on December 14th and they will be announcing the lucky bag winners any day now on the App. But what piqued my interest about this lucky bag is that it comes with an exclusive 'experience'. The twenty winners will be whisked off, if you'll pardon the pun, for a tea event and private worship in Tokyo. They will also receive an one on one with makeup artist Miwako Mizuno. The bag also contains a horse leather, for the 2026 animal zodiac, limited edition wallet and coin case set. 

The entry date has passed for this year, which is a good reminder that some of the lucky bags require booking early in December. Moreover, I am writing this to remind myself to keep an eye out for this lucky bag next year! It was 39,000 yen for the 2026 one, but considering everything inside it seems like good value.