forget-the-year party
How long is your New Year's break?
One week? 10 days?
Sakura Hostel never close, though:P
Near the end of the year, Japanese have a party called"Bounenkai".
This party is for looking back on the year and refresh themselves.
So, if you go to bars now, you can see many many people drinking a lot!
"Bounenkai"'s literal translation is a forgetting party.
People drink a lot and try to forget everything they have done this year;)