Here’s Where You Can Get a Lucky Fukubukuro Bag on O‘ahu

From Dec. 28 through Jan. 4., more than 100 retailers will be offering deeply discounted grab bags filled with surprise merchandise.

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Brie Thalmann,

Editor’s Note: This post has been updated for the December 2025 to January 2026 Fukubukuro period.

As the holiday season winds down, there’s one big shopping event left on the calendar. Celebrated the last week of December and first week of January, Fukubukuro is the Japanese tradition that ushers in a New Year filled with good fortune and prosperity through the purchase of “lucky bags.” Retailers offer sealed bags filled with mystery merchandise at deeply discounted prices—contents are often worth double the cost or more. And nowadays, Japanese stores aren’t the only participants—local and national brands are also getting in on the fun, which means there are ton of amazing deals to be had.

Small Kine Gift Fukubukuro Courtesy Small Kine Gift

Photo: Courtesy of Small Kine Gift

Standalone Stores

Allison Izu
Dec. 26 to Jan. 2, while supplies last
Online only
allisonizu.com, @allisonizu

Ben Franklin Crafts/HouseMart
Available now, while supplies last
Multiple locations, benfraklinhawaii.com, @bfcrafts

Jana Lam Hawai‘i
Dec. 30 to Jan. 4
Online only, each bag purchased earns one entry for a raffle prize—a custom order
janalam.com, @janalam

Honolulu Museum of Art Gift Shop
Jan. 2
900 S. Beretania St., Makiki, (808) 532-8703, honolulumuseum.org, @honolulumuseum

Island-Boy Shop
Jan. 1 to Jan. 4
3464 Wai‘alae Ave., Kaimukī, islandboy.shop, @islandboy.shop

Kākou Collective
Online on Dec. 31 (a limited amount) and in store on Jan. 1
Harbor Center, 98-027 Hekaha St., Building 3, Unit #27, ‘Aiea, kakoucollective.com, @kakoucollective

Misha Hawai‘i
Starting Jan. 2, while supplies last
Available at Ten Tomorrow, 1114 11th Ave., Kaimukī, mishahi.com, @misha_hawaii

Small Kine Gift
Jan. 2 to Jan. 4, while supplies last
$25 for mystery bag valued at $50-plus
3424 Wai‘alae Ave., Kaimukī, small.kine.gift, @smallkinegift

Shopping Centers

Photo: Courtesy of Ala Moana Center

Ala Moana Center

Jan. 1, center hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

More than 50 retailers will be offering Happy Grab Bags filled with surprise merchandise worth double the price. And from 1 to 3 p.m., you can enjoy live taiko drum and Japanese lion dance performances by taiko drum master Kenny Endo and the Taiko Center of the Pacific at Centerstage.

As part of the celebration, the center will also host a Fukubukuro Sweepstakes with a prize package featuring gifts from participating merchants, including Tory Burch, Sephora, CocoNene, Mālie and more. From Dec. 15, 2025 through Jan. 1, 2026, you can enter to win by completing the online registration form. Three winners will be selected at random following the promotional period.

Kenny Endo Taiko Courtesy Ala Moana Center

Photo: Courtesy of Ala Moana Center

Participating retailers include:

ABC Stores
Aloha Accessories and Cases
Aloha Collection
Anthropologie
Balsam Hill Studio
Big Island Candies
Box Lunch
Brighton Collectibles
Coach
CocoNene
Fossil
Hae Hawai‘i
Happy Wahine Boutique
Hawaiian Island Creations
Hawai‘i’s Finest
Herve Chapelier
H.I.S. Hawai‘i
Honolulu Coffee Company
Honolulu Sunglass Shop
Hot Topic
Jamba Hawai‘i
K. Minamoto
Kailua Crystals
Kate Spade New York
Kay Jewelers
L’Occitane
Lacoste
Laine Honolulu
Levi’s
Lexbreezy Hawai‘i
Local Motion
Lupicia
Mālie
Marc Jacobs
Moomin Shop Hawai‘i
Nā Hōkū
Noho Home
Pink Box
Psycho Bunny
Quay
Ray-Ban
Rothy’s
Sephora
SoHa Living
Sunglass Hut
Swarovski
T&C Surf Designs
Tanoa
Tommy Bahama
Tory Burch
TravisMathew
UA Hawai‘i
Vim n’ Vigor

1450 Ala Moana Blvd., Ala Moana, alamoanacenter.com, @alamoanacenter

International Market Place

Dec. 31 to Jan. 1

Select stores will offer Fukubukuro bags discounted 50% or more off the full retail value. The center will also be offering a gift with purchase. Spend $200+ on Fukubukuro bags and receive a $20 International Market Place gift card. Spend $5 to $199 and get a lucky draw at the Customer Service Desk. Receipts can be redeemed at the Customer Service Desk on Level 1. While supplies last.

Participating retailers include:

ABC Stores
Jams World
KoaWood Ranch
Mālie Organics
MCM Worldwide
Sunglass Hut
Vera Bradley

2201 Kalākaua Ave., Waikīkī, shopinterationalmarketplace.com, @intlmktplace

Ka Makana Ali‘i

Jan. 1 to Jan. 4

Select merchants will offer Fab Grab Bags.

Participating retailers include:

The Collective by Hawai‘i’s Finest
Cosmic Beauty
Happy Wahine
Hawai‘i’s Finest
T&C Surf Designs

91-5431 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei, kamakanaalii.com, @kamakanaalii

Photo: Courtesy of The Compleat Kitchen

Kāhala Mall

Jan. 1

Retailers will be offering special Fukubukuro bags filled with surprise merchandise, some valued at twice the selling price.

Participating retailers include:

The Compleat Kitchen
T&C Surf Designs
Tori Richard

4211 Wai‘alae Ave., Kāhala, (808) 732-7736, kahalamallcenter.com, @kahalamall

Pearlridge Center

Jan. 1

Retailers will be offering special Fukubukuro bags filled with surprise merchandise, some valued at twice the selling price.

Participating retailers include:

T&C Surf Designs

98-1005 Moanalua Road, ‘Aiea, (808) 488-0981, pearlridgeonline.com, @pearlridge

Photo: Courtesy of Royal Hawaiian Center

Royal Hawaiian Center

Jan. 1, starting at 9 a.m.

Stores and restaurants will offer exclusive Lucky Bags priced at up to half their retail value, while supplies last. Shoppers can also enjoy a taiko drum performance at 9 a.m. in The Royal Grove.

Participating retailers include: