{"id":3740,"date":"2026-01-01T19:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T02:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=3740"},"modified":"2026-01-01T19:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T02:00:27","slug":"pizza-hut-japans-hot-lucky-bags-are-perfect-for-a-new-years-pizza-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=3740","title":{"rendered":"Pizza Hut Japan\u2019s hot lucky bags are perfect for a New Year\u2019s pizza party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-723444 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/imgi_169_IMG_3001.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"446\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Including fresh pizzas, fried chicken, and a suspiciously familiar tote bag.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There are countless <a href=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/2025\/12\/05\/popular-japanese-ramen-restaurant-ichirans-lucky-bags-are-great-value-for-money\/\">food-themed lucky bags<\/a> up for grabs around New Year\u2019s, where people can sample a selection of delicious food at a discounted price. Back in 2024, Pizza Hut made waves in the market by introducing the <strong>industry-first hot lucky bag<\/strong>, containing <strong>freshly baked pizzas<\/strong> and a <strong>heat-retaining tote bag<\/strong>, and have continued the tradition ever since. So, what\u2019s in the lucky bag for 2026?<\/p>\n<p>The lucky bags come in <strong>three varieties<\/strong>, each with different serving sizes: for two to three people, four to six people, and six to nine people. We opted for the <strong>middle of the lineup<\/strong>, which cost 5,960 yen (US$38.05) for takeout, and 7,700 yen for delivery.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-723450 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/imgi_175_IMG_3013.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The smaller costs 5,000 yen for takeout (5,960 yen for delivery), and the larger costs 7,320 yen for takeout (9,400 yen for delivery).<\/p>\n<p>Inside our order, we received:<\/p>\n<p>\u25bc Winter Premium 4 with a Cheesy Roll Crust: Premium Margherita, Juicy Thick-Cut Iberico, Luxurious Red Snow Crab and Shrimp, and Rich Beef Tongue Stew.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-723453 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/imgi_196_IMG_3014.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u25bc Pizza Hut Best 4: Snappy Potato Sausage, Pizza Hut Margherita, Super Korean Bulgogi, and Terimayo Chicken.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-723449 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/imgi_210_IMG_3017.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"429\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u25bc Double Chicken Combo: Hut-Fried Potatoes, Medium-Size Japanese Tatsuta Chicken (ginger soy sauce flavor), and Medium-Size Chicken Nuggets.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-723448 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/imgi_203_IMG_3015.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u25bc Original Tote Bag, approximately 74 centimeters wide, 36 centimeters high, and 36 centimeters deep (about 29 x 14 x 14 inches).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-723447 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/imgi_224_IMG_3023.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the above, we received a <strong>1,000-yen off coupon<\/strong>, valid from January 12 to March 31, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, there were pizzas available in both medium and large sizes, but it seems this year they\u2019re <strong>only offering them in a medium size<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Size issues aside, the hot, fresh pizzas were delicious, and sharing them with friends made for a fun, party-like feeling.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-723451 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/imgi_183_IMG_3018_f94e20.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"351\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking just at the prices on the menu, if you were to order the pizzas and chicken combo on any other day, the amount you pay wouldn\u2019t differ too much from what the lucky bag cost. Instead, what you\u2019re really getting is the tote bag and the coupon.<\/p>\n<p>Taking a closer look at the bag, we felt <strong>a strange sense of deja vu<\/strong>. This bag looks almost identical\u2026 no, wait\u2026 <strong>it\u2019s exactly the same as the bag we got last year<\/strong>. Did they just have too much stock remaining that they didn\u2019t bother to offer a new design?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-723452 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/imgi_190_9bf21981-a11b-4aa1-a1ec-bebfcd97c04e.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"213\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We probably wouldn\u2019t have batted an eyelid had the bag been the same each year, but in 2024, the bag was beige with a pizza pattern.<\/p>\n<p>\u25bc The design for 2024\u2019s tote bag<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-723454 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/imgi_182_IMG_9459.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"472\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So, we assumed that they would keep giving out bags for carrying pizza, but switch up the design each year. Unfortunately, that doesn\u2019t seem to be the case. Even so, this bag is really quite sturdy, and has come in handy many times over the course of last year when we needed to carry a lot of items together.<\/p>\n<p>\u25bc It of course fits plenty of pizza.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-723446 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/imgi_217_IMG_3022_3f8de9.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"391\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u25bc And even has room for a feline overlord or two.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-723445 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/12\/imgi_238_IMG_3031.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On top of what you receive in the lucky bag, there\u2019s also <strong>an additional lottery<\/strong> where ten people can win <strong>10,000 yen worth of Pizza Hut online gift credit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re thinking about having a pizza party this New Year\u2019s, Pizza Hut\u2019s lucky bags are <strong>on sale until January 4, 2026<\/strong>, so make your order soon and grab a bag that\u2019s perfect for your future pizza-carrying journeys.<\/p>\n<p><em>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pizzahut.jp\/topic\/set\/lucky-bag\">Pizza Hut Lucky Bag<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Photos \u00a9SoraNews24<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u25cf Want to hear about SoraNews24\u2019s latest articles as soon as they\u2019re published? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RocketNews24En\">Follow us on Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RocketNews24En\">Twitter<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Including fresh pizzas, fried chicken, and a suspiciously familiar tote bag. 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