Many of Japan's café and fast-food chains run online lotteries or take reservations for their New Year lucky bags (fukubukuro, 福袋) in November and December. The rules differ chain by chain, and most of them mean picking up at a set store within a set window.
If you're visiting over the holidays, the more useful question is simpler: which bags can you walk in and buy, and on what date?
This guide covers eight big nationwide chains whose 2027 bags were officially announced by November 13, 2026: Starbucks, KFC, Kaldi Coffee Farm, Doutor, Tully's Coffee, Mister Donut, Mos Burger and Komeda's Coffee. Other chains have announced bags too; this guide sticks to these eight.
Starbucks is the only one of the eight that says it won't sell its bag in stores. The earliest in-store sale is Tully's, from December 11.
For how lucky bags work in general, including the new tax-free refund rules, see Fukubukuro 2027: When Japan's Lucky Bags Drop, How to Enter the Lotteries, and the New Tax-Free Rule.
In-store sale dates by chain
Six of the eight chains have officially announced in-store sales. Quantities are limited, and not every branch sells them.
Chain | Price | In-store sales | Vouchers inside |
|---|---|---|---|
Tully's Coffee (タリーズコーヒー) | ¥5,500 / ¥10,000 | From Dec 11 (some branches start on a different date or don't sell) | Drink tickets, valid to Jun 9, 2027 (not accepted at some branches) |
Doutor (ドトールコーヒー) | ¥2,400–¥12,000 (nine bags; the lineup varies by branch) | Dec 26–Jan 11, 2027 | Coffee tickets, valid to May 31, 2027 |
Mister Donut (ミスタードーナツ) | ¥3,900 / ¥6,800 | From Dec 28, shop by shop (each shop's date posted Dec 11) | Donut exchange card, valid to May 31, 2027; works at other Mister Donut shops, though a few shops, off-site sales and delivery don't take it |
Mos Burger (モスバーガー) | ¥5,000 | Some branches from Dec 30, depending on stock | Meal vouchers, valid to Mar 31, 2027 |
KFC (ケンタッキーフライドチキン) | ¥3,900 | From Jan 1, 2027 (only if the lottery doesn't use up the planned stock; some branches start on a different date) | Food vouchers, valid to Mar 31, 2027 |
Kaldi Coffee Farm (カルディコーヒーファーム) | ¥3,500 / ¥4,000 / ¥6,500 | From each store's first day open in 2027 (three coffee bags, no lottery) | None in the official contents list |
Prices include tax. The one gap is Doutor's nine in-store bags: the official page doesn't say either way.
Two of these are character collabs. Doutor's bags are Cinnamoroll-themed (シナモロール), and Mos Burger's ¥5,000 bag comes with four pieces of Haikyu!! (ハイキュー!!) merch plus ¥5,000 in meal vouchers.
Komeda's Coffee (コメダ珈琲店) sells its bags from January 1 to 6, 2027, but its announcement doesn't say whether you can buy one without a reservation. Ask at the branch.
Mister Donut doesn't sell over the counter on December 26 and 27; those days are for pre-order pickups only.
Some Kaldi stores hand out claim tickets first, which you then trade for a coffee bag. When and where they're handed out depends on the store. Kaldi's lottery-only Food Bag can also turn up on shelves from January 6 at some stores, if winners don't collect them.
Vouchers inside: how long they last and where they work
Most of these bags come with vouchers, and the catch for a visitor is using them before you leave Japan.
Komeda's coffee tickets and New Year snack tickets only work at the branch that sold you the bag. The coffee tickets never expire and the snack tickets run to May 31, 2027, but you'd have to be back at that branch to use them.
Mister Donut's card works at its shops nationwide and on its online ordering, not just the shop you bought from, though a few shops, off-site sales and delivery don't take it. Tully's tickets also work beyond the selling branch, though not at every one.
Store hours over New Year vary, and some branches close. For what's usually open, see Is Japan Open at New Year? Shops, Banks, Trains & Shrines (Dec 31–Jan 3, 2026–27).
Applying from overseas: what the terms say
Starbucks and Kaldi are the clearest. Starbucks Japan's online store won't deliver outside Japan and only takes Japan-issued credit cards. Starbucks gets its own guide: Starbucks Japan Lucky Bag 2027: Can Visitors Enter the Lottery?
Kaldi's online store ships within Japan only and generally not to hotels or ryokan. Its app lottery is for in-store pickup, and we found nothing official either way on entering it from abroad.
KFC's membership terms say the service may not be available depending on where you are. For the other five, we couldn't find anything official about applying from abroad.
If you're already in Japan in December, Doutor takes reservations at the counter through December 25, and you pay when you reserve.
Reservation and lottery deadlines
Sorted by the earliest deadline. All times are Japan time (JST, UTC+9).
Chain | How to apply | Window | Pickup or delivery |
|---|---|---|---|
Starbucks (¥9,500) | Online lottery | Nov 4–Nov 15, 11:59 p. | Delivered Jan 1–7, 2027 |
KFC (¥3,900) | Lottery on a dedicated site | Nov 13, 9 a. | In store, Jan 1–7, 2027 |
Doutor (¥2,400–¥12,000) | Online shop or in-store reservation | Online to Nov 30 (may close early if it sells out); in store to Dec 25 | In store Dec 26–Jan 11; online orders arrive from Dec 26 |
Kaldi (Food Bag ¥6,000) | Online store or app lottery | From Nov 18; online to Nov 30, app to Dec 8 | Online ships from Jan 1; app pickup from the store's first day open in 2027 to Jan 5 (varies by store) |
Tully's (¥5,500 / ¥10,000) | Web reservation | Nov 11, 11 a. | In store, Dec 11–17 |
Mister Donut (¥3,900 / ¥6,800) | Online order | Pre-orders Dec 11–20 (two days per region), regular orders from Dec 21 | Pre-orders Dec 26–29; regular orders from Dec 29 |
Mos Burger (¥5,000) | Online reservation | Nov 25, 3 p. | In store, Dec 30–Jan 11, 2027 |
Komeda (¥6,100–¥9,000) | In-store reservation | From Nov 11, branch by branch | Jan 1–6, 2027 |
A few rules trip people up:
- Starbucks: Winners are announced November 25 and have to pay by December 2, 11:59 p.m.
- KFC: You need a KFC mobile order account, or your entry isn't counted. You choose the pickup store when you enter. It's locked once you win, but before the Nov 26 close you can re-enter with the same account, and only your last entry counts. Winners have to pay through mobile order by December 16, 11:59 p.m.
- Kaldi: You can enter the Food Bag lottery through the online store, the app, or both (each needs its own sign-up). First-round online winners have to pay by December 10, 11:59 p.m.
- Mister Donut: Your two pre-order days depend on where the pickup shop is, not where you live (Hokkaido, Tohoku, Ibaraki, Tochigi and Gunma: Dec 11–12; Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa: Dec 13–14; Tokai, Hokuriku and Koshinetsu: Dec 15–16; Kansai: Dec 17–18; Chugoku, Shikoku, Kyushu and Okinawa: Dec 19–20). Miss them and regular orders open December 21.
- Mos Burger: Some branches don't take online reservations, and branches close bookings once they run out.
- Tully's: Pay when you pick up. If you don't collect by December 17, the order is canceled.
We go deeper on four of these in separate guides: KFC, Kaldi, Doutor and Mister Donut.
MUJI Fukukan and McDonald's: no 2027 details yet
As of November 13, we haven't found an official 2027 announcement for MUJI's Fukukan (福缶) lucky can or McDonald's Japan's lucky bag. We'll add them when they're out.
Our MUJI guide covers how the lottery has worked so far: MUJI Fukukan 2027: How to Enter Japan's New Year Lucky-Can Lottery, and Who Can Get One.
This article was translated from the original Japanese with AI assistance and reviewed by our editorial team. The Japanese version is authoritative.
