Ski Course Nozawa Japan Who wants to improve their Skiing or Snow Boarding skills? Ski and Board Improvement courses in Nozawa Work on your Parallel Turns and Apres yarns with one of our awesome improvement courses this coming season in Nozawa. Join a group of like minded people to enjoy a week in the snow and hone your skills at the same time. Whether board or ski we are running 3 courses this season in December, February and March. Ski Course Nozawa Japan 7 Nights Accommodation, breakfast, 6 days lift passes and 4 hours a day of instruction all included from just 133,000 Yen or about $1435 per person. Great value and sure you would get a lot out of […]
Events
First Snow Japan 2022
First Snow Japan 2022 First Snow of the Season in Japan The first fall at a ski Resort in Japan for the coming winter season was reported this morning at Kurodake in the north of Hokkaido. Mt Fuji has already seen some snow but Kurodake Ropeway is as usual our go to for first snow falls at a resort in Japan. The first now last year was on Oct 19th so two weeks later. Does this mean we are in for an early season this year? Who knows will have to wait and see but all the weather gurus are leaning towards another big season on the snow front with yet again La Niña year on the cards. We got […]
Music Festival Japan Nozawa
Music Festival Japan Nozawa Fuji Rock Festival starts tomorrow 29th of July and goes all weekend Fuji Rock is the largest music festival in Japan and a pretty amazing set up nestled in to the mountain side of the Naeba Ski Resort in nearby Yuzawa. Headline acts this year include; Bonobo, Jonas Blue, Jack White, Halsey and many more. Lots of awesome local Japanese artists as well this year. Music Festival Japan Nozawa The Festival is just over a 90 minute drive from Nozawa or train ride from Iiyama so doable to stay in Nozawa if want some more comfort than the campground or Nozawa is a great place to come and chill out for a few days after the […]
Mountain Bike Event Japan
Mountain Bike Event Japan Rent a whole Mountain Bike Course for you and your friends in Nozawa A while ago we talked about the possibility to rent your own Ski Resort at Togari across the valley for 60,000 yen for the night skiing. I didn’t realise but in Summer you can also rent the Nozawa MTB trails and host your own event. Some guests by the name of DEE MANIACS staying at Villa Nozawa did that just this weekend gone. Mountain Bike Event Japan They raced top to bottom with all the regular thrills and spills ,then had the Gondola to take them back up to do it all again and Onsens to soothe the aches after. The local community […]
Eichigo-Tsumari Art Nozawa
Eichigo-Tsumari Art Nozawa Eichigo-Tsumari Art Nozawa is only 1 hour away! The Tunnel of Light Just under 1 hours drive from Nozawa Onsen will lead you to the Eihigo-Tsumari Art Field in neighbouring Nigata Prefecture. The amazing tunnel that bores through the heart of snow country leads you out to this impressive window on the world that stares down at the massive Kiyotsu Gorge. Eichigo-Tsumari Art Nozawa It was fully restored in 2018 by MAD Architects with the goal of bringing back the cultural energy that once flourished in the region. The Art Festival in on this year and runs all the way until mid November 2022 with various events and exhibitions running in the area. You can book now […]
Hiking Tours Nozawa Japan
Hiking Tours Nozawa Japan Climb Mt Fuji or any of the other amazing peaks in Japan Hiking Tours Nozawa Japan Summer is definitely here in Japan and some warm days with the mercury already heading above 30 degrees Celsius. Great time to escape to the mountains and get up high to some cooler breezes. Many may know but for every 100m you go up the temp drops by on average 1 degree. So even in Nozawa it is set to hit 31 degrees in town tomorrow but up at Yamabiko it will be 21 degrees. Good news is the Nagasaka Gondola opens this Saturday too, so you don’t even need to walk to the top to cool down. So with […]
Lake Nojiri Nozawa Onsen
Lake Nojiri Nozawa Onsen A Day at the Lake Lake Nojri or Nojiriko is a good size lake only 45 minutes drive from Nozawa or we often ride and takes about 2 hours then you really feel like a swim when get there. It is a great little day trip from Nozawa year round and especially good in Summer when you can enjoy all the water sports. The lake has a bit of a feel of a mountain resort lake with Holiday homes and little cafes dotted around the shores of the lakes. Personal favourite is Funagoya Italian with magic views across the lake and delicious Gnocchi. The Lamp is also a pretty cool set up and can rent Sups […]
Best Eats Nozawa Onsen
Best Eats Nozawa Onsen Friday Night Fever in Nozawa Time to go make stories for Monday! Many ski resorts in Japan are known for not having any nightlife. Nozawa for me anyway is just the right amount. Not too crazy but a good blend of food, bars and Onsens to keep most people happy and still be able to get up for a ski or hike the next day. What makes up your favourite night in Nozawa? For a small town we are big on food and there are over 50 places to get a bite to eat in the village, around 20 places to get a drink, 13 places to have a free onsen and let’s not forget about […]
Last Week Season Nozawa
Last Week Season Nozawa The Last week of the Ski Season in Nozawa Fun time to be in Nozawa at the moment, the streets starting to buzz with Golden Week guests. It has been constant but not flat out yet. However think tomorrow all that is going to change with most guest houses in town saying they are pretty full tomorrow night. Probably will be a few busy days then pretty quiet to see in the end of the season. It has been pretty cool too. In town is nice when the sun is out but at night has been Jacket weather for sure. Single digits up on the slopes too. These cold temps have helped to preserve the base […]
Demo Days Nozawa Onsen
Demo Days Nozawa Onsen Demo days and Spring haze in Nozawa Another beautiful spring day in Nozawa with buckets of sunshine and a toasty 8 degrees up top at Yamabiko this morning. T Shirt weather down low for sure so can get some real Spring in your step now. Base is dropping bit by bit but still a very solid 260cm up top today. So will last us all the way to Golden Week no problem even with all this sunshine. Many of he major Ski and Board makers have all their latest gear available to test out with Demo days on over the weekend. Just need to bring some photo ID and can ride the latest planks and maybe […]