Culture Nozawa Onsen Japan The Rich Culture of Nozawa Onsen: A Traditional Japanese Village Experience The Culture of Nozawa Onsen Nozawa Onsen is a mountain village in Nagano Prefecture, known for skiing and hot springs. But it’s also a place rich in tradition and local life. ; Culture Nozawa Onsen Japan A Living Hot Springs Tradition ♨️ Onsen Life ♨️ The village has 13 public bathhouses called soto-yu. These are free and open to everyone. Locals use them daily, making them part of everyday life. Bathers wash before entering and relax in silence. The baths bring people together and connect them with nature. The Spirit of Winter and the Dosojin Fire Festival 🔥- Culture Nozawa Onsen Japan Nozawa Onsen’s […]
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Favourite Resturants Nozawa Onsen
Favourite Resturants Nozawa Onsen Favorite Restaurants in Nozawa Onsen: A Foodie’s Guide ; Nozawa Holidays Nozawa Onsen isn’t just famous for its world-class skiing and relaxing hot springs — it’s also a delightful destination for food lovers. Whether you’re craving fresh sushi, traditional Japanese noodles, or international flavors with a local twist, the village offers a variety of eateries to satisfy every appetite. Here are some of the top favorite restaurants to check out during your visit: 🍣 Hamacho Sushi A beloved local sushi spot, Hamacho Sushi serves up fresh, high-quality sushi and sashimi in a warm and inviting atmosphere. It’s popular with both locals and visitors, thanks to its friendly service and excellent selection of seasonal fish. If you want […]
Golden Week Nozawa Onsen
Golden Week Nozawa Onsen Golden Week Nozawa Onsen 🌸 Beautiful spring in Nozawa 🌸 Golden Week Nozawa Onsen As the final week of the ski season is here, spring is in full swing at the bottom of the mountain with cherry blossoms and flowers lining the windy roads of town. On the slopes the sun is shining as locals and tourists get in their final laps for the season in the spring slush, the resort heading to close on May 6. Golden Week will be a fun time to be in Nozawa with skiing, cycling, hiking and Onsens all on the menu. We still have some good availability so book your stay here; https://www.nozawaholidays.com/availability/ TODAY: 🌡️ Temperature at Nagasaka top: […]
Demo Day Nozawa Japan
Demo Day Nozawa Japan Demo Day Nozawa Japan Even Powder hounds like some sunshine too. Sorry has been a while between reports enjoying some Spring downtime. Lots happening these last few days in Nozawa with the ever popular ski and board demo day. A great chance to check out all of next seasons new models and soak up some sun and a few beers on the slopes. Today the resort was unfortunately closed due to high winds. Should all be back on again tomorrow though with winds dropping overnight. The spring slush has been fun and fast and can still ski top to bottom on beginner and more advanced runs down the forest trail or challenger. The sun has been […]
Spring Lifts Open Japan
Spring Lifts Open Japan Spring Lifts Open Japan Spring where art thou? Pulled back the curtains yesterday morning and was almost disappointed to see light snow falling on my door step 🙂 Felt Mother Nature was playing an April Fool trick on me. Really wanting to feel some of the suns warmth on my face this time of year. Went skiing on the last day of March and it was like a winters day up there. Fresh snow and cold temps making for some great skiing conditions. All these photos from Monday but where is the spring slush? The season that keeps on giving continues to give. The forecast is for more light snow up top today and tomorrow then […]
Nozawa Holidays Ski School
Nozawa Holidays Ski School Nozawa Holidays Ski School Take a lesson in Nozawa Still some Magic March days in Nozawa After a few glorious days of sunshine on the hill we have some high level cloud today which is making everything feel a bit cooler. Fantastic day yesterday with sunshine and fun conditions across the resort. The Snow Board Masters contest went well and they should leave some of the features up on Yamabiko A if want to check them out. A big shout out to all the amazing Instructors at Nozawa Holidays Ski School. Still keeping busy with a school group from Bali in town at present. They will be open for lessons until mid April so jump on […]
Easter Holidays Ski Japan
Easter Holidays Ski Japan Easter Holidays Ski Japan Another Pinch me type of day in Nozawa Yesterday Nozawa delivered the goods with what some of the crew that have been here for the season calling it their best. Fresh snow, sunshine and all the elements coming together. Perfect on the groomers and some nice powder stashes on the sides. It was a public holiday yesterday so a few people around but still very quiet compared to peak season. Plenty of sunshine again today, a cool start and will be a magic day ahead. No fresh snow to report but there will still be a bit lingering from yesterday. TODAY: 🌡️ Temperature at Nagasaka top: -2 Degrees ❄️ New snow since […]
Blossoms Ski Japan Nozawa
Blossoms Ski Japan Nozawa Blossoms Ski Japan Nozawa A truly unique time of year in Japan. Before the main event being the world famous Sakura Cherry Blossoms you can see the just as pretty pink Kawazu-Zakura in bloom around Tokyo and many parts of the country right now. At the same time we have 30cm plus of fresh snow and down to -10 degrees temps forecast for Nozawa on Wednesday! Waking up to a slight dusting up high on the mountains in Nozawa the resort reporting a respectable 15cm of fresh snow. The weather guys are saying it should snow light to moderately all day and temps set to drop with a strong North West wind change on its way. […]
Business For Sale Nozawa
Business For Sale Nozawa Business For Sale Nozawa What a day yesterday in Nozawa. We bathed in beautiful sunshine most of the day on the slopes yesterday. Sharing a beer over lunch on the Paradise slope taking in the views was sublime. The snow was great too, a bit icy up top as temps remained reasonably cool. The clock at Nagasaka was saying 1 degree above but got an ice cream headache on the way down from Yamabiko. From Uenotaira down the snow started to soften up and Paradise was what I like to call al dente just the right mixture of spring snow a bit of slush but still a good texture and fast. Cloudy weather today is making […]
Lotte Arai Nozawa Onsen
Lotte Arai Nozawa Onsen Lotte Arai Nozawa Onsen A whole lot of Lotte Arai With crystal blue skies and buckets of sunshine streaming in yesterday we decided to set off and explore nearby Lotte Arai resort in bordering Nigata prefecture. Just 1 hour away from Nozawa it is a scenic drive and with a massive 6 meter snow base thought well worth a look. Just driving up and there are some pretty impressive mountains in view. With Myoko and Hiuchi Mountains looming over the resort. Both with altitudes over 2450m above sea level they are formidable challenges. The top lift at Lotte is 1280m with an impressive 951m of vertical. This gives it some above tree line skiing and the […]