Average Temperature Nozawa Japan 45 Degrees Temperature Difference – Summer vs Winter Nozawa Always amazes me the massive difference in temperature in Nozawa between the Green Season and when the snow arrives. The first Thermometer shot 35 degrees and the forest was only a week ago. The second was mid winter at the same spot in town outside Nozawa Central with a fresh – 10 degrees! If you want to fully experience all 4 seasons Nozawa Onsen is the place. Average Temperature Nozawa Japan In winter in the Village we average around between 0 and -5 degrees, up top -5 to -10 Degrees with some variants. One of the main reasons for the dramatic swing is that in winter […]
Lessons Nozawa Japan
Season Pass Nozawa Onsen
Season Pass Nozawa Onsen Prices for the coming 2023/24 Season ski pass for Nozawa Onsen have just been released. No surprise they are up just over 10% from last season. Still great value if you are here for a while and plan to do a lot of skiing. An Adult Season Pass is going to be 89,000 Yen. The good news is if you buy it during the month of October you get an Early Bird Discount so it is just 76,000 Yen which is 2,000 Yen cheaper than last year. The Early Bird Prices are Adults – 76,000 Yen Kids Aged 6 -15 Years old – 46,000 Yen Seniors Over 60 Years old – 61,000 Yen There […]
Booking Agency Nozawa Japan
Booking Agency Nozawa Japan Nozawa Holidays have been established in Nozawa Onsen for more than 30 years now. We were the pioneers to introduce the region to the rest of the world. From humble beginnings with just two of us to a team of over 50 people in peak season now, we have grown with the village to become a world class Snow Holiday destination. We own and operate several properties in Nozawa Onsen including Lodges, Apartments and Houses. Nozawa Holidays also operate a Ski Rentals Shop and a Snow Sports School and are a one stop destination for anyone wanting to holiday in Nozawa Onsen. Besides our own properties we also take bookings for over 30 other accomodations in […]
Dogs Ski Nozawa Japan
Dogs Ski Nozawa Japan Every Dog has his day in Nozawa Sunday is a good day for walking your dog or taking them on an adventure. In the snow season in Nozawa it is much the same and you see all sorts of four legged friends on the slopes on the weekends especially. Who has seen a few of these brave little guys and has a story to tell. Dogs Ski Nozawa Japan They wear jackets, goggles, booties and more in the pursuit of staying cute and cosy as they take to the slopes. For just 600 yen you can take your dog up on the Gondola with you. They seem to love the ride and the freedom of running […]
Lift Prices Nozawa 2024
Lift Prices Nozawa 2024 You can’t buy happiness but you can buy a lift pass. Ski Lift Pass prices for the coming season in Nozawa Onsen have just been released by the resort over the weekend. A slight rise this year of just over 10% across the board. The most popular 6 day pass will now set you back 35,500 Yen or just over 5,900 Yen a day. With current exchange rates for our Australian guests that comes to just under $AUD65 a day. Kids are 21,500 Yen for 6 days or about 3,600 Yen or the equivalent of about $39 a day. Always a hard pill to swallow seeing a price rise but Nozawa does still remain some of […]
Snow Clearing Nozawa Onsen
Snow Clearing Nozawa Onsen The Shovel Measure in Nozawa Throwback Thursday to some big snow seasons in the past. I often measure a heavy snow season by how many times I have to clear the snow off my roof. Anyone that has been to Nozawa has seen all the locals up there risking life and limb to keep the snow at bay as it piles up over the season. A huge dump can see up to a meter of snow accumulate on the tin overnight. Get a few nights of that and the roofs can become heavy so need to be cleared. Snow Clearing Nozawa Onsen An average season in Nozawa would say have to get up there for a […]
Snowiest Time Year Nozawa
Snowiest Time Year Nozawa Flashback Friday from Nozawa Onsen New Years day the 1st of January 2022 at the Shinden Onsen. On this day the Japanese Weather bureau reported Nozawa as the snowiest place in the whole of Japan! We received almost 2 meters of snow in just 2 days, not a bad way to start the New Year. Compare to the second shot of how the Onsen usually looks without any snow on it! Doesn’t look real. Check out the Snow Report for that day and any other day of the season over the years here; https://www.nozawaholidays.com/accommodation-nozawa-onsen/snowiest-place-japan-nozawa/ May help with planning your next snowy adventure. Snowiest Time Year Nozawa In general we always receive the heaviest snow fall in […]
May Snow Ski Japan
May Snow Ski Japan Can you still ski in Japan? Have had a few people asking if can still get a ski if visit Japan now? Nozawa Onsen closed the lifts on May 7th at the end of Golden Week but there are still two ski resorts in the area open until this Sunday May 21st! Yokoteyama in Shiga Kogen and Kagura in Yuzawa. Both are pretty marginal this year so just a novelty ski but are open if keen to get in that last turn. These shots are of Yokoteyama in late April a few seasons back and the cover was still great. The top of Kagura is 1845m above sea level and Yokoteyama the highest resort in the […]
Late Season Skiing Japan
Late Season Skiing Japan Snowy Spring Surprise for Nozawa Was busy working about lunch time yesterday and my daughter looked out the window up the mountain during a break in the clouds and said; “ Look Papa it’s White”. We grabbed the skis and headed up. We were greeted by 10cm of fresh snow on the deck up at Yamabiko when we got off the Gondola. It was cold too, had been a while since needed the thermals. Wasn’t the best day of the season by any means with thick fog and a bit grippy in places but the novelty value of late season snow, pretty much all to our selves was worth the admission. Today on the other hand […]
Rentals Lessons Lifts Nozawa
Rentals Lessons Lifts Nozawa Take of two mountains in Nozawa What a rippa of a day it was yesterday! Rippa is a Japanese word which means the same as the English equivalent a ripper of a day. Always nice to get a cold blast in late March and the little top up of snow was much appreciated. In Spring I often ski without gloves but yesterday I wish I had have worn them as the temps stayed nice and cold keeping the piste fresh. The top was great and spent most of the day up at Yamabiko. As expected it got slushy and a bit sparse in places on the lower slopes but still able to ski top to bottom […]