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Maybe you are sitting at home this weekend and starting to feel the heat of summer crawling up the back of your neck! It is not too late to get knee deep in the powder and neck deep in an Onsen in Nozawa Onsen soon. Here are some places with decent availability and great deals still well worth considering; All based on the following Package per person Twin Share The Package Nozawa Winter Escape 7 Nights Stay, Healthy Breakfast Included Daily 6 Days Lift Passes Use of all the Village Hot springs The Lodges; Kamoshika Lodge Nozawa Onsen Ski in Ski out luxury right next to the main Gondola. Only 5 rooms in the Lodge and all have own bathroom. The […]

The Snow Shuttle from and returning to both of Tokyo Airports, Narita and Haneda is a very easy way to come and go from Nozawa Onsen. Now departing up to 3 times a day it is a no brainer to get you on the snow in style. Busy times are starting to book out so if you have not booked yet jump on the link below and book now. See you in the snow! Nozawa to Nartita or Haneda Airport Shuttle You can also book Inter Resort shuttles here too for Nozawa to Hakuba, Myoko and Shiga Kogen.

Phone and data communication for visitors to Japan has long been a bit of a hassle. Most countries you travel to you can just buy a local Sim Card pop it in your own phone and away you go. In Japan this has not been possible until recently! So great news for anyone coming up to Japan to ski this season. There are a few decent options out there but after researching and trials we have decided to partner with IIjmio Sim Cards as they seem the most user friendly. Still not perfect in my opinion but a big step forward. You get 2 GB of Data for 4320 Yen. It is high speed, rechargeable, no daily limits and valid for […]

“Oishii” is the Japanese word for delicious and there is a lot of oishii options to eat out in our small village. For a population of less than 4000 people we have around 30 restaurants in the village and another 20 on the mountain! Here is a handy PDF with some great selections; https://www.nozawaholidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Restaurant-Guide-Final.pdf So make sure you ski hard and get nice and hungry. Despite all the eating options it can get hard to get a feed at certain times especially in the week January month! A few hints that may help to make sure you fuel up; 1.Get in Early! Most people eat around 7pm so get in by 6pm and beat the rush 2.Book ahead. When you […]

Looking for a “cool change” this Winter We still need a few staff for this coming season in Nozawa Onsen. We have already pretty much sorted our great team for the season but need a few more to join us. Looking for professional, energetic people with strong skills and good experience in the following roles; •Ski/Board Rental Technician – Manager •Photographer/Social Media •Chef •Massage If you have expertise in the following roles, maybe you can even do more than one of them! Please send us your resume, photo and cover letter to team@nozawaholidays.com as soon as possible as want to finalise soon Look forward to hearing from you and having you up to enjoy a great season in the beautiful […]

Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort has announced it will open on Saturday November 28th 2015 snow permitting. Great news as that is only a few short weeks away! There is no snow settled up top as yet but as we know things can change very quickly in the mountains so everyone get your dancing shoes on and start the snow dance! We will keep you posted with photos and reports of what is going on here on Facebook and at our blog https://www.nozawaholidays.com/blog/

Hope you are getting as excited as these guys about the season ahead! Lets hope these powder planks get a good work out this season! If you want to check out some of these fantastic skis or any of the other great gear on offer talk to the team at Nozawa Central Rentals. They will get you sorted with what ever you need to enjoy the snow in Nozawa.. Nozawa Central Ski and Board Rentals Looking for one more experienced team member for the Rental Shop for this season too so if interested please email us to team@nozawaholidays.com Yoroshiku

That is correct with Mother Natures blessing on the snow front the Nozawa Onsen Resort is planning to get the lifts rolling on 28th of November 2015 just 1 month from today! Winter is coming quick, whether or not the snow arrives will have to wait and see but generally we are open early December most seasons. It is a nice time to be in the Village and see the evolution from quiet farming village to a white covered bustling Ski Resort. Still good availability until the end of December for any one keen to come up. Keep up to date with the snow developments here or at our daily Snow Report on line https://www.nozawaholidays.com/blog/ If you want to follow […]

We get a lot of families that come and stay with us in Nozawa year after year for which we are very grateful. This group of families from Western Australia has been coming for near on 10 years now! So we have seen the kids grow from little 8 year olds into young adults. On their last trip they put together this amazing video gives a good insight into how much fun your next trip could be with a few days in Tokyo and a week or so in Nozawa. Nice work guys, thanks for posting and look forward to seeing you back again this season. They stayed at Kamoshika Lodge by the way which is right on the slopes […]

Shiga Kogen and Nozawa Onsen have just recently released a combined Season Pass for 75,000 Yen. Looks like it replaces the Classic Resort pass that also covered Happo in Hakuba but they are not in it this year and the price is a little cheaper. That gives you access to a massive ski area just 1 hour from Nozawa Onsen. Shiga Kogen has a combined 21 smaller resorts to give an amazing 607 Hectares of ski area and over 60 Lifts. The highest point is 2305 m too making it one of the highest in the region. It almost has a European resort feel to it with all the interconnected resorts you can ski to. Shiga Kogen gets mixed reviews […]