Nozawa Holidays

Early snow dump up North overnight in Japan A nice little snowy news piece from the local news channel in Sapporo, showing 23cm dump overnight. It is the first time that they have had to clear the train tracks this year and even the locals are surprised by the early snow settling on the ground saying it is 18 days earlier than last year. Some areas in Japan are expecting another good size fall tomorrow and Wednesday with temps dipping well below 0 degrees. Early Snow also expected in Nozawa Nozawa Onsen is also expecting about 10cm tomorrow night with temps of -7 degrees and the freezing level dropping below 1000m for the first time this season. A few snow […]

A few little cultural tips to help you enjoy your next trip to Japan. You may have already booked your trip to Japan or contemplating an adventure to “The Land of the Rising Sun” here are a few tips to help with the preparation. Japan is a very unique country, which is why it makes it such an interesting place to travel to. Foreign Tourist numbers to Japan are hitting record levels at the moment with over 2,000,000 visitors a month visiting the country. The Japanese are very hospitable and understand not everyone will adopt and understand some of the cultural differences but if you make the effort to pick a few up they will be very impressed and will […]

A little more White overnight in Nozawa! Down as far as Uenotaira this time too check out the cams pretty nice start to the day as the sun peaks its head out… Web Cams Nozawa Onsen It felt cold in the village this morning and sure enough we were surrounded by beautiful white mountains when we woke up this morning. The freezing level has dropped to just below 1500m above sea level so was enough spread the white goodness down as low as Uenotaira slopes. Snow November Forecast Nozawa Onsen Looking ahead and we may get some more snow top tomorrow night Thursday as temps stay around that level just below freezing point up the top. Pretty stable the next […]

Big day for many of our regular guests Down Under today and hope you pick a winner! The race that stops Nozawa is under a bit colder conditions. Every year in mid March we have a Ski Race Nozawa weekend, which is open to all guests and locals to come and have a few fun filled days on the snow. Top to Bottom Ski Race The event is known as the Hatoguruma Cup and the highlight is Der Weisse Rausch a top to bottom free for all race from the top of Yamabiko to the bottom on a thigh burning 8km course. It was adopted from St Anton our sister town in Austria. The Champ of the big Ski Race […]

First Snow of the Season has hit in Nozawa! It is official still in October and we have had our first dusting of the white gold up at Yamabiko in Nozawa. It probably wont last long but enough to get a little excited about. A bit more expected on Tuesday too. Keep up to date with what is going on up top here on the web cams We will keep you posted here too as the season kicks in. Start your best snow dance when ready…   https://www.nozawaholidays.com/snow-cams/

Snow Monkey Video We often say a visit to see the famous Snow Monkeys is a bit of a National Geographic moment and now National Geographic has made this great little clip. We are lucky to have this unique phenomenon just a stones throw from Nozawa Onsen and there are tours pretty much daily to the Snow Monkeys during the ski season. The scene is in the Jigokudani Valley in the Yudanaka National Park. Jigokudani means “ Hells Valley” and the walk thru there alone is amazing with steep cliffs on either side and a river running thru the basin. There are several Onsens and geysers spurting hot water out of the earth. At the end of the walk which […]

The London Ski Show is on com and plan your next ski trip to Nozawa. If you happen to be in the area please drop in and see Akira and Katzu and all the gang from Nozawa and Japan on the Japanese stand. Get info on the skiing, onsens and culture and help plan your next ski trip. May even see Eddie the Eagle!   Europeans are getting a taste for a Nozawa Ski Trip We don’t get a lot of visitors from the UK or Europe for that matter but it is slowly growing as people discover the amazing powder snow as well as the culture and food that Japan offers over other parts of Europe. We had some […]

Kyoto in a Day I always recommend our customers to visit Kyoto if they get the chance as you can sense what life must have been like centuries ago in feudal Japan. Luckily Kyoto escaped the destruction of WW2 and is home to 17 World Heritage sights. If you come to Nozawa in November/early december or March you can visit Kyoto and catch Autumn leaves or cherry blossom season! Although a day is far too short to even scratch the surface of what this amazing city has to offer, you can still catch a glimpse of the incredible traditional Japanese culture in their former capital.   Here are some awesome places to check out in Kyoto – Arashiyama Bamboo groves […]

              Espoir Ebisu Lodge is a very impressive looking lodge when you walk up and the lights are on you feel like you are home. The view from the inside is just as amazing. It is owned and run by Hagiwara family and the Father is the deputy Mayor of the Nozawa Onsen Village. They have been running the lodge here for 3 generations so hospitality is in the blood. There are still a few generations of the family living under the same roof there so some very cute grandchildren you see occasionally too on their way to school. The Nozawa Holidays team are located right across the road and always on hand to […]