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Nozawa Onsen Food – Eat Fresh Fields of Greens in Nozawa Onsen Nozawa Onsen is not only a ski village – it is also a thriving farming community in the off-season. The farmers in the region grow an abundance of fruit and vegetables including the famous Nozawa na (a Japanese leaf vegetable that is often pickled),  the vegetable patches are scattered throughout the village and on the lower slopes.  If you arrive early in the season, you can see the vegetables growing before the snow covers them for the winter. Most of the rice you eat when in Nozawa was harvested in Nozawa Onsen and it is well known as being some of the most delicious in Japan due to the great […]

Wifi Internet Nozawa Onsen and Japan – Staying Connected Nozawa Onsen is Wired for speed In Nozawa itself for a small rural village of only 3500 people we have amazing internet better than some major cities around the world. The whole town is wired with Hikari Optic Fibre Internet the company Flets is now offering speeds of up to 1gb but generally we were getting about 300mbs speeds around town.   Wifi Internet Nozawa Onsen Japan – Free Sim Cards! Great news for anyone that wants to stay in touch when coming up to Japan this coming season, it appears that Docomo Japan’s biggest Mobile phone network is giving away free sim cards for people travelling in Japan. Docomo has […]

Mountain Biking Nozawa Onsen Take on the single track forest trails, the Ski Hill Down Hills or, if you prefer, take the smooth ride down the Forest Home Trail. Operating from the 1st weekend in July through to the end of August the Nagasaka Gondola rolls back in to action. You can put your Mountain Bike inside the Gondola with you and then cruise down in style on the amazing network of Mountain Bike trails that the local crew have built over the last few years. Mountain Biking Nozawa Onsen The Scoop on Summer Gondola Ops Open from Saturday 6th of July to Sunday 28th of August so for almost 2 months Opening Times 9:00 – 16:00 every day. Saturday […]

Accommodation Nozawa Onsen Peak Times Still some great accommodation for Peak times Have had a lot of people emailing looking for accommodation in Nozawa for January in particular. January is one of the peak times especially the middle of January, which can be three times busier than any other time in the season. Christmas, New Years, most of January and the Chinese New Year are all peak times for Nozawa Onsen. Many popular places have already filled up for some of those dates. But don’t despair there are still some terrific options in Nozawa over those times. Both in Lodge Style and Self Contained options. Accommodation Nozawa Onsen Peak Times Lodges with good availability include; – Takagi Nozawa https://www.nozawaholidays.com/properties/takagi-lodge-nozawa-onsen-village/ – Pearl https://www.nozawaholidays.com/properties/pearl-lodge-nozawa-onsen-village/ – […]

Ski Lodge Nozawa Onsen Kirakuso Lodge Of the Week Nozawa Onsen ; Kirakuso Lodge   A little while ago we posted an article talking about the Village Elders or “ Sodai”, they are the backbone of the inner workings of the village and responsible for the care and upkeep of the Onsens, Festivals and some of the farming land around the village. Sato san the owner of Kirakuso lodge has been a big part of this unique group of local village elders for many years and does a terrific job for the village.   Together with his son and wife they do an amazing job of running this friendly and traditional lodge in Nozawa Onsen. Great location just 50m to […]

New Times and Slow Times to Nozawa If looking at coming up over Summer there are a few things going on from the 1st of July The Bus Times for the Nozawa Onsen Liner between Iiyama Station and Nozawa are changing! Here is a link to the new times Nozawa Onsen Timetable July 2017 The Nozawa Onsen Summer Park is opening so can be one of the first in to check out the Summer Skiing and enjoy the fun of the park and all it has to offer Here is all the info https://www.nozawaholidays.com/news/nozawa-onsen-sports-park-summer-skiing/ Most importantly you can get up here on the cheap with the infamous Seishin 18 Kippu for as little as about 3000 yen from Tokyo! See […]

Take Off Ski Japan Deals A bunch of airlines seem to be doing some great deals to Japan from various Australian ports at the moment. People often ask us what is a good price for an airfare to Japan. Generally anything around $1000 return is a pretty good deal especially if wanting to come over the Japan ski season. You can sometimes find better deals with airlines like Jetstar and Air Asia for as low as $500 return but usually not over the peak times. Here are a few premier airlines with some good deals that will hopefully have you waxing the planks and sipping some sake this coming season. Take Off Ski Japan Deals – Airlines with specials at […]

Eco Friendly Lodges Nozawa Onsen Green Power Nozawa Great weather to put some Solar Panels on the roof! Many people thought we were a bit crazy to be putting solar panels on the roof of a ski lodge in a town that boasts an average snow fall of about 14 meters a year and not rare to have 100cm of fresh snow fall overnight. But after the problems Japan had with electricity supply and the use of Nuclear power to produce it we thought it was the least we could do to make our own little effort to help the situation. There are currently 4 lodges in Nozawa producing solar power and have been for a few years now. There […]

History Nozawa Onsen Japan Nozawa Onsen Village Elders – The Sodai As you may already know Nozawa Onsen has a long and interesting history. It is believed to have first been discovered by a Buddhist Monk in the year 724 AD so some 1293 Years ago! It may even have been longer. It has been a popular destination for weary travellers since the 12th Century and the first Onsen or Bath House was constructed in the Edo Period in the 16th Century. The Bathhouse was constructed for a visiting Lord as a gift. The construction resulted in a set of rules being adopted to manage the Onsens, these guidelines and the control of them was known as Sodai and it […]