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Summer Festival Nozawa Onsen Japan Take no Ko Matsuri – The Baby Bamboo Festival   Sounds like a great reason to celebrate. This is a fun festival and one of my favourites as goes for over a week and the heart of the village is converted into a night market feel. The weather is nice and warm so great to sit outside and enjoy a bbq bamboo stick and a cold beer! At this time of year the bamboo shoots start to pop up in the forests surrounding Nozawa and the locals go in and collect them then cook them up in various ways along with other wild mountain vegetables.   The baby bamboo shoots are sweeter and softer than […]

Running for the whole month of October Nestled in the Japan Alps Nozawa is a magical place steeped in culture and natural beauty. Nozawa Onsen is a very traditional town with amazing hot springs, temples, friendly locals, and peaceful atmosphere. The perfect destination to indulge in Yoga and meditation while relaxing in the natural hot springs, fresh local produce and peaceful environment of this traditional mountain farming village. Find Out More or Book Now The Retreat runs for the whole month of October so you can come for whichever dates suit you. Discounts are available for longer stays. Experienced Instructor and long-term lover of Japan Phoebe is running the Course a long with local support team. Lots of other great […]

Places to stay Nozawa Onsen https://vimeo.com/215597525 After all the air fare sales that have been on hope you managed to get a great deal and are now planning your next ski holiday to Japan. Winter is only 6 months away so better put your ski goggles on and start looking!    Nozawa Onsen is a great choice for a ski resort with tradition, culture, amazing food and incredible snow. There are lots of terrific places to stay in the village from ski lodges, self-contained houses and apartments and traditional ryokans and minshikus and we hope we can help you to find a place that suits you and your group.   We will try and introduce you to some great options […]

Jetstar Return for Free Sale on! Know many have been waiting for this… Just came thru in my inbox and had a quick look. Appears fares from Australia to Japan for as little as $320 Return! Great dates too, from Gold Coast for example from 20th of Feb to 22nd of March the time often of our best snow conditions. Here is the link; http://tinyurl.com/mobrzn2 Sale finishes tomorrow night the 24th of May so get on it! Jetstar Sale Japan Nozawa Once you have sorted your air fares drop us a mail for a great package deal to Nozawa Onsen. Remember from March 15th is 15% off on many accommodations too! https://www.nozawaholidays.com/

https://vimeo.com/216752898 Location Information Nozawa Onsen Where is the best place to stay in Nozawa for your next snow holiday? When planning a holiday it is always important to look at where to stay. Maybe more so on a ski holidays as want to be close to everything the slopes, lifts, restaurants, shops and the Onsens! The beauty about Nozawa compared to many other ski resorts in Japan or around the world for that matter is that it is very compact. The local population stands at only 3700 people. It was over 5000 when I first came here over 25 Years ago. So would appear it is getting smaller. If you look at our Map below and the scale in the […]

Tateyama Alpine Region Ski Japan The Skiing is not over in Japan Many of Japans Ski Resorts closed their lifts last Sunday with the end of Golden Week holidays and most Japanese peoples mind shift away from Winter pursuits into Summer escapes. Nozawa Onsen itself closed with a healthy 160cm of base up the top so there is still some good snow to be enjoyed here but would need to make your own way up! Believe it or not some parts of the Alpine region of Japan are in their best shape right now. They have too much snow to be easily accessible in the middle of winter, with massive dumps making roads impassable and conditions unsafe. Tateyama is one […]