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March for me is one of the best months any year as we have an established snow base, no crowds, great weather and still get some nice dumps. The March of 2012 in particular we got on a roll in the middle of the month and had a bunch of days with 20cm plus dumps on top of almost 400cm base so there were insane conditions everyday. Check out the posts with snow reports around those days here http://www.lodgenagano.com/blog/great-day-to-be-alive-in-nozawa/ That photo is taken riding up on the Nagasaka Gondola and I am sure anyone that has ridden it just loves the way as you get higher the views just reveal themselves. You can see for miles across the village on […]

Nozawa Onsen is a pretty photogenic little Village Some of the most beautiful images come from our guests and we thank them very much for sharing their amazing holiday memories. These great shots are by David Larcombe that visited us over the New Years period last season. Shot at Ogama the Cooking Onsen, The Yuzawa Shrine and the famous nearby Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park. If you have any photos you would like to share then please send them to us at team@nozawaholidays.com The Village also runs a best photo contest every year that you can enter into. If you have never been to Nozawa or keen to get back and experience the beauty on and off the slopes please click […]

  Nozawa Onsen has been a popular destination for travellers for hundreds of years and there is a very wide range of accommodation options in our little village. Ryokans are traditional style Inns or Hotels, they are generally quite upmarket and a higher price. Minshikus are a less expensive family run style, still traditional but less formal and in Nozawa are run by friendly local families that open their doors to guests from all over the world. We work closely with lots of these Inns and guesthouses in the village and will try and introduce you to more of them in the next few months to help give you an idea of some of the terrific accommodation offerings in Nozawa […]

The forest surrounding Nozawa unfolds to give endless hiking possibilities. You can check out all those places you thought about venturing in Winter. Maybe even find a lost ski or Go Pro! These guys are on the lookout for Mountain Vegetables to make into Tempura for their lunch. You can take guided tours too from the Tourist office in town. There are lots of wild vegetables that are edible and taste delicious but best to go with one of the elder members of the village so you know you are picking the right things….

A Solitary Paddle a great way to cool down on a hot day in Nozawa The mercury has been heading up the last few days in Nozawa and it is getting hot! Luckily there are some cool escapes in Nozawa, this little lake just a few kilometres away. You can also hike or ride up to the top at Yamabiko and it is always a few degrees cooler than in the village. We have the morning markets on in town today too if want to take a wander down. There are also some amazing hiking trails in the forest up behind this lake. You can hike up to a mountain temple and even walk all the way back to Nozawa […]

Remember this day coming out of the Nagasaka Gondola building and looking to the right and seeing this perfection on the Kokenashi course. With the trees sparkling and 20cm of fresh snow. We had had a few good dumps in a row then. It was a Monday so no one around and still not many overseas guests in those days so was nice and empty for a perfect blue bird day. Here is the report http://www.lodgenagano.com/blog/snow-show-continues-in-nozawa-onsen/ Many people come up in mid January now and this is what you can usually expect for conditions. January generally tends to be the month that we get our most snow fall overall, but it is also the busiest month. If you are thinking […]

This photo was taken on 15th of December 2014 when we were getting totally buried by several heavy snow storms. We got 3 meters of snow in 4 days! December is just over 6 months away better start training….

Come in April and combine the snow and a snorkel! You wont need a snorkel for the powder then but you will if you venture to the south of Japan and the tropical islands surrounding Okinawa. Japan is a long chain of islands it extends 3008 km from North to South and made up of a staggering 6852 Islands, only 430 of which are inhabited. That leaves a lot of islands left to explore! Also it can mean a huge temperature difference between the North and the South. Especially in April when Spring arrives. Many of the seasonal crew from Nozawa this season headed south this April just as we were still getting a few last falls of snow! Nozawa […]