Myoko Suginohara Nozawa Onsen Staring at Sugi When you gaze across the valley from Nozawa you pick up amazing views of Mt Myoko and Mt Hiuchi. Two formidable mountains, both sitting at an elevation of just under 2500 meters above sea level with Mt Hiuchi winning by a few meters. Myoko Kogen is graced with 5 ski resorts and Suginohara is one of them that stares right back at us in Nozawa. It is only a 49 minute drive from Nozawa Onsen so another great option to explore for a day trip. Having been to Suginohara a fair few times over the past 30 years but last season was the first time to ride the lifts. Usually we just use […]
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Skiing Nozawa Japan December
Skiing Nozawa Japan December 20cm of Fresh snow for Nozawa Yesterday the Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort was reporting a beautiful 20cm of fresh snow falling across Yamabiko at the top of the resort. Checking the web cams this morning and it is nice and white all the way down to Paradise slope. https://nozawa-onsen.com/nozawa-webcams/ We even saw our first snow of the winter in the village yesterday afternoon. It has not settled down here but certainly has up top and the resort is also using the machines to make more snow in the hope of a 25th of November opening. Just like that and Autumn has been engulfed by the white brush of winter. Looking at the 12 day forecast and […]
Last Minute Cancellation Nozawa
Last Minute Cancellation Nozawa Still Dreaming of a White Christmas Something special for the whole family about being in the snow for Christmas. If you are living in the southern hemisphere it can be a hot summer and nothing better than escaping to the heat and heading to Nozawa for some snow skiing and creating some lasting memories. We have had a few cancellations for peak times and their loss could be your ski holiday to Nozawa. Peak times are pretty full now but here are a few gems that have come up for the coming Ski Season. Last Minute Cancellation Nozawa -Taki No Yu Lodge – a beautiful self contained 7 bedroom private lodge that can sleep up […]
Cheap Long Stay Japan
Cheap Long Stay Japan Amazing Autumn in all it’s glory in Nozawa Yesterday marked the last day of the Nagasaka Gondola Operation for the Green Season and didn’t Mother Nature put on a show. Amazing how fast the bright greens of Summer morphed into the rich reds, orange and yellows of Autumn. Truly spectacular to view the canopy from above as you ride up in the gondola. The glass bottom floors giving that extra Birds Eye view. Awesome time of year to be in Nozawa with great weather and not too many people about. We are doing some awesome long term deals too at this time of year. You could rent a two bedroom apartment for as little as 120,000 […]
Car Parking Nozawa Onsen
Car Parking Nozawa Onsen Leave your car at home if coming to Nozawa During winter as many know Nozawa gets an incredible amount of snow. It is not uncommon to get up to 1 meter of fresh snow cover the village overnight. This combined with narrow roads and a lack of parking make Nozawa a much better town to explore on foot than by car. The beauty of Nozawa Onsen compared to many other ski resorts is that it is very compact and ski lifts, restaurants, onsens and everything are within easy walking distance. With the introduction of the Bullet Train to Iiyama just down the road a few years back and the Snow shuttle bus, public transport to Nozawa […]
Best Time Visit Nozawa
Best Time Visit Nozawa Red, Green, Yellow, Blue and White delight in Nozawa A few days ago all the colours came to life in Nozawa Onsen. Up at Yamabiko we received our first magic dusting of snow for the season and the way it united with the Autumn “Koyo” colours was spectacular. October is early to get snow in Nozawa and to be honest we are not really ready for it. Prefer to see some more of this beautiful foliage of the Autumn fall and get some great hiking in before the winter snow arrives. Best Time Visit Nozawa Looking at the forecast we may get another small dusting on Saturday night but it is not really time for snow […]
First Snow Nozawa Season
First Snow Nozawa Season First snow of the season for Nozawa Onsen As forecast a cold front swept across Japan yesterday and brought with it sub zero temps for the top of Nozawa and our first snow fall of the season! All the web cams are not online yet so cannot see the very top but Uenotaira looks like it got a decent dusting. Up in the higher alps at Tateyama sitting at 2370m above Sea Level they received a “Magic Foot” of fresh snow. The first snow of last season for Nozawa Onsen was on November 16th so nice to see it early the year. Unfortunately as expected not much of a follow up performance with clear skies and […]
Nozawa Do Pre Season
Nozawa Do Pre Season 20cm of fresh snow up in the Japan Alps Hakuba Sanso Lodge sitting at 2832m above sea level woke up to this amazing view yesterday morning. A decent 20cm of fresh snow settling on the deck. It was enough for the lodge staff to call the Hut closed for the season. Temps were sitting just below 0 egress but they are expecting a huge cold front from Friday night with the mercury up there dropping to as low as – 11 degrees and forecast of a whopping 75cm of fresh snow could fall up there. Even Nozawa Onsen may see some snow up top over the weekend with temps dipping just below freezing level. It is […]
First Snowfall Season 2023
First Snowfall Season 2023 First snow of the season for the main Island Honshu A number of mountain huts across the Japanese alps that we were just taking about hiking yesterday have reported their first snowfalls for the season! Kita Hotaka Hut sitting at above 3000 meters got a lovely 15cm of fresh snow while at Tateyama up at Murodo at 2450 meters high received a dusting too. Feel it is almost a little too early as would like to experience the Autumn leaves for a while first. First Snowfall Season 2023 Nice and sunny up top there today but still sitting at -6 degrees. It will no doubt warm up and melt away but nice to see things getting […]
Hiking Kamikochi from Nozawa
Hiking Kamikochi from Nozawa Climbing and Hiking now is the best season in Japan Everyone loves the mountains of Japan in winter when the slopes are beautifully covered in fresh Japanese Powder snow. However for many right now Autumn is the best time to explore the amazing mountains of Japan. Living in Nagano we are blessed with being right in the middle of the Southern and Northern Alps. With towering 3000 meter plus peaks in all directions there is a wealth of hiking options to explore. The amazing Shinetsu Trail is right on our doorstep just across the valley and makes for a great Multi day hike while staying in Nozawa. It is 80km long and goes over 16 passes, […]