Snowiest Time Year Nozawa Flashback Friday from Nozawa Onsen New Years day the 1st of January 2022 at the Shinden Onsen. On this day the Japanese Weather bureau reported Nozawa as the snowiest place in the whole of Japan! We received almost 2 meters of snow in just 2 days, not a bad way to start the New Year. Compare to the second shot of how the Onsen usually looks without any snow on it! Doesn’t look real. Check out the Snow Report for that day and any other day of the season over the years here; https://www.nozawaholidays.com/accommodation-nozawa-onsen/snowiest-place-japan-nozawa/ May help with planning your next snowy adventure. Snowiest Time Year Nozawa In general we always receive the heaviest snow fall in […]
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Great Snow Job Japan
Great Snow Job Japan End of Season Road Trip Japan Over the years many fantastic friendships have been formed amongst the Nozawa Holidays Team members throughout the ski season. We have even seen a few wedding bells and lots of endearing “bromances”! We are fortunate to bring together a fantastic group of people from all over the world with different skill sets, languages and personalities. They arrive as strangers and after 3 short months often leave as friends for life. Having shared a passion for the snow life, genuine hospitality and a new found love for all things about Nozawa Onsen. Great Snow Job Japan There are always multiple heartfelt “Sayonara Parties” at the end of the season and certainly […]
May Snow Ski Japan
May Snow Ski Japan Can you still ski in Japan? Have had a few people asking if can still get a ski if visit Japan now? Nozawa Onsen closed the lifts on May 7th at the end of Golden Week but there are still two ski resorts in the area open until this Sunday May 21st! Yokoteyama in Shiga Kogen and Kagura in Yuzawa. Both are pretty marginal this year so just a novelty ski but are open if keen to get in that last turn. These shots are of Yokoteyama in late April a few seasons back and the cover was still great. The top of Kagura is 1845m above sea level and Yokoteyama the highest resort in the […]
Top Posts Nozawa Onsen
Top Posts Nozawa Onsen Top Posts of the season A little flashback into the season just gone. These are some of the most popular photos from this Winter. Thanks everyone for checking in daily on the reports and hope they gave you some needed inspiration. Top Posts Nozawa Onsen A little wrap up of the season Season started on the 13th of December and Finished on May 7th – Total 145 Days Peak Base hit 335cm on the 22nd of February 2023 ( Last season we hit 475cm!) Total accumulated snowfall at the bottom of Nozawa was 829cm – more up top Biggest recorded Dump 25th of January when we had 70cm overnight and it kept going Overseas Guests flocked […]
Last Day Season Nozawa
Last Day Season Nozawa Last day of the Ski Season in Nozawa Today Sunday the 7th of May will see the ski lifts in Nozawa Onsen roll for the last time this ski season! It kicked off on December 19th this year so almost 5 months later and we are brushing the seats off for the last time. Check out the slopes at Yamabiko yesterday and also during the very peak of the season early February this year. Quite the contrast and well done to all the Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort staff for keeping the dream alive and managing the remaining snow to make it to the end of Golden week. Even when the mercury was hitting the high 20’s […]
Onsen Eggs Nozawa Onsen
Onsen Eggs Nozawa Onsen Nothing more romantic than an Onsen Egg 
Another cool clip to get you into that Golden Week mood in Nozawa Onsen. Who loves a good Onsen egg? No better way to maximise your Onsen time by cooking some eggs at the same time as taking a bath. 20 minutes is usually the magic number too perfect timing for a good soak. Here are the onsens in town that have boxes you can cook up an Onsen while you bathe ; Jyuhodo, Kumanotearai, and Matsubanoyu. Nothing better than an Onsen Egg on Rice or with a good curry. For more info on the onsens in Nozawa head to this link on the site; How to Onsen […]
Search Properties Nozawa Onsen
Search Properties Nozawa Onsen Cool Sun filled weekend in Nozawa Have to admit I do love this time of year. Can live comfortably in town without shovelling tonnes of snow, ride your bike, hang your clothes outside to dry and still have some fun on the slopes. The last two days have been really enjoyable spring skiing. The colder temps overnight have kept the slush fast and easy to turn in. I was getting worried last week as it was sticky and the fog was thick. Almost put a storage wax on the skis but the last two days have encouraged me to keep getting up the mountain. The resort even used the snow machines last night to make some […]
Swim Ski Nozawa Japan
Swim Ski Nozawa Japan Ski and Swim in the same day in Nozawa These two photos were taken in the last two days both in Nozawa Onsen only a few kilometres apart! Yesterday was warm. I mean jump in the lake warm. Admittedly we were the only ones crazy enough to do it and the water certainly had a chill but it did feel great. Pretty amazing time of year in Nozawa seeing nature change so rapidly. Not as warm today with some clod cover in town and a cool breeze. Temps set to plummet this evening with the top falling below 0 degrees again tonight and into tomorrow, remaining cold and clear the next few days which should keep […]
Spring Snowfall in Nozawa
Spring Snowfall in Nozawa We’ve been surprised with spring snowfall two days in a row now! After two days of snow and fog, the weather should settle by midday. It is an incredible time of year in Nozawa Onsen to go from the village which is currently covered in bright florals and greenery then up to the mountains which is still a winter wonderland. So head up the mountain now to make the most of it! Check out the web cams here; https://nozawa-onsen.com/nozawa-webcams/ TODAY: Temperature at the top; Yamabiko 6 degrees New snow since yesterday; 5 cm Base at the top; 95 cm Snow conditions; There is a dusting of fresh snow on the mountain this morning after some snowfall […]
Late Season Skiing Japan
Late Season Skiing Japan Snowy Spring Surprise for Nozawa Was busy working about lunch time yesterday and my daughter looked out the window up the mountain during a break in the clouds and said; “ Look Papa it’s White”. We grabbed the skis and headed up. We were greeted by 10cm of fresh snow on the deck up at Yamabiko when we got off the Gondola. It was cold too, had been a while since needed the thermals. Wasn’t the best day of the season by any means with thick fog and a bit grippy in places but the novelty value of late season snow, pretty much all to our selves was worth the admission. Today on the other hand […]