Nozawa Onsen Snow Video A touch of Winter in Nozawa For all of you missing that little taste of Nozawa here is a gorgeous little Snow filled clip to wet your appetite. Temps have dropped the last few days to a very comfortable Autumn coolness a good sign that Winter is just around the corner. Border announcement tipped to happen any day now with our Prime Minister Kishida san in the US at the moment. Once they announcement is made bookings are likely to go nuts so best to get in as soon as you can as we are already pretty busy for this coming winter. Jump on the site for a quote to get you back into the fluffy […]
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Japan Open Update September
Japan Open Update September Think it is safe to start packing your bags if planning a Ski Holiday to Japan this coming winter. As long as you have booked your holiday with Nozawa Holidays or a registered Travel Agent and floor the requirements we can issue you with an ERFS certificate to enter Japan under current Guidelines. However some more positive news from Japan the last few days suggest that we may see a full open as early as October. Click on this link to article in The Japan Times for more details ; Latest Update Japan Borders Opening Open Skies for Japan The government is planning to allow independent tourists to come to Japan and exempt them from visas […]
Japan Open Update August 22
Japan Open Update August 22 The outlook is getting better for Japan A few good bits of news coming out of Japan in the last few days for all our snow and ramen hungry friends from abroad. Still waiting for official conformation but here are a few things that may be a bit of music to your hears. Click on the link for more details; PCR Covid tests on arrival to be dropped on the 7th of September Daily Arrival quota to be increased for 20,000 to 50,000 people a day Maybe most notable the Japanese Government is set to open the country to Unguided Tours so no Tour Conductor needed. This is not individual tourists yet and sounds like […]
Cool places visit Japan
Cool places visit Japan Kamikochi you got me Have run photos of this amazing location before but this is one I took myself in May this year when I visited Kamikochi for some hiking. The water really is as crystal clear as it looks. I even took a swim in it to make sure and in May with the winter snow melt it certainly was refreshing. Kamikochi is just over 2 Hours drive from Nozawa Onsen. Like some mountain areas in Switzerland, which it reminded me of you are not able to drive all the way. You need to take a dedicated bus into the National Park for the final leg which is a good thing. This photo is just […]
Summer Holiday Nozawa Japan
Summer Holiday Nozawa Japan After the lifts stop rolling in Nozawa Firstly a huge Arigatou gozaimasu to everyone that visited Nozawa Onsen this season. It was a pleasure having you and hope you really enjoyed all the amazing snow this winter. It was a big one, one of the biggest and best for snow in over a decade. Very encouraging in these times of global warming that we can still have so much snow. There were days when we thought it was never going to stop falling. There was lots of action on the slopes and on the shovels in town to keep ahead of the amazing onslaught from Mother Nature. Summer Holiday Nozawa Japan The Corona affect naturally still […]
Last Week Season Nozawa
Last Week Season Nozawa The Last week of the Ski Season in Nozawa Fun time to be in Nozawa at the moment, the streets starting to buzz with Golden Week guests. It has been constant but not flat out yet. However think tomorrow all that is going to change with most guest houses in town saying they are pretty full tomorrow night. Probably will be a few busy days then pretty quiet to see in the end of the season. It has been pretty cool too. In town is nice when the sun is out but at night has been Jacket weather for sure. Single digits up on the slopes too. These cold temps have helped to preserve the base […]
May Ski Nozawa Japan
May Ski Nozawa Japan Welcome to Nozawa Golden Week Beautiful start to the holidays today with plenty of sunshine in Nozawa, We even got a few centimetres of snow up top overnight. A good amount of people enjoying the outdoors up on the slopes and around town. Even a bit of a lift line up the top at Yamabiko, have not seen that for a while. All the lifts up top operational with the Skyline connector, Uenotaira and Paradise lifts also rolling today. The snow is naturally slushy and slow on the flats but there are pockets of fun to be enjoyed including the natural half pipes up top. May Ski Nozawa Japan Temps at a respectable 7 degrees above […]
Easter Ski Nozawa Japan
The Easter Bunny delivers in Nozawa Spring days as sweet as an Easter egg. Magic morning up on the slopes of Nozawa today. Temps dropped the last few days and we even got a dusting of snow yesterday with the resort reporting a few centimetres of fresh snow falling on the slopes. There was a bit of a queue for first lifts this morning with lots of eager ones lining up to experience the sunshine of this beautiful Sunday. Easter Ski Nozawa Japan The base sitting at 210cm this morning and we still managed to ski all the way top to bottom. Temps were fresh early but around 9 degrees now. Winds are very light which made for beautiful conditions […]
Demo Days Nozawa Onsen
Demo Days Nozawa Onsen Demo days and Spring haze in Nozawa Another beautiful spring day in Nozawa with buckets of sunshine and a toasty 8 degrees up top at Yamabiko this morning. T Shirt weather down low for sure so can get some real Spring in your step now. Base is dropping bit by bit but still a very solid 260cm up top today. So will last us all the way to Golden Week no problem even with all this sunshine. Many of he major Ski and Board makers have all their latest gear available to test out with Demo days on over the weekend. Just need to bring some photo ID and can ride the latest planks and maybe […]
Best Ski Resort Japan
Best Ski Resort Japan Base is hanging in there in Nozawa Another perfect spring day here in Nozawa with not a breathe of wind and lots of sunshine. Temps a nice warm 8 degrees up top, a bit of a jump from the past few days which have been cool. Anyway if you love your spring skiing you will be in your element today and practically have the slopes to yourself. Check out the web cams a beautiful day and very empty on the slopes. https://nozawa-onsen.com/nozawa-webcams/ Best Ski Resort Japan The base is still a huge 290cm thanks to all those mega dumps we had this season. You may need to jump a little to reach the Nozawa Road sign. […]