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Best time visit Nozawa Nozawa’s own frozen Walls.  Yesterday we posted about the famous huge walls of ice and snow on the Alpine Route in Tateyama, but Nozawa can also get some pretty impressive walls of snow at times. This shot just outside Nozawa Cottage on the walk up to the Nagasaka Gondola. The date was Valentines day the 14th of February 2012. Who was there?  It was a big season. You can read more in the archives of snow reports from the last decade here while enjoying some down time.  Snow walls still building in Nozawa! We are in for a long season So when is the best time to visit Nozawa Onsen? The answer is there really is […]

Walls of Snow Japan Walls of Snow – Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route Every year huge walls of ice and snow are carved into the mountain side at nearby Tateyama. It is an amazing spectacle and shows just how much snow this region can get. The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is 37km long and from bottom elevation to top covers close to 2000m Vertical. Starting at Tateyama Station in Toyama Prefecture and finishing at Ogizawa Station in Nagano. It was set to open on April 15th but like many things has been postponed this year. They are hoping to open later but will have to wait and see. This shot was from the 23rd of March this year when they were […]

Flashback Friday Nozawa Onsen Flashback Friday from Nozawa Will try and post some of our favourite shots from the Winter months every now and then for some inspiration for everybody. This one from a few years back captured on a magic Nozawa bluebird day. Happy Earth Day for yesterday too, there is no Planet B so lets take care of this one and look forward to more days like this ahead. Feel free to drop us a mail or a call if want to discuss a trip here in the future or just want a chat. We look forward to hearing from you – team@nozawaholidays.com Photo by the talented Shaun Mittwollen #nozawaonsen, #staysafe, #stayhome

Farming Nozawa Onsen Japan The locals are getting busy around the village preparing the fields for farming over the green season. Next to tourism, farming is probably the biggest industry in Nozawa Onsen. In Summer every little plot of dirt is farmed in some way. Rice is the biggest crop and it is delicious, you have probably eaten it in one of the restaurants or drunk it in the local Sake.  However nearly anything grows in the nutrient rich soil here and we have an abundance of flowing water. So we have a great variety of fresh produce to enjoy. For all those at home doing your own little bit of hobby farming hope it is going well.  Cold day […]

Last Day Season Nozawa Last Day Blues and Whites   Yesterday marked the end of the Ski season and the last day of the current Nagasaka Gondola in Nozawa and we went out in style. Magnificent day on the slopes with blue skies and great conditions for mid April. Here are a few pics to remember it by. Funny enough some snow expected for the top tonight 🙂 Just over 7 months until the next Ski season could begin. We really hope to see you here. Jump on the site if keen to explore and dream about an adventure www.nozawaholidays.com Stay safe and have a great weekend. Mata ne from Nozawa. It was a great day on the slopes and […]

New Gondola Nozawa Onsen Ohayou Gozaimasu from the last day of the Ski Season in Nozawa   Today the lifts will close for the 2020 season in Nozawa and even bigger it will be the last day of the current Nagasaka Gondola. The Nagasaka Gondola first opened in 1990 so it has been an amazing 30 years of operation. It was a real game changer here at the time replacing a 4 seater lift with a 12 person high speed Gondola to get to the top. I was lucky enough to ride it in the early days and hope to get up there today for the final ride.   A little fun fact when Nagasaka first opened not all of […]

Nozawa Ski Resort Closing Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort to Close on Friday The resort just put out an announcement this evening and I heard it for sure in the Onsen an hour ago. The resort will close in just 2 days time on Friday the 17th of April 2020.  In the announcement they said with Special Measures  being issued around the country in regards to the Corona Virus and in interest of protecting both customers and employees they have decided to close the resort. They apologise and will make every effort to improve the Resort even more for next season and thank you for your continued support.  So it is a few weeks earlier than the usual close of May […]

Snow Fall April Japan Spring time Snow in Japan 🇯🇵 Not the conditions we expect for mid April but not complaining. The resort reporting 20cm of fresh overnight and base now back up to 200cm. Life back in the snow globe. Took a little trip and a hike to make the most of the powder. Headed to nearby Shiga Kogen, some resorts there were already closed for the season and some had closed due to the strong winds with this winter blizzard style storm. So we decided to do some hiking to make the most of this amazing dump and were rewarded with some mid Winter like conditions Snow Fall April Japan Late yesterday afternoon the skies cleared and the snow settled […]

Global Cooling Japan 2021 Global Cooling?  Definite winters day up top at Yamabiko yesterday. The snow was dumping down all day and nice and cold. We ended up with about 20cm of fresh snow for the day. Sun starting to pop it’s head out now, temps remaining cool, no wind and fresh snow on the ground should make for a beautiful day. What happened to Spring?  Could one good thing be coming out of the current situation? As industry grinds to a halt and we’re not moving around much, there’s less pollution being expelled into the air around the globe. Check out these satellite images https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/23/coronavirus-pandemic-leading-to-huge-drop-in-air-pollution The forecast is expecting 30cm plus of snow up top here on Monday too, […]

Happy Easter Nozawa Onsen Happy and Safe Easter from all of us in Nozawa Onsen   Its a snowy Easter Friday here in Nozawa too with the Snow Gods turning on the tap overnight. The resort reporting 8cm up top earlier this morning and still going strong, looks like a powder day to start the Easter weekend. -3 Degrees and the base now at 175cm, for anyone about it will be a pretty good April day on the mountain. April proving to be a great month so shame no one here to make the most of it but falling snow is always pretty to watch. Not to worry sure the snow will be back for everyone next season. Please drop […]