Hiking Tour Japan Hike the magnificent Shinetsu Trail from Nozawa – Join the team for a hike. It’s that time of year, not long until the rainy season breaks and the fun of Summer in Japan is upon us. The nearby Alps of Nozawa are a great place to spend some of your time. Nozawa is within easy striking distance of the famous Shinetsu Trail. The Shin-etsu Trail runs for an amazing 80 kilometres along the border between Nagano and Niigata Prefectures, following the path of the Sekida Mountain ridge. Beautiful trees and views of the neighbouring Ski Resorts like Madarao, Tangaram and Nozawa can be seen along the way. The terrain makes for a generally easy and comfortable walk. […]
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Bike Holiday Nozawa Japan
Bike Holiday Nozawa Japan The Hills are alive with the sound of brakes and gear changes in Nozawa A bit of a different scene than what you are used to see when shushing down the slopes in Nozawa. The Gondola opens in exactly 2 weeks and getting your bike to the top will become almost too easy. For now you can still get up into the mountains with good old fashioned “pedal power”. Reckon the ride down feels so much more satisfying too. Photo @compasshouse be sure to drop in and see the great team at Compass House and Compass Village for all your cycling needs in Nozawa Onsen. They have a wide range of Mountain Bikes, Road Bikes and […]
Nozawa Onsen Best Ramen
Nozawa Onsen Best Ramen Who is missing Japanese Food? We hear the weather is turning cool in the Southern Hemisphere. Bet you are missing a hot bowl of Ramen right about now?Which foods do you miss most from Nozawa and Japan in general? Ramen is a Japanese National dish but did you know it originally came from China? Ramen is a Japanese adaptation of Chinese wheat noodles. … According to the record of the Yokohama Ramen Museum, ramen originated in China and made its way over to Japan in 1859. Early versions were wheat noodles in broth topped with Chinese-style roast pork. Nozawa has a number of eateries serving Ramen both on and off the slopes Nozawa Onsen Best Ramen […]
Ski Lifts Green Season Japan
Ski Lifts Green Season Japan ummer Vs Winter on Paradise in Nozawa – Slide to Compare Paradise Slope is a beautiful place to slide down in Winter as everyone knows. But it is also a majestic part of Nozawa to wander or bike in the Green Season. Bet not many have seen the bottom lift house like this? Usually you have to ski up to it in Winter and if you go past it end up on some pretty steep black runs of Utopia and Schneider. Who has done that by mistake before? Paradise slope is a favourite for people learning to snowboard. It is the perfect pitch so can get an edge and do the Falling Leaf with ease. […]
Last Day Season Nozawa
Last Day Season Nozawa Happy Mother’s day and Happy Last day of the Season from Nozawa Today is the last day the lifts will turn for this season in Nozawa. Being greeted by some sunshine this morning and a little bit lower temps than yesterday. Always hard to believe it is the last day of the season. The ski season started on the 12th of December 2020 almost a full 5 months to the day. Here is a link to the first report and a December to Remember with one of our biggest on the snow fall front in the last decade. https://www.nozawaholidays.com/news/nozawa-resort-open-2021/ Check out the shot on the opening day it was a cracking start to a very different […]
Myoko Madarao Nozawa Onsen
Myoko Madarao Nozawa Onsen Valley Views from the top in Nozawa Another beautiful Spring day in Nozawa and warm definitely ok in a T Shirt today with a balmy 14 degrees up top and buckets of sunshine to enjoy. Have a quick look at the web cams to see how it looks; https://nozawa-onsen.com/nozawa-webcams/ The base is really counting down now with just half a meter remaining up at Yamabiko but we will be enough with just 3 more days to go until we round out the season. Paradise slope is definitely gone and will be unlikely Uenotaira will open for the last weekend. Still beautiful views from the top across the valley to Myoko and Madarao. Temp at the top; […]
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Best place to visit Japan Golden Week and Silver Trees in Nozawa The long Japanese holiday is in full swing and plenty of people up on the slopes taking in the last skiing of the season. The beautiful Buna trees also put on a show giving us perhaps the last “Frozen Broccoli” scene for the winter. Best place to visit Japan This the reminence of that little snow fall we had a few days ago. I am going to hazard a guess it may have been the last of the season for Nozawa but have to wait and see. So many great things to enjoy over the Green Season in Nozawa too check out this link for more info; https://www.nozawaholidays.com/summer-nozawa-green-season/ […]
Ski Bike Board Nozawa
Ski Bike Board Nozawa Golden Week in Nozawa Sunny beginning to the weekend in Nozawa and a few people about for the start of the Golden Week holiday in Japan. Expecting a fairly quiet one with the corona situation. Traditionally the Golden Week has always been the last big hurrah of the Ski Season in Nozawa. The Golden Week is a collection of four national holidays within seven days. In combination with well placed weekends making it one of 3 big holiday periods in Japan. Check out more on it here; https://www.nozawaholidays.com/news/what-is-golden-week/ People from all parts of the country come to Nozawa and enjoy the beautiful nature of spring, festive feel in the village and the last of the […]
Golden Week Deals Japan
Golden Week Deals Japan Magic Views and Empty April slopes in Nozawa Pretty relaxing time of year to be in Nozawa. Peoples focus starts to shift to Cherry Blossoms, Mountain Biking, Hiking and Farming. However you can still Ski with some fun spring snow up at Yamabiko. Not many people about and just the main Nagasaka Gondola and two Top Yamabiko chairs are rolling. Awesome views across the Japan alps on clear sunny days like this and very few people to share it with. Golden Week is just around the corner in the first week of May and we look forward to welcoming people up to enjoy outdoor pursuits and the fresh mountain air. Drop us a mail or head […]
Ski Work Onsen Nozawa Japan
Ski Work Onsen Nozawa Japan April Angel Dust for Nozawa This shot from up at Yamabiko Yesterday. Looks ok for mid April! Have had a few little dustings up top over the last couple of days which have freshened things up a bit and made it look really pretty with the trees. The base is as expected receding but still holding in there with over a meter up top and should be good to slide all the way down to Paradise over the weekend. Some resorts in the world would be happy with over a meter at peak times. We could have used some more snow in March to keep things going but with the snow making facilities up top […]