Accommodation Available Nozawa Onsen New season new lodges in Nozawa As was expected bookings have gone nuts after the announcement that Japan will be fully opening borders to tourists in just over a week. Means that this coming Winter should finally be back to normal and there are lots of very happy guests keen to make their way back to Nozawa for their annual snow fix. Busy times are filling fast especially from Christmas to end of January. To help people find some accomodation for the coming season we would like to introduce two new lodges Nozawa Springs Lodge and Seizan Lodge. Accommodation Available Nozawa Onsen Both in great locations near the slopes and all the action of the Nozawa […]
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Japan Open Borders October
Japan Open Borders October A new Dawn in Japan Japanese Prime Minister Kishida san has just announced Japan will fully open borders to Tourists from next month for the 11th of October 2022. Fantastic news for all our amazing overseas guests keen to get back for the coming Ski Season and for all the businesses that have been doing it tough for the last few years. We finally have a date that border walls will come down and things can return to normal. All of Nozawa Onsen is ecstatic for the long awaited news and look forward to welcoming everyone back from October. The announcement included the following details ; https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/09/23/national/kishida-japan-border-opening/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0vTbAJ_AMXB4VsdNB0Bvph9rkNS-g2ROq3LLPFaqxVbMnyoQ1Ze5WsSCc#Echobox=1663859338 No more need to apply for a visa if […]
Nozawa Onsen Snow Video
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 […]
Nozawa Holidays Travel Agent
Nozawa Holidays Travel Agent A cool change is in the Air in Nozawa Yesterday was a warm day in town and lots of wind as the Typhoon off the coast dragged some hot air up from Okinawa. Today is a lot cooler with low cloud cover hovering over the village and some light rain. Current temp in town is 22 degrees and about 16 up top at Yamabiko. In just 3 months we could be well under a blanket of white snow like the first photo of the village taken in December last year. The second shot is from Spring as the snow receded. Slide to see the change. Nozawa Holidays Travel Agent Have heard forecasts of another big La […]
Work Nozawa Onsen Japan
Work Nozawa Onsen Japan Join the Nozawa Holidays Team. Work the Ski Season in Nozawa Onsen Japan – スタッフ募集 Nozawa Onsen is a pretty amazing village to visit just for a week Ski Holiday. Imagine spending the whole season here working side by side a great team. Improve your skills in the amazing powder, your knowledge of the Japanese language and culture and help others have a most memorable holiday. Looking for people who love people, snow and working in a great team. Japanese and English speakers welcome to apply. If you can speak both would be a welcome asset. ノザワホリデーズでは、ロッジスタッフ、スキー教室、レンタルショップ、カフェスタッフやスノーモンキーツアーなどの多岐にわたる職種において、私たちと一緒に働いてくれるスタッフを募集しております。 経験者優遇いたしますが、もちろん未経験でも歓迎します。明るく元気とやる気がある方、是非一度ご連絡ください。 We have a great international team taking care of our guests from all over the world. We run […]
Best Accommodation Nozawa Onsen
Best Accommodation Nozawa Onsen Who is ready to make some tracks? A terrific quote from the late great travelling chef Anthony Bourdain. “If I’m an advocate for anything, it’s to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river. Walk in someone else’s shoes or at least eat their food. It’s a plus for everybody.” Great to see the world is starting to open up again and people are exploring it. Bet many of you cannot wait to cross the ocean to Japan and eat some of the amazing local food, soak in an Onsen and make some sweet turns in the world class powder. Bookings are going well for […]
Japan Open Overseas Tourists
Japan Open Overseas Tourists The question is when, not if any more, after 2 years of basically closed borders Japan is getting ready to welcome back all the amazing overseas tourists to its shores. The question remains when and that is a $37 Billion question. Apparently the amount tourists were pumping into the economy before the start of the Corona Pandemic. So you can bet the government and many of the businesses that rely on that income are keen to see the welcome gates flung open again. Note the following thoughts are my own research. Japan Open Overseas Tourists Japan on Friday resumed visa procedures to accept foreign tourists, taking the first step toward increasing inbound tourism after two years […]
Mountain Climbing Mecca Japan
Mountain Climbing Mecca Japan Still snow in Japan if you go high enough. Kamikochi is a Mecca for hikers and mountain lovers in Japan. Have been meaning to get there for a while and luckily managed to get there this week. With the Spring season in full swing it is the perfect time to visit. The valley floor is green and fresh mountain water runs deep through its veins. Above 1700m there is still plenty of snow so need to be prepared with crampons and mountain gear if venturing up high. Kamikochi is just over a 2 hour drive from Nozawa via Matsumoto. Public transport will take a fair bit longer and either way you need to take the Alpico […]
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 […]