Whether you’re a skier, snowboarder, or non-snow-person in Nozawa Onsen, taking a day trip to Obuse is well worth your time! Home to the Hokusai-kan Museum, Kozan Takai Memorial Museum, Nihonnoakari Museum (Japanese Lantern Museum), groves of grape and apple trees and famed for the perfect acidic soil to grow delicious chestnuts, you will be overwhelmed with things to do. Follow me along on my day trip to Obuse! Getting to Obuse from Nozawa Onsen Starting the day early, we caught the Nozawa Onsen Liner at 08:20 for just ￥600 each to Iiyama. A brief 25 minute ride later, we arrived at the newly constructed Iiyama Train Station. Instead of taking a local train or Shinkansen, we caught a connecting […]
Day Trips from Nozawa Onsen
5 Easy But Awesome Day Trips from Nozawa Onsen
Day Trips from Nozawa Onsen A lengthy skiing holiday in Nozawa Onsen holds plenty of things to do. Mostly ski! However, day trips from Nozawa Onsen can really break things up quite well. Likewise, visiting during the quieter, warmer months means it’s a bit easier to hit the road (less stress of driving on the snowy roads, fewer people around, etc.). Over this past Green Season, many of our guests spoke of using Nozawa Onsen as a break between the mad tourism of the bigger areas. Hiking, biking, yoga and even summer skiing and just generally hanging out with the family beneath the green mountains, have all kept smiles on faces. Turning to winter and I don’t think we need […]