Family Ski Holiday Easter Japan Why Nozawa is Best for a Family Skiing Holiday Over Easter 2019 sees three events coincide to allow for the perfect Japan trip with your family these Easter holidays. First, the snow has been plentiful and Nozawa still has a base of 275cm (at the end of March) which will see the lifts spinning until May 5. This sort of base is never seen in Australia even in peak season! Second, cherry blossom season is hitting Nagano with the sakura in full bloom between April 15 and 23, lining up with Australian Easter holiday dates. Finally, Easter is a little later this year which brings it closer to ANZAC day. Good Friday is falling on […]
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Skiing & Cherry Blossoms All in One Japan Holiday
Ski Cherry Blossom Japan Japan has long been the land of cherry blossoms but in recent years the country has made a name for itself for huge dumps of high quality snow. It’s not often that these two can coincide but with the release of the official cherry blossom forecast it looks like 2019 is the year where you can combine skiing and cherry blossom viewing in one holiday. When is cherry blossom season for 2019? This year cherry blossom season in Tokyo begins March 22, with the flowers hitting full bloom on March 29. Skiing and snowboarding could come before or after this as Nozawa traditionally remains open until Japan’s Golden Week in early May. Access from Tokyo With […]