Nozawa Onsen Accommodation, Nagano, The Alps Japan
Nestled in the Japan Alps is a magical place steeped in culture and with some terrific skiing and boarding. Nagano was home to the Winter Olympics in 1998.
Get in touch if keen to get knee deep in powder or neck deep in a Hot Spring soon…
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Nozawa Onsen is a very traditional town with beautiful hot springs, friendly locals, and awesome snow. Our Lodge gives you amazing value and we have a range of accommodation to suit any budget.
The Lodge is only 100m to the slopes and short stroll to town
Relaxed and comfortable atmosphere
In the centre of Japan’s main Island Honshu easy access from anywhere
You can fly direct to Tokyo and there is a shuttle bus direct to the Lodge
English and Japanese Speaking Staff to help with all your needs
Unique and beautiful place with breathtaking nature and culture
Nozawa Village is also famous for its hot springs, there are many nearby
Lots of terrain, with Gondolas, high speed quads, and long runs – very few lift lines
Thanks Mark – we were first invited to Nozawa years ago and have been enjoyed the skiing, the village and your hospitality ever since. Thanks for helping us enjoy it so much,
Blue Bird Day at Yamabiko on top of Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort
It has been a pretty snow filled month so far in Nozawa Onsen. Don’t think we saw much of the sun there for a while as the powder kept falling from the sky. In amongst the dumps there were however a few magic sun filled days and some great photo opportunities.
The trees up top at Yamabiko never cease to amaze. It is called “Jyuhyou” which literally means Frozen Tree!
Nozawa Onsen Fire Festival in full blaze
There were also some pretty hot trees in the Village this month with the famous ‘Fire Festival’. To first timers it is an unbelievable event with people charging at each other with huge burning sticks. It is like a medieval pantomime which is slowly played out over the course of the evening. Lots of sore heads from the fight and the sake!
The Hot Springs in Nozawa Onsen, Snow covered retreat
Nozawa Onsen was famous for the Hot Springs long before it was known as a Ski Resort. During the Edo Period around 700 AD travelers from Tokyo would make the long journey overland across the Mountain ranges to bask in the glory of the springs at the base of Mt Kenashi in Nozawa.
Onsen means Hot Spring and there are 13 Public bath houses in Nozawa Onsen and a further hand full of private run hot springs scattered across this tiny Village
They are a special place for the locals, many of whom build there houses with out bathrooms as they have a magical hot spring just nearby thier house.
So when you visit one of these bath houses you are sharing in the Villagers lifestyle. They are more than happy for you to enjoy them but expect you to follow the local customs while visiting. So make sure to respect them and your whole experience will be that much richer. The Onsens are a perfect way to relax after a hard day on the slopes.
Team Work- Villagers working together to clear the Snow from an Onsen
Everyone living in the area takes turns to clean the Hot Springs and to clear the snow from the roof and entry after a big dump. Dangerous work but very rewarding!
The top photo is Shinden Onsen about 100m from Lodge Nagano. The bottom shot is Nakao Onsen just behind Alpine Villa Nozawa. Nakao is one of the largest in town and has two pools one hot and one very hot! Shinden is a bit more cosy and has a great feel too also generally one of the cooler places in town for a soak
We’ve had an amazing run of powder days here at Nozawa Onsen. And when it’s dumping down, what better place to be than flying through the trees. Check out the video of Matt and Jay to see what the conditions have been like.
People often say we need more photos of the Lodge on the web site. Well here they are!
I was just waiting until we had a good covering of snow to see it at its finest. This shot is approaching the Lodge from down hill if you come in a taxi this is what to look for. The Nagasaka Gondola rises up the Mountain just behind the Lodge
Ski Lodge Nagano Nozawa Onsen
This is the Main Entrance to Lodge Nagano. If you take a bus and get off at Shinden Bus Stop then walk up the hill you will see it on your right as you come up the hill. Beautiful Blue Building you can’t miss it! Out the front door is about 100m to the slopes and to the nearest Onsen. The center of Town and some amazing Restaurants just 300m away.
After almost 250cm of fresh snow in the past 3 weeks, the team from Nozawa Holidays took to the trees and got some great lines. Check out the video below to see what they got up to.
