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,
Weather: Blue skies this morning, snow expected this afternoon. Cold temperatures.
As snow fell across the mountain yesterday we were all excited to see the snow depth building up again. We had our fingers crossed that it would continue well into the night, which it did, becoming heavier. We’ve woken up to find about 30cm of fresh in the village and blue skies above us. Crisp temperatures should keep the snowpack nice and fresh all day long. We suggest that you get out early this morning, with clouds coming back in the afternoon bringing more snow once again.
Snow should begin lightly falling this afternoon, continuing through until tomorrow and becoming heaviest at around the middle of the day. We’re expecting to get hit with another thirty centimetres hopefully. Temperatures will be staying fairly low all week with more heavy snow predicted for the weekend and early into next week. Things are looking good for us in Nozawa!
Weather: Snow falling, mild winds and moderately cold temperatures.
Waking up in the morning to see that it’s snowing outside never gets old. And today is one of those mornings! Our village had been looking a little bare after a couple of warm days but It’s getting a nice top up to bring things back to normal. We’re currently down to about -4°C in the village and -12°C up the top. With these temperatures and dense low-lying clouds above us, this snow should be falling all day. The freezing level has dropped right down to sea level so we’ll be seeing snow across all of Nozawa.
Looking ahead it seems as though we’ll have fairly steady temperatures for the next few days with light snow tomorrow becoming heavier overnight and falling heavily throughout Wednesday. Temperatures are expected to rise again later in the week though not like the previous spike. We should have beautiful mild temperatures with some sun for skiing. This week is looking pretty good!
Weather: Rain, warmer temperatures will be dropping tonight.
The past few days have been pretty warm in Nozawa Onsen. We’ve had the pleasure of being able to sit outside and soak up the sun, to ride in t-shirts, and to not worry about being cold when sitting on the chairs. With this comes a payoff though. The clouds are currently letting down rain over us and this will likely continue until the afternoon.
Temperatures are set to suddenly drop tonight and the raindrops will turn to snowflakes. By tomorrow morning, The mercury should be reading a chilly -12° Celsius with heavy snow falling. Prevailing North Westerly winds will be fairly strong in the morning, easing later in the day as the snowfall eases too. We should be seeing some more heavy snow by Wednesday which should bring back Nozawa’s magic on the mountain. There is still plenty of magic to be found around the village on a day like today. This could be a great chance to explore what the town has to offer. Why not try some new food, take a wander through the shrines, or go try out the onsens!
A few other suggestions around Nozawa
Grab a toboggan and do a restaurant crawl over the resort. Always fun but take it easy on the grape and grain-
Cross country ski or snowshoe. Nice to see the mountains at a different speed!
Relax take a walk and enjoy one of the 30 restaurants, bars and cafes that Nozawa Onsen has to offer
Weather: cloudy, warmer temperatures and some rain likely to fall
Going big in the terrain park
What a fantastic day it was yesterday. It was warm and sunny, and the winds were mild almost all day long. People were out in t shirts, jumpers, anime costumes, Though we’re yet to spot someone in shorts and a t-shirt! Maybe in Spring. One of the Kandahar courses was open yesterday and will be again today, a popular black run amongst our guests with stunning views over the village. Unfortunately with warm and sunny days there is the payoff of the snowpack becoming a bit slushy, though that didn’t stop anyone from enjoying the mountain.
Today’s forecast isn’t looking so bright, with some rain on the radar to fall during the day as temperatures hover at around 7° C. Things are looking like they will continue this way through until early Sunday before temperatures plummet back to -12° C and the rain turns to snow. There should be fairly consistent snowfalls for the first half of next week, with moderate amounts accumulating over a few days.
If you aren’t too keen to head out riding today, there’s plenty to do around the village. A few suggestions include:
– Going for an Onsen Crawl; you can collect a stamp book from the post office and upon visiting them all you will receive your own onsen towel.
– There is also the Ski Museum located in the village with memorabilia and history of the skiing culture in Japan.
Weather: Sunny, warmer temperatures and calm winds.
Yesterday was unreal. There’s nothing we love more than powder on a bluebird day, and Nozawa delivered us exactly that.
The skies are once again a beautiful shade of blue this morning, and the snow a pristine white. Today’s looking fantastic. We recommend keeping the thermals at home today, with temperatures rising to 2° Celsius. The pistes are going to be perfect today. Fresh snow is still hanging around, and there shouldn’t be too many people up on the mountain.
Temperatures will continue to rise, though thankfully the rain that is forecast for tomorrow has been decreased multiple times in the last few days. Hopefully the same happens tomorrow on the day. Temperatures will return to the negative double -digit readings we like to see by Monday, and we should see heavy snow falling then. Just what we want!
