We are well into what is the winter season but it is feeling quite unseasonable this year until finally this last week... Dosojin Fire Festival with all the ‘tenki-matsuri’ or weather festivals (which means getting together with friends to drink for good weather - in this village that means big s...
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First snow, first strike! Three strikes and the game is on for the season. Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort is ready to open as soon as there is enough snow... no snowmaking here, always eau natural.
Well the snows are coming, on the mountain this morning and continued down into the village today. It is always breathtaking to see the village turn white for the first time and feel the chill wake our senses.
They say locally three snows and the season is on, so it will not be long...
The colors of autumn foilage are quickly coming down the slopes to Nozawa Onsen Village. FM Nagano radio said the pace was about 50 meters (160 ft) per day, soon the top to be replaced with a silvery shine on glorious, crisp days like today. A wonderful time to get out in the fresh air for some...
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This great river the Chikuma, that our mountain streams flow into, is still carrying the remains of flooding the Nagano Valley from Typhoon Hagibis (known as Typhoon #19 here in Japan) down and out to the Japan Sea. We had no damage in the village, but some of the surrounding river valley in Iiy...
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It was a magical evening last night on Hikage watching the sun come down in a gradual gradient of pastel shading over Mt Myoko!
Two or three nights a week the locals kids' (elementary school age) ski club "Jr.Jr." - that is run under the village Nozawa Onsen Ski Club from which hail tens of ol...
We enjoyed the Night Lantern Festival put on at the Nozawa Onsen Snow Resort in the Hikage bowl area last evening. There were some performances with fire dancing and lanterns. Then the resort groom team showed off their skills with lights leading the way. The history of skiing in Japan was dr...
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The weather has been cold but sunny for the most part of the last week now, making for some nice bluebird ski days up on the mountain, sunglasses in the village. Getting a little whiff of springtime in the air although it looks like we have more snow coming (always some spring snow in Nozawa On...
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It’s been a beautiful weekend, great powder on Friday and Saturday, then the sun came out yesterday and bright and shiny again today, temperatures still low here in Nozawa Onsen Village.
The competition season is beginning now with Nozawa being the hub for local winter athletics in the downhi...
- Pondok108 RWe stayed here during the Autumn and We can only imagine how nice it is when the big snows come. So close to the lifts you could walk. Was a wonderful location to explore Nozawaonsen.. and it’s many Onsen and restaurants. The place was both modern and classic, had all the modern amenities while a classic charm as well. Highly recommend
- Maxim CStayed for 10 days and love it! Apptmnt was warm and spacious. Jason as host was very helpful.
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