Nozawa Onsen Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Nozawa Onsen is: 少量の雨を伴い穏やか (合計 2.0mm) 日曜日の夜に おもに降雪による少量の積雪を伴い、寒くなる 月曜日の午後に. 凍結融解の条件 (最大 11°C 日曜日の朝に, 最小 -4°C 月曜日の夜に). 風は通常微風.
Nozawa Onsen Weather (Days 4-6): 霧雨 水曜日の午後に followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, 最大 水曜日の夜に. 凍結融解の条件 (最大 6°C 水曜日の朝に, 最小 -5°C 水曜日の夜に). 風は通常微風.
Some clouds at Akakura Kanko today. Calm. Feeling cold here today. New snow is shin deep. Snow conditions on piste are good. Fresh snow off-piste. から Akakura Kanko
Some clouds at Akakura Kanko today. Calm. Feeling cold here today. New snow is shin deep. Snow conditions on piste are good. Fresh snow off-piste. から Akakura Kanko
Nozawa is growing up. While the ratio of Japanese visitors to international visitors in the winter is fairly constant (70:30ish), there's increasingly more of the services that inbound guests want. There are several places to get excellent coffee, breadcentric breakfasts, etc, and the accommodation base in the village is gradually being upgraded.
But this remains a real working mountain village (3,600 residents year-round) that just happens to have an Olympic-quality ski field. It feels much more like a small European resort (think Lech, Gstaad, or its twin, St. Anton), although culturally you're absolutely aware that you're in Japan. There's been a ski resort here for over 100 years so the snow and mountain management is world class.
The village continues to invest and will replace the main gondola over the next two years. After the opening of the new shinkansen a few years ago, it's just over two hours from Tokyo so much more accessible than it used to be. The green season is picking up, with a lot of winter athletes training on the artificial slope, as well as mountain bikers rubbing shoulders with the regular guests looking for cool weather, local food/sake/beer and onsen.
Nozawa is growing up. While the ratio of Japanese visitors to international visitors in the winter is fairly constant (70:30ish), there's increasingly more of the services that inbound guests want. There are several places to get excellent coffee, breadcentric breakfasts, etc, and the accommodation base in the village is gradually being upgraded.
But this remains a real working mountain village (3,600 residents year-round) that just happens to have an Olympic-quality ski field. It feels much more like a small European resort (think Lech, Gstaad, or its twin, St. Anton), although culturally you're absolutely aware that you're in Japan. There's been a ski resort here for over 100 years so the snow and mountain management is world class.
The village continues to invest and will replace the main gondola over the next two years. After the opening of the new shinkansen a few years ago, it's just over two hours from Tokyo so much more accessible than it used to be. The green season is picking up, with a lot of winter athletes training on the artificial slope, as well as mountain bikers rubbing shoulders with the regular guests looking for cool weather, local food/sake/beer and onsen.