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ozawa Onsen has a rich history that extends back long before anyone took to the slopes to ski. Legend has it that the village was founded by a Buddhist monk in 724 AD. According to that story, the monk discovered the natural hot springs flowing underneath the village. Another legend says that a wounded bear revealed the hot springs to a hunter. Archeological digs have found ruins of dwellings and pottery that point to settlements dating back some 3,000 years. Whatever did happen, the hot springs at Nozawa onsen emerge at ground level, which means they would not have been difficult to locate or to put to use. The “Onsen” in Nozawa Onsen is the Japanese word for natural hot-spring. Communal bathing with total strangers is perhaps the most quintessentially Japanese thing that visitors to Japan can try. The water passes through several rock layers and contains many minerals believed to have special healing powers. The smell alone will tell you that the water is sulphurous. Most of the thirty or so sources, with the exception of the “Kuma no Te” (Bear’s Paw) bathhouse, range from
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The first bathhouse was built for a visiting samurai warlord in the Middle Ages.
forty to a scalding ninety degrees Centigrade. Such high temperatures allow the cooking of food, so you can see locals using the water to boil eggs and cook sweet buns called “manju”. The first bathhouse was built for a visiting samurai warlord in the Middle Ages. The construction resulted in a set of rules on how to manage the hot springs that are still in use today. They include the banning of boring for onsen water and using only natural springs, not water that is artificially heated. There are thirteen free public bathhouses at Nozawa Onsen, and we recommend trying all of them. Like a pub crawl, many visitors enjoy an onsen crawl or “hashigo” as it is called in Japanese. The development of Nozawa as an onsen town is directly reflected in the overwhelmingly Japanese frontage of the buildings lining the narrow walkable streets in the village. Unlike other ski areas in Japan, the existence of a four-season onsen-based tourist trade has counteracted the overwhelmingly European influence of skiing, allowing Nozawa to retain a welcoming and nostalgic Japanese atmosphere. We
strongly recommend strolling through the streets in the evenings, past the open fronts of the souvenir shops and the illuminated facades of the ryokan and bathhouses like O-yu. The roads are heated, so you won’t have to trudge through snow. Skiing was introduced to Nozawa Onsen 101 years ago, making this area the birthplace of skiing in Japan. The ski club was formed in the village in 1923. In 1930, Hannes Schneider arrived from the Austrian alpine village of St. Anton and further developed Nozawa’s ski culture by teaching the Arberg skiing technique. Schneider is still talked about in awe in Nozawa Onsen and has one of the best runs at the resort named after him. St. Anton is the sister resort to Nozawa and both villages maintain friendly relations, including year skiing exchanges by local students. You can find out more details in a visit to the Japan Ski Museum in the center of Nozawa itself. The resort is located on Mt. Kenashi, which despite all the trees means “Mt. Hairless” or perhaps “Mt. Bald”. Kenashi rises to an altitude of just 1,650 meters, giv-
The ski club was formed in the village in 1923.
DON’T MISS DECEMBER 31st New Year’s Countdown
Head to the Nagasaga slopes for an evening of night skiing until 11:30pm. Then get ready for the countdown to 2019. Fireworks will bring in the New Year.
JANUARY 11th & MARCH 21st Smile Winter Festival Give thanks to winter
with Japanese “taiko” drummers, free sake and a paper, scissors, rock competition. Located in the onsen area of O-yu Street.
JANUARY 15th Nozawa Onsen Fire Festival
This is one of the biggest fire festivals held in Japan. Watch the 25 and 42 year old village members do battle before the sacred pavilion.
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ing you more oxygen, less UV, and far less chance of altitude sickness than many European resorts. With the abundant hot springs, it should come as no surprise that the mountain is an old volcano. The other non-surprise is that the resort uses exclusively natural snow and does not have snow-making. The first ski lift was erected at Nozawa in 1950 and was strung together by wooden towers. Hikage, the first of the two gondolas was built in 1979. The longer Nagasaka standup gondola was added in 1990. Along with the two gondolas, four quads, three triples, and nine pairs service a vast area, with the additional “Yu-Road” moving walkway saving your legs en route from the O-yu side of the village to the Hikage gondola. The ski area offers over 1,000 meters of leg-burning vertical with runs to match all levels. If you are on a slope that’s too hard or too easy, just check the course map and try somewhere else. Nozawa Onsen came to international attention as one of the hosts of the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. The biathlon (combined cross-country skiing and shooting) events were held in the village. You can see reminders in the large manhole covers decorating the village’s streets. We’ll finish by bringing your attention to the undoubted taste of Nozawa Onsen, Nozawa-na pickles. Nozawa-na is a brassica (cabbage family) leafy vegetable introduced into the region from Kansai. Its leaves and stalks are eaten almost exclusively as pickles in two forms, “asa-zuke”, a lighter, bright green pickle kept in brine and sold pretty much throughout
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Japan, and “hon-zuke”, the saltier, dull-coloured pickle which keeps far longer and you’ll only authentically find in Nozawa itself. Locals make huge amounts of hon-zuke using the onsen water and you’ll see a pot of complementary pickles on the table at many restaurants and lodges in the village. Do give them a try. If you have ever wondered what snowbound people used to eat in the days before supermarkets and trucking and food miles, the answer is right there!
Q. Why does it snow so much in Nozawa Onsen? It’s a great question, because if you looked at a world map, you would find Nozawa Onsen at about the same latitude as Algeria or Tunisia in North Africa, places known for hot and dry, not cold and snowy. The answer is that a combination of cold weather blows down from the Siberian hinterlands and the Arctic Sea, picks up moisture over the Sea of Japan, and then suddenly hits the mountains in Nagano, resulting in huge snowfall. As the crow flies, Nozawa Onsen is just over 30km from the coast, and is perfectly placed to take advantage of this phenomenon. Nozawa’s neighbour, Sakae-mura, holds the record for the deepest snow in any inhabited part of Japan. The snow depth there hit an incredible 7.85m on February 12, 1945. That was measured right by the train station!
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NEW GONDOLA FOR 2020-2021 As you may have heard the big buzz in Nozawa Onsen is the building of a new gondola, a replacement of the existing Nagasaka Gondola which runs up from the resort’s Nagasaka Base to Yamabiko. The new gondola is scheduled to open for the 2020-2021 winter season. The mammoth infrastructure project is on track with the cutting of the lines already taken place. The good news is that the new gondola with have seats and will take half the time in getting you up the mountain. Make sure you come back next winter to experience Nozawa Onsen’s new state of the art gondola
SHINDEN ONSEN RENEWAL Getting naked, hot and wet with a bunch of total strangers is perhaps the most quintessentially Japanese thing to do. There are several onsen (natural thermal hot springs) scattered throughout Nozawa Onsen. The mineral content of almost every onsen in Nozawa is slightly different, and many onsens use the healing effects of their particular mineral mix in their marketing. A trip to Nozawa is not complete without a trip to the onsen. Renovation has been taking place in summer on the Shinden-no-yu Onsen, making it one of the favorites to visit this winter.
NEW TICKET SYSTEM IN NOZAWA ONSEN Nozawa Onsen ski area has been very busy this green season installing hands-free, gate access systems to the lifts. Benefits to the guests are faster, smoother access, more time on the slopes, convenient reload options and no more hassle with paper lift tickets. To access lifts all guests will require a credit card sized lift ticket with smart card technology.
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A POPULAR QUESTION
WHAT’S IN A NAME? Here’s a look at some local names and where they come from. NOZAWA ONSEN Nozawa Onsen is a relatively new name, the area originally being made up of small villages most notably Toyosato and Shikawa. In 1953 after much deliberation the name was changed to Nozawa Onsen after the Nozawa Group who had gathered money to further civilize the village. Nozawa’s name means a field of vegetables and as everyone knows onsen is hot springs or spa. Interesting is Nozawana, pickled Japanese vegetables that are named after Nozawa Onsen. The story goes that because of the ideal waters surrounding the village, many of the first ski tourists were so impressed with the taste that the nickname Nozawana was born. Many Japanese visitors to Nozawa Onsen will buy multiple packs, take them back home and give them to their friends as gifts. Many restaurants in Nozawa Osen will offer side dishes of Nozawana. YU-ROAD The traveloator was opened in 1994, to cope with the influx of skiers for the Interski competitions. It is a mixture of Japanese and English, “Yu” meaning “fun” combined with road. In fact Japanese have a penchant for mashing English words together without worrying about what English speakers think, and we guess that’s what has happened here. Some skiing-related examples of Japanese English would be “magic tape” for the Velcro on your jacket, “plus driver” for the Phillips screwdriver you use on your
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HIKAGE The Hikage base area was home to the first ski lifts in Nozawa and is the main center for ski school, day care and the Nozawa zip line. The name translates as being in the shadow, or an area without sunlight. In mid winter Hikage with the low sun does seem to be in the shade for long periods. Luckily enough there are plenty of restaurants and cafes to keep warm. bindings, and “doctor stop” for when the doc looks at your knees and says “No more skiing!” Keep your eyes and ears open for bizarre English whenever you are in Japan. Some of it is truly inspired.
SCHNIEDER Schneider is a name you will see a lot in Nozawa, Schneider Course, Schneider Hotel and even Schneider Square in the village in front of the tourist office. Hannes Schneider from St. Anton KANDAHAR in Austria was a pioneer of modKandahar the FIS ski racing course ern ski technique. He was invited area of Nozawa Onsen has an into Japan by the Imperial Prince teresting name that is a mix of Yasuhito to explain the new style many different countries includhe had been popularizing across ing, Afghanistan, Great Britain, the world. Schneider held a Switzerland and Austria. Austrian demonstration of his method at skier Hannes Schneider in 1911, Nozawa Onsen in front of hunalong with British travel agent Sir dreds of Japanese skiers—a moArnold Lunn created the first ski ment that would racing course become a major in Crans Monmilestone in the tana in SwitSOME NAMES ARE development of zerland. The professional alpine trophy was do- RELATIVELY NEW skiing in Japan. nated by a for- OTHERS ARE VERYmer British co- OLD, BUT ALL ARE UENOTAIRA lonial military INTERESTING TO Above the Nagacommander KNOW saka Gondola sits Fedrick RobUenotaira higherts, Earl of land area at an alKandahar who titude of 1300meters. it’s a popuhad been a field commander in lar destination outside winter for the Anglo-Afghan wars in the late walks and camping with many 19th century. unique alpine flora to be viewed. Because of the prestige of this first Uenotaira combines “Ue”, upper race, Nozawa, like other ski areas with “taira” meaning level. A great across the world named their racplace to build a gondola station ing areas after the Kandahar Cup. and restaurants under the sumThe name was also used for a long mit of Mt. Kenashi time to describe ski bindings in Japanese.
Maybe you have see the Goryu diamond in numerous logos from around Japan
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hen you roll off your last ski run and soak in that hot onsen bath, when the chairlifts and gondolas have come to their quiet halts and sunset leaves behind a magical pink hue. It is time for the Nozawa Onsen’s armies of workers to climb into their big metal beasts. By morning these “piste-groomers” have pushed and tilled the snow on dozens of ski runs into perfect corduroy stripes.
you’ll probably glimpse their headlight patterns in the far distance, among a swirl of snow-flurries. The piste-grommers are nocturnal working dusk to dawn shifts. While you are sleeping soundly under your duvet you can bet the that they will be out there somewhere very lonely in the darkness performing tasks such as restoring tired pistes, nudging reserves of drifted snow onto thin patches and much more besides. Poor snow cover can be unavoidable in more exposed areas, It is not only about the powder in Nozawa Onsen, the thrill where prevailing winds can blow the fresh snow away as fast of carving a fresh groomed slope is one of the most fantastic as it falls, so the piste groomers get to know where to find the feelings on snow. Responsible for this are the resorts highly reserves of snow, whether drifted of nudged into sheltered skilled grooming team. And without them we would all be ski- spots for later use by the teams themselves. ing and boarding on powder and bumps on the beginner and It can get very lonely up on the mountains. Even in daylight intermediate slopes as big as they are on the expert runs. when the visibility suddenly drops, skiers and boarders can lose their bearings in seconds, but the groomer drivers must Peering at from your hotel room in the dead of the night
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Peering at from your hotel room in the dead of the night you’ll probably glimpse their headlight patterns in the far distance, among a swirl of snow-flurries. know their mountains intimately even at night and in blizzard conditions. This ski area knowledge can take a couple of seasons to acquire. Even then, the unexpected can occur, so the drivers keep in constant contact with their control center and each other with GPS and of course mobile phones. And just to keep spirits up they also have hi-fi systems and formidable cab heaters. A home from home really! Not that life is a picnic, it is hard work fighting fatigue in poor or no visibility, strong winds and white outs. Driving a groomer or snowcat as they are sometimes called is a delicate art. Riding on the wide, metal-bladed tracks means that progress, even on soft snow, tends to feel nerve-jangling firm – not ideal when the controls are light and amazingly sensitive. Once an even snow base has been established the real process of grooming begins. Again this requires sensitive and
precise handling, with the front blade in minimal contact with the surface – merely flattening it to allow the rotating blades at the rear to whip up the snow before finally smoothing by the heavy serrated rubber bald. The end result is perfectly formed corduroy. In Nozawa Onsen sometimes heavy snowfall in the early mornings does not leave the groomers with enough time to re-groom and gives the false impression that no grooming as occurred. Wondering why your Nozawa Onsen ski pass is becoming a little pricier? Well the piste groomers aren’t cheap. Each vehicle can cost about $300,000. And with such big engines they can consume at the rate of 250 liters of fuel per vehicle per shift.
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n Japan, men aged 25 or 42 are believed to be vulnerable to bad luck and every year on January 15th the village’s 25 year old literally beat off baying locals trying to set fire to a 3 story pavilion with the village’s 42 year olds on top. Sounds like bad luck alright! After summer has slipped away and the village seems relatively peaceful without the hordes of tourists. The locals who will be 25 on January 15 start the long process of venturing into the local forests to collect firewood for the coming winter season’s Fire Festival or Dosojin as it is called in Japanese. Not just any old wood can be used, the trees selected need to be a certain diameter and over 18 meters in height. Before the trees are logged the villagers head down into the forests and pray for the mountain gods for protection and safety against any mis-happenings. Sake, white rice are offered on the “altar” while the 25 year olds all pray together for self purification rites. The first Nozawa Onsen fire festival began in 1863 as a means of praying for a plentiful harvest, health and good luck in the coming year. It is one of the three grandest fire festivals in Japan and the only of the three to be held in deep mid winter. Sometimes this can cause a problem when heavy snow falls during the days preceding and on the day itself can render the firewood wet and very difficult to be lit. Two days before the festival gets underway the 25 and 42 year olds are called for again to drag the now “sacred” logs down through the village from Hiakge Ski area to the fire festival site. Japanese sake is offered by the local villagers along the route to the workers as well as passers by. In fact Japanese sake is used a lot in the fire festival for mainly two reasons one being the purification of the tress as well as getting drunk. They both sound great!
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When all the logs are at the festival site the construction begins. This commences on the morning of the 14th and continued sometimes through the night and finished on the morning of the 15th. Due to the dangerous work, during construction the builders must refrain from drinking any alcohol – a good reason to give their liver a rest. A pavilion is made about seven meters high with the trees protruding about another ten meters or so. The pavilion needs to be sturdy as this will hold the 42 year olds.
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On the day of the festival the flame is lit by the Kono family at Terayu Onsen and then brought down to the festival site. The battles start at 8.30 with the torch bearers attacking the pavilion. The 25 year olds have to fight off these and defend the lower part. The fighting is intense and dangerous for all those involved. But in the end inevitably the torch bearers win and the whole pavilion goes up in flames. We hope you can enjoy the fire festival while you are in Nozawa. If you missed it not too worry it will be on again next year!
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Welcome to the traditional Ski Village of Nozawa Onsen If you need anything during your stay or to discuss your next stay please get in touch. Nozawa Holidays can arrange all the activities you need both on and off the slopes. We can sort anything you need to make your snow holiday in Nozawa perfect. Drop in and see our English and Japanese speaking staff at any of our locations in Nozawa. • Ski and Board Rentals with one of the best and biggest ranges in town • English speaking experienced Ski and Board Lessons • Snow Monkey Tours and Airport Shuttles • The Best Coffee in town at Mt Dock Gondola Cafe • Photography Service, Massage, Snowshoe Tours and more • With the widest range of Accommodation book your next stay with us! Just visit our web site or socials for Daily Snow Reports and the best info on all things Nozawa. We look forward to meeting you!
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O-yu Bathhouse
Matsuba-no-yu Bathhouse
Kawahara-yu Bathhouse
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Located in the center of the town, the O-yu bathhouse—the symbol of Nozawa-onsen—is the largest and grandest bathhouse building among the Soto-yu. This is a must-try bathhouse for visitors to Nozawa-onsen.
While the foundation of the building is stone, the bathroom inside is in the style of a temple, with a nice atmosphere.
Though small, this bathhouse has a typical bathhouse style building with a traditional atmosphere. The water here is said to be good for your skin.The water is very hot.
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This massive bathhouse is the largest of Nozawa-onsen’s Soto-yu. The communal bathhouse is in a building constructed in a temple style.
Yokochi-no-yu Bathhouse
Shinden-no-yu Bathhouse
This bathhouse is located in the basement of a building below the Yokochi traffic lights, and the stone wall of the building serves as a landmark. The water at this bathhouse has special health benefits.
While the water you can see flowing from the mouth of the lion appears clear and colorless, the water in the bathtub is slightly milky.
Taki-no-yu Bathhouse
Kamitera-yu Bathhouse
With its traditional style building, this public bathhouse has a relaxing atmosphere. The water at this bathhouse is good for everyone.
It is said that hot water at this bathhouse is especially for feeling healthy. The water here has a slightly greenish transparent hue.
Shin-yu Bathhouse
Asagama-no-yu Bathhouse
This public bathhouse is located near the entrance to Tsutsujiyama Park, at the north end of town. People say that the water here is good for your health.
There is a communal laundry behind this bathhouse building. This Soto-yu is much loved by locals.
Juodo-no-yu Bathhouse
Kumanotearayu Bathhouse
This Soto-yu is a somewhat modern western style building. The first floor is for women and the second floor is for men.
An old bathhouse said to have been discovered by a bear. It is said that Nozawa-onsen originated in this place, which according to legend was shown to a hunter by an injured bear.
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FAST FACTS
30% BEGINNER
40% INTERMEDIATE
30% ADVANCED COURSES 36 including Paradise
LIFTS 21 including 2 x gondolas
LONGEST 10,000m
ELEVATION 1,085m
NIGHT SKIING YES
SKI SCHOOLS Nozawa Ski School 080-9083 2172
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Nozawa Onsen Snow Resort is often called the birthplace of skiing in Japan with a long history. It has a total of 21 lifts and over 40km of trails. Nozawa offers skiers and riders a leg burning thousand meters plus of top to bottom skiing with some fantastic view over the Nagano plain. Orientation The resort has three bases located above the village. Kurasawa This is mainly used by for car access and is the closest base to the entry of the village. There are some easy gentle runs that you can take to get to one of the gondolas. Nagasaka This is home to the longer of the two gondolas. The cabins fit 12 persons and will get you to Yamabiko area in about 15-20 minutes including turning 90 degrees half way up! Hikage Getting to the Hikage from the main accommodation
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areas is a great experience. The Yu-Road, which is a long uphill conveyor belt takes you to the Hikage base area. Here you will find, ski school, tourist information, restaurants and most importantly the Hikage Gondola. Another way to access Hikage is to take the free Shinyu Pair Lift. There is a booth at the top of the Shin-Yu Lift to buy lift tickets, and from there, you can either ski or walk a very short distance downhill to the Hikage Gondola station. At the end of the day, guests can ride the Shin Yu Lift back down to the village. The gondolas rise to both Paradise and Yamabiko slopes and these could be classed as mid-mountain. There are a host of restaurants in here. From Yamabiko, which means Echo Mountain, you can take a couple of lifts to the top of Nozawa Onsen. From the top there are few courses that require you to be an intermediate or higher skier or rider. BEGINNERS There are some great long
runs for beginners who have mastered the art of linking turns together. Head up either Hikage or Nagasaka gondolas to Yamabiko. From here it is a long cruising 8km course back down along Paradise and Rinkan forest course. As a rule, this kind of cat track is more suited to skiers than snowboarders. For those wanting ski school, the office is located in Hikage Information Center.
INTERMEDIATES An intermediate favorite is Skyline, which is located on the right side of the resort as you look up. The course is well groomed, but can be narrow in places with bumps usually forming in the afternoon. Take the left course at the bottom of Skyline to Karasawa from there you can ride the Nagasaka Gondola –Link Chair which as you can guess gives you the height to get back to Nagasaka Gondola. ADVANCED Try your hand at the Schneider course named after the famed Hannes Schneider who developed the Arlberg
ONSEN SKI RESORT style of skiing that was used from the early days until carving skis made the style obsolete in the 1990s. Be careful though as the course gets full of big moguls after a few days without snow. Another challenge is the aptly named Challenge Course just below Paradise Slope. It is the steepest course at Nozawa Onsen with a maximum gradient of 39 degree! Because of this gradient it is a dedicated FIS registered racing course and therefore very popular with carvers. Again it can get chopped up quickly, so get there early. POWDER HOUNDS First come, first served is the motto. The area at the top of the mountain can sometimes get over one meter of fresh snow overnight. When it is this deep, do not venture off the trail. Below the right hand
turn on the Nagasaka Gondola is Kurokura, this is steep and deep after a snowfall. For real “double black” skiing turn right at the bottom of Skyline onto Grandprix for 800m of white knuckle riding.
KIDS For kids, there is a day care nursery that can be found on the second floor at Hikage information center. It is called Yumin Nursery and is available for little ones from ages one to six. A full day is 4000 yen and half day will set you back 2500 yen or you could drop the kids off for just an hour, 1000 yen, as you hit the powder. There is a limit to 20 kids. In front of Hikage base is a fun kids park with bouncing castle, tubing, and sledding. If you are lucky Naski the green character might make an appearance. Naski is a pickled vegetable found in Nozawa.
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If by chance you are at Nagasaka and need to get the little ones up to Hikage, don’t worry, there is a special snow mobile lift that the kids will love. Non-skiers can join a snowshoe tour at the resort and slip away and take in the wonderful views from the quiet of the forest. You might be able to see a kamoshika, a kind of Japanese mountain goat. Book at the ski school or at the village visitor information center. Night Skiing Nozawa Onsen offers night skiing on Saturday evenings and peak times including, New Year and national holidays. The temperature does drop once it gets dark, so wrap up well. The restaurants stay open, so you could always pop inside for a hot chocolate.
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NOZAWA ONSEN SNOW RESORT Shimotokai-gun, 7653 Toyosato, Nozawaonsen-mura, Shimotakai-gun, Nagano, 389-2502, JAPAN
Tel 0269-85-3166 Fax 0269-85-2201 http:// www.nozawaski.com/
Info Hikage Ski Center (lost&found, trouble) Tel.0269-85-2133 Patrol Office (injured) 　　　　　　 Tel.0269-85-3456 Nozawa Onsen Ski School 　　　　Tel.0269-85-2623 Accommodation info
Nozawaonsen Tourism Association Tel.0269-85-3155 Nozawaonsen Ryokan Association Tel.0269-85-2056
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â–ªSki â–ªSnowboard â–ªSnowscoot â–ªSnowmoto â–ªAir board â–ªSeparate snowboards â–ªSnowskate Only you can use above sledding equipments
※Leash code must be installed To do. ※You are not allowed to get on any liftchair with ski gear 　except the above list. ※Snowshoe is available onry Hikage Gondola.Nagasaka 　Gondola.UENOTAIRA FOUR.
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① Child: Junior high school and below. However one preschooler will be free with the one adult paid user. We do not issue the lift ticket for preschooler. Please through the gate with adult. ② Senior: Over 60 years old. (Please bring the ID to ticket center) ③ Some lift ticket are not handled by the counter. Please ask the detail to staff. ④ No refund or change after purchase. ⑤ Please ask for the detail of group discount & handicap discount. ⑥ Both time ticket & day ticket are include lift & gondola. ⑦ Nagasaka gondola & Hikage gondola can use one time ticket or point ticket. ⑧ Point ticket can purchase any point. Lift 1 time ride=1pt. Nagasaka gondola=4pt. Hikage gondola=3pt. ⑨ ★marked ticket will be hard type IC lift ticket. It must need ¥500 for deposit. Deposit will refund whe you refund the ticket. It can be change to hard type IC ticket without ★marked. It also need ¥500 deposit. Deposit refund is only accept in the same season.
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Caution on lift chair
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●Make sure that your skis have snow brakes and your snowboard has a leash attached. ●Feel free to ask for assistance to get on a lift chairs. ●Do not swing the lift chair or jump off from it. ●Please be careful of backpack straps and strings from ski jacket and pants. ●Pull down your high-back of your snowboard while on a lift chair.
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FAST FACTS
30% BEGINNER
30% INTERMEDIATE
40% ADVANCED COURSES 32 Powder Wave & Crystal Bowl
LIFTS 13 including Super Quad lift
LONGEST 2500m
ELEVATION 440m
NIGHT SKIING YES
SKI SCHOOLS MADARAO SKI ACADEMY 0269-64-3727 NORTH OUTDOOR SPORTS 090-4461-7354 ACTION SNOW SPORTS
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an idea that should be tried Being about equal elsewhere given the popularity distance from of the sport. The resort offers Nozawa and Myoskiing and snowboarding lessons in English as well as ko Kogen, Madarao Japanese, so international Mountain Resort is visitors can take a short cut perfectly placed for in progressing their way up the storms that dump the mountain and hitting the the white gold on the powder in no time at all.. mountains. No won- Advanced der it is nicknamed Madarao is home to 14 tree run courses that have been MadPow!
Beginners
For beginners and families, Madarao takes great pride in the grooming of their gentler runs. You can also rest assured that the faster riders will be off playing elsewhere on the hill.
Intermediates Madarao has a snowboarderonly course, a rarity and
thinned to produce open spaced tree runs where you can let rip. These gladed runs that unashamedly go by names like “Powder Wave”, “Powder Theater” and “Crystal Bowl” are eagerly sought for their solitude, beauty and most of all for their caches of ungroomed powder. In fact at Madarao 60% of the resort goes ungroomed,
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Shuttle buses are offered daily from Nozawa Onsen The buses leave Nozawa at 08:20 and leave Madarao at 17:20 and operate from Dec 28th to March 8th.
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LIFTS 5 including Arai Gondola
LOTTE ARAI
Lotte Arai is a purpose-built ski resort where lifts and slopes were developed together with a luxury hotel complex, not built above an existing rural town. Everything is linked, and there are no inconveniences like walking along icy roads
Beginners
LONGEST 5200m
ELEVATION 951m
NIGHT SKIING YES
SKI SCHOOLS Myoko Snow Sports Arai 0255-75-1160
Beginners at Lotte Arai have four green runs, the most notable being the short Sanroku run at the bottom and the long winding Rindo course down from the Kokenashi lift that runs from the gondola mid-station. Neither piste is especially wide, and the main appeal lies not in the terrain but the full range of English language services provided by the ski school and rental and gear shops.
Intermediates
Intermediates can ride the upper lifts and enjoy the whole 951 meters of vertical. We would recommend guests come with wider powder boards or rent them onsite, due to the limited and narrow terrain that is groomed. Instead of carving practice, what Arai offers is an easy introduction into powder riding in mostly tree-free sub-alpine bowls. When they are open, start in the areas off the covered Zendana lift. .
Advanced
Lotte Arai for advanced riders is all about the eleven conditional off-piste areas. We advise you to dress in layers because these include an additional 150m of vertical accessed via a short boot pack above the top lift.
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A lot of the terrain is open and includes multiple natural hits, giving ample opportunities for an alternative to “me in the trees” filming in Japan.
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NOZAWA ONSEN ACCOMMODATION
Common bathroom with Onsen Japanese Western style room
Outdoor bath with Onsen
Double room Twin room
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We are the largest hotel in Nozawa standing at top of a hill in the village. Enjoy two different sources of onsen at indoor bathrooms and open air baths with great snow view.
The premier ryokan - Japanese style hotel. One of the best ryokan in Japan's ski resorts. Enjoy the outstanding hot springs and Nozawa style Japanese cuisine.
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Our hotel is located near to carpet lift rinks Hikage ski slope and also nearby the main street. Enjoy having baths with own source onsen. Our proud open air bath "Ruri-no-yu" is changed water colour sky blue to milky white by season and weather etc.
We are a long-established inn with a 370 year history and located in the heart of Nozawa. Enjoy our four sources of natural hot spring is good for skin and your health. You will enjoy not only having a bath but also drinking and having cuisene with the onsen water!
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Located in the center of the village. European type chalet offers you comfortable time and space. You feel at home and same time experience atmosphere and surprise element the Real Japan.
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NAKAJIMAYA RYOKAN is a small, homely Japanese style inn in a quiet place. But it's just 5-minute walk away from the main street.Enjoy the special stay of Nozawa Onsen with our natural hot spring and the regional cuisine of local ingredients!
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The prices include comsumption tax and service fee, and also bathing tax is included if it marks with "Onsen".
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This family-run charming property stands in the heart of village. We offer comfortable accommodation in a quiet and tranquil place. All rooms are furnished with beds and ensuite bath and toilet. Fabulous for ski trip and also for having Onsens in the village.
NOZAWA ONSEN Tourism Association NOZAWA ONSEN Tourism Association Travel Agency registered with a Nagano Governor Travel Agency2-554 registered with a Nagano Governor 2-554
9780-4 Toyosato, Nozawaonsen-mura, Shimotakai-gun, Nagano 389-2502, JAPAN Nagano 389-2502, JAPAN 9780-4 Toyosato, Nozawaonsen-mura, Shimotakai-gun, +81-269-85-3155 info@nozawakanko.jp +81-269-85-3155 http://www.nozawakanko.jp/english/ info@nozawakanko.jp http://www.nozawakanko.jp/english/
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Just a few minutes from the center Nozawa. Utopia Justof a few minutes from the center of Nozawa. Utopia offers an excellent base for a superb onsen base for a superb ski and onsen offersski anand excellent holiday. Warm Nozawa hospitality awaits you on your hospitality awaits you on your holiday. Warm Nozawa arrival here. arrival here.
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The whole Villa provides the feeling of space with large the feeling of space with large The whole Villa provides bedrooms and lounge areas and the magnifcent views.areas and the magnifcent views. bedrooms and lounge You can best experience the Japanese feel, most of our the Japanese feel, most of our You can best experience rooms are Japanese style roomsrooms with really are Japanese style rooms with really comfortable futons. comfortable futons.
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Lodge MATSUYA is a warm friendly lodging situated Lodge MATSUYA is a in warm friend the heart of Nozawa and offers warm welcome to alland offers w the heart of Nozawa who come to the village. We arewho happy youto tothe welcome come village. We are to our home. to our home.
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Located in a peaceful area in the village, in Shirakaba is an Located a peaceful area in the ideal base on staying Nozawa. At Shirakaba you can be ideal base on staying Nozawa. At assured of the very best in Nozawa hospitality. assured of the very best in Nozaw The guests can get 30% discount at guests ownedcan ski rental The get 30% discount shop. Adjoining our new café open. shop. Adjoining our new café ope
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Enjoying a delightful location for powder junkies fromt Enjoying a delightful location for powder junkies fromt of Nagasaka Gondola station, KAWAHIRO is situated at of Nagasaka Gondola station, KAWAHIRO is situated at the foot of Nagasaka slope (you can ski-in/out). Ideal the foot of Nagasaka slope (you can ski-in/out). Ideal not only for skiers but also Onsen lovers, the KAWAHIRO not only for skiers but also Onsen lovers, the KAWAHIRO is within easy reach of the central of the village. is within easy reach of the central of the village. This homely property offers relaxed accommodation This homely property offers relaxed accommodation and fine local cuisines. and fine local cuisines.
MIKAWAYA Inn MIKAWAYA Inn
New Nozawa accommodation bookingaccommodation site is open! New Nozawa booking s Find room vacancies in Nozawa and make a Find room vacancies in Nozawa and make reservation on-line with us. We are glad to consult reservation on-line with us. We are glad to your trip to Nozawa anytime, visit our website for fm￥ 7,710 pppn your trip to Nozawa anytime, visit our web fm￥ 7,710 pppn more information! more information! MIKAWAYA Inn is a small familyMIKAWAYA run lodging.Inn Weisare a small family run lodging. We are https://booking.nozawakanko.jp/ https://booking.nozawakanko.jp/ open for 50 years and are solely focused on the 8
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open for 50 years and are solely focused on the comfort of our guests during their stay. You will taste a comfort of our guests during their stay. You will taste a true Nozawa Hospitality! true Nozawa Hospitality!
The prices include comsumption taxprices and service fee, and also bathing taxservice is included if it also marks with "Onsen". The include comsumption tax and fee, and bathing tax is included if it marks with "Onsen".
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