Summer for Nozawa Onsen is officially over as the gondola and outdoor pool at Sparena have stopped operations for the season last week and the campsite by Sutaka will be closed from tomorrow.

Winter season is estimated to begin on 23 Nov 2019 but the village will still be open during this period.
Come on down, have a soak, watch a rugby match, dine on local gourmet cuisine and pick some fruits.
Autumn is only just getting started.

Do check out our Yoga Retreat in Oct - limited slots available!

Michi no Eki Nozawa Onsen opens this Saturday 31 Aug 2019

A Michi-no-Eki is a roadside rest area for those driving across Japan.
Michi-no-Eki are located along national highways and provide free parking space,
restrooms, and regional and tourist information for road travelers.
There are currently over 1,000 locations throughout Japan and we have one right in Nozawa Onsen!

There will be pop-up booths with products from Inagi City, Tokyo and Onjuku, Chiba.
Come on by and support local businesses!

The 24th and 25th of August will take place at Iiyama the Sawagosa Music Festival. On the program, local bands and Dj’s performance on stage, many workshops, small events, and competition of snowboard/ski jump. It promises to be an awesome musical weekend rich in surprises!

If you want to come longer and know what else you can do in the area, check out our Green Season specials and Rugby World cup specials on our website or contact res@nozawahospitality.com

納涼盆おどり Nōryō bon'odori

It is believed that during this Japanese Buddhist Festival period, the ancestor's spirits come to visit their relatives. Paper lanterns are hung in front of the houses to guide the spirits. Between the 13th and 15th of August, you can observe the dance at 湯澤神社境内 Yuzawa Shrine grounds from 8pm onwards

It's peach season!

Now that it’s light at 4:30am, we go for long early morning walks in the near-silence of the beech forest. One of the weirdest things we see each year are the “silver dragonfly grasses”: translucent white ghostlike plants with no chlorophyll, that can’t photosynthesise. Not needing sunlight, they lurk in the dark corners of the forest floor, and get their nutrients from underground fungal networks… and this year they’re out in force!

Did you know you can now book your Shinkansen tickets online? Love the new user friendly site!
Nozawa is less than 2 hours from Tokyo!
https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/onlinebooking/

Summer Gondola opens tomorrow!

6 July - 25 Aug
9am - 4pm
Last lift down is 4.30pm

Night gondola
27 Jul, 3 Aug, 10 Aug, 11 Aug, 12 Aug, 17 Aug, 24 Aug
Upwards: 7.30-8pm
Downwards: 9-9.30pm

Not sure what to do over the summer?
DM us or drop us an email at res@nozawahospitality.com!

We're collaborating with local yogini Hiromi-san this autumn!

2019 Japan Mountain Yoga Retreat
1-3 October
JPY 74,800 per person
Accommodation, food, lessons and transport within Nozawa Onsen are included.
Experience complete tranquility in our Paradise Chalet and take in fresh mountain air as you stretch in the different poses with Hiromi-san.

DM us or drop us an email at res@nozawahospitality.com

YAY! Who else is joining us in April 2020?

Still some patches of snow hanging on! And those flowers are 水芭蕉 - spring flowers that grow in boggy land

Between spring and midsummer there’s always a few guests enjoying the village. Many enjoy strolling from onsen to onsen, enjoying the relaxed pace of the village at this time of year, when neighbours have time to chat away the day. But some prefer to be more active, hiking, picking mountain vegetables and bamboo shoots, riding the zipline (or the more leisurely two-car local train), and boating on lake Hokuryuukou, before sampling the local craft beers and tasting the restaurants’ dishes of fresh local produce. It’s always a great time to be in Nozawa Onsen!

Check out our green season specials on our website!

This beautiful region of Japan attracts artists, and many of them open their workshops for guests to try. We went to a nearby glassworker’s studio the other day and tried our hand at making some pretty glass jewellery