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Thanks ceecee, I still haven't heard from the Lucent but had a positive response from the Tsuruya. The distances must be quite short as they say about 5 mins to the lift and they are near the bus station which is further than the Lucent according to the map I have.

ceecee - how did you book the Lucent? I have sent them an email but no reply yet. The Lucent to bus terminal looks further than 3 minutes walk on the map, but am still trying to figure out a scale. Could anyone recommend a ryokan or hotel? I have left the booking process a little late, but am still hopeful of finding somewhere to stay in February.

Looks like I have the local expert/resident here? I am reading quite a lot into your "Hmmmm" i-d, but given that it is only 15 mins and there is a little walk around a lot of (small) temples I will keep it in mind as a possibility. May have to get back to you for some specific directions - not a lot of info on the web, obviously not a big tourism centre! I have been to Nagano and will go again, but probably from Hakuba. Was thinking to explore a little around Nozawa. Many thanks for the advice.

Hi. Anyone have advice re Iiyama as an excursion from Nozawa? Assuming not skiing and have seen the sights of Nozawa, is it worthwhile going to Iiyama for a look given its description as a "temple town"? I think it is a short bus trip away (actually do the Nagano buses go via Iiyama on the way to Nozawa?). But are the temples worth a trip, and are they easy to walk around?

This thread reminds me that I intended to post some notes as a thank you for all the help we obtained in planning our January trip – Tokyo/Nozawa/Myoko. We had spent the previous two seasons in Niseko so this was all new to us, and the information obtained was incredibly helpful. Myoko was certainly the hardest section to work out, but so glad we did, and I promised to pass on some info about our how and what for this area. Us: A family of four; parents plus a 22 year old and 16 year old. All skiers. One retired, me, so sorry but this isn’t a “best snow†report. Getting to