Guest Posted December 21, 2001 Share Posted December 21, 2001 thinking of heading to nozawa in early january. please let me know what are some good places to stay close to the slopes. are there different areas to stay at the bottom of the slopes, or is it mainly one area? just curious, want to get an idea of what the town/mountain is like and where's the best area/place to stay. thanks sarah Link to post Share on other sites
Wizz 11 Posted December 21, 2001 Share Posted December 21, 2001 Nozawa is a nice little village that cuddles round the bottom of the mountain, and that is where the vast majority of places to stay are. Charming place with many onsen, many ryokan and pensions and of course the superb snow mountain. Good choice. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted December 21, 2001 Share Posted December 21, 2001 We did this topic already. http://www.skijapanguide.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000654.html Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 21, 2001 Share Posted December 21, 2001 thanks for the recommendation ocean11. we're thinking of a place called "Matsumoto Ya" - has anyone stayed there, heard of it? thanks sarah Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted December 21, 2001 Share Posted December 21, 2001 I'm a daytripper so I can't help you, but Nozawa isn't a big place so wherever you stay, you can walk to one of the lifts in 5 minutes. Have fun now, and look out for the red skidlid. Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Bob! 0 Posted December 21, 2001 Share Posted December 21, 2001 Haus St Anton. Accept no substitutes. Mr. Bob! YMMV Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted December 25, 2001 Share Posted December 25, 2001 Went up to Nozzle again this Sunday. More snow than the previous Sunday, so the terrain looked a good deal different, but also more grooming and more people. Moguls are beginning to form on the steeps, a most unfortunate and lamentable development. Still some good powder at the sides of the runs and at the top. In the evening we went looking for drink and grub and went to a fav haunt called 'Kaze no Ie' in the hyperbolically named 'Nozawa Plaza' building. This is a French/Italian style wine bar with good food. However, when we got there, the mastaa told us they were all booked up for the evening although at the time there were but two girls in there, and all the other tables empty. Idiotic behaviour for a restaurateur, so I doubt we'll be going there again. Between the skijo and the interchange we found a tolerably good pizza and pasta place on the right (in a log house). Nozzle doesn't really seem to be geared to people who are looking for refreshments before heading home - if you're not staying, there's not much room at the inn. Link to post Share on other sites
Ski Japan Guide 0 Posted December 25, 2001 Share Posted December 25, 2001 Thanks for posting Ocean11. Good to hear about your adventures at Nozawa. Have you seen our recently improved Reader Review section. Click on the left hand side REVIEWS button to go there. If you get the time, please do feel free to post your resort reviews on that page to share with all! Many thanks and Merry Christmas! Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted December 25, 2001 Share Posted December 25, 2001 And the same to you! I was thinking I'd post a review soon as I'm getting mighty familiar with Nozawa. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 28, 2001 Share Posted December 28, 2001 i'm staying at some place called "Matsumoto Ya". i have a really bad map, i was wondering if anyone could direct me to a good map of the nozawa town/mountain, or if anyone knows of this ryokkan. the map shows the ryokkan's location way on one side of the mountain and it doesn't look that close. just trying to get an idea where we're located in relation to everything. domo sarah Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 4, 2002 Share Posted January 4, 2002 anyone know about current conditions at nozawa onsen? heading up tomorrow (friday) for a couple of days just wanted to know about snow, visibility, and forecast etc. domo jon Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted January 29, 2002 Share Posted January 29, 2002 Noz rules. Even if the snow wasn't perfect, last weekend was cool. Wasn't able to "hook up" with Ocean either. Heard he's pig ugly anyway Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted January 29, 2002 Share Posted January 29, 2002 oink Link to post Share on other sites
sai-jane 0 Posted March 2, 2002 Share Posted March 2, 2002 I really like Nozawa, but my intermediate level friend doesn't. He says the runs are either tooooo easy or tooooo difficult for him to enjoy the resort as a whole. Kind of see what he means. But a nice hill and village - one of my faves in Japan. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 9, 2002 Share Posted March 9, 2002 I went here my first day skiing. It was wonderful. Link to post Share on other sites
egglesby 1 Posted March 15, 2002 Share Posted March 15, 2002 I have never been to this resort, but after reading all the reviews and seeing how popular it is, looks like the trip there from Osaka might well be worth it. Link to post Share on other sites
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