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I love Nozawa so a bias review. Great variety of ski terrain, and some of my favourite between the tree skiing, with generally a good mix of fresh powder days and bluebird days (I say this after 4 separate trips over 8 years). The village still feels quite Japanese, even though tourist numbers have definitely increased over this time, with lots of tiny eateries tucked away and lots of local specialty food options (soba noodles and steamed buns to name two must haves). The community onsens are charming and definitely there for the locals, so it feels a provelege to be able to experience them.

Fabulous snow resort town. Welcoming locals, beautiful eateries, still cultural Japan with some western elements arriving. The snow resort is amazing. The ease of travel on Shinkansen from Tokyo is wonderful too. Loved the local onsens. We will be back Nozawa. Great western food is good at Tanuki and Genki burgers. Great traditional Japanese breakfasts at your inn (recommend Togoro highly) and hot buns from St Anton’s Haus. Loved visiting the snow monkey park.

We stayed four nights which was long enough for me, but my sons would have liked to stay longer. Be warned that many restaurants require reservations. Stunning scenery, cute village, good food and onsens. I was unsure about using public onsens as I have many tattoos, but I asked to tattoed Japanese people I met, and they said it's fine because the onsens are public. I bathed in the onsens without any issues.

We are a family of four with kids 14 and 11 went there for skiing and culture in January for 4 nights. We were not disappointed. It certainly snowed. Maybe too much. It was hard to find clear conditions to just enjoy. We stayed in an excellent Ryokan Tobei about 10 minutes walk from main gondola. A bit of work at the beginning of each day that we didn't mind. The village is traditional with many eating options in small places. It was very busy and we struggled sometimes to find tables in restaurants. Recommend planning ahead a little when eating. We went to a private hot spring facility Sparena twice which was a lovely way to end each day.

Nozawa Onsen is magic in winter: Skiing, lovely strolling through the little town, a great blend of authentic old-style Japanese shops and resto's and new restaurants serving excellent food. It accomodates international travellers without losing it's soul. The landscape is sublime and the mix of ice cold snowy landscape with hot springs is simply magic.

These apartments are well located near the best of the villages onsen. The rooms are newly constructed to a very high standard and are very comfortable. The property also has a gym, free laundry, reading/business room and onsen style baths. Its hard to find anything to criticize in this excellent property. I hope we can return again soon.