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Nozawa Onsen
village is located at the foot of Kenashi-yama, alt 1650 meters, in beautiful natural surroundings -
lush green in spring and summer, colored leaves in autumn and of
course spectacular snow covered surroundings in winter.
The snow resort offers modern facilities to skiers and
snowboarders but Nozawa
Onsen village strives to maintain a traditional atmosphere.
As the snow arrives so
do skiers and snowboarders and the energy levels suddenly
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Skiing was introduced to Japan in 1911 by Austrian Major Theodor
von Lerch and came to Nozawa the following year, although the
ski hill was not established until 1924. It was in 1930
that one of the founders of alpine skiing, Hannes Schneider from
Austria, taught the techniques of Arlberg skiing in Nozawa Onsen.
This brought about a sudden rise in the enthusiasm of skiing in
Nozawa Onsen. Since then, Nozawa Onsen has always been at
the top of the Japanese skiing scene, and more recently
snowboarding. It was the first place in the country to
install ski lifts and also holds numerous major skiing and
snowboarding tournaments. It was also the host for the
Biathalon competitions at the Nagano Olympics.
We hope you will come and enjoy
the fantastic skiing and snowboarding on offer at Nozawa Onsen
this winter, as well as the traditional aspects of the village. |
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For daily snow and
weather reports direct from Nozawa in the winter season, check
out the
Nozawa Now reports on Snow Japan |
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