Nozawa Onsen Snow Resorrt
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 increase as people come to enjoy the mountain.
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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. |
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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. |
