Nozawa Onsen Accommodation

The Nozawa Onsen accommodation is different to many other Japanese ski resorts. Rather than being a purpose built bubble era ski resort with towering resort hotels, Nozawa Onsen is a historic town that happens to have a ski resort sitting above it. There are lots of Nozawa Onsen ryokans and inns with traditional Japanese architecture, and many buildings are closely tucked into the quaint narrow cobblestone streets. There are accommodation options to suit those on a shoestring budget up to a handful of first class Nozawa Onsen hotels and ryokans that provide exquisite meals & the opportunity to immerse yourself in the Japanese culture. Nozawa Onsen has an abundance of pensions and inns with inexpensive Japanese style accommodation (futons on the tatami flooring) with shared bathrooms. This type of lodging can work well considering that you’ll probably head to one of the many onsen around town to bathe instead. For an overview of the types of lodging typically found at Japanese ski resorts see the Japan ski resort accommodation page.

There is a very small selection of self-contained accommodation in Nozawa Onsen (put in your dates then use filters of “house/chalet” and/or “apartment/condo”) that is highly sought after.