Location: Nagano Prefecture
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Nagano Prefecture (長野県, Nagano-ken) is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Nagano. Due to the abundance of mountain ranges in this area, the land available for inhabitance is relatively limited.
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1. Namaste Ninjas Yoga in Nozawa Onsen
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5.0 based on 22 reviews
Vinyasa inspired yoga classes in Nozawa Onsen, Japan with an emphasis on snowsports injury prevention through strength, flexibility and balance. Led by yoga and Pilates instructor and experienced physiotherapist Eliza Ballard. All classes taught in English. Class schedule available on Facebook page, morning classes offered daily, commencing December 22nd 2017. All levels welcome, no previous yoga experience required.
2. NADESHICO SPA
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5.0 based on 70 reviews
Yamato Nadeshico Beauty, a legendary spa experience combining both Eastern and Western techniques that can only be experienced here. Oils used in our treatments are made with hand-picked raw materials cultivated without the use of pesticides. From the aroma to the feeling on your skin, we only offer treatments we’ve given our fullest thought and effort.
3. LIVE THE SEASONs
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5.0 based on 15 reviews
Reviewed By BrigitaKatia71 - Queensland, Australia
Through my travels I have been lucky to stumble across an incredible yoga teacher, Hiromi Matsumura (Live the Seasons) that truly left me with such a beautiful everlasting impression. Hiromi provided knowledgeable guidance on the mountain and the village of Nozawa Onsen, a traditional Mountain village in the Alps of Nagano Japan. Hiromi’s yoga studio is beautifully appointed with traditional tatami mat flooring. The perfect place to stretch and unwind after skiing Mount Kenashi-yama. The energy of Hiromi, her yoga classes, and my own experience that I took away from Nozawa Onsen is something I recommend for anyone out there looking for an incredible vacation that gives them more then just time away but also a deeper exploration of their own selves.
4. Nozawa Onsen Public Baths (soto-yu)
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4.5 based on 139 reviews
In the popular Nozawa Onsen area there are 13 individual baths called "soto-yu" (public baths). The history of hot springs go back to around the 800 AD.
Reviewed By Vuelalupita
Nozawa onsen is a charming town, and the efforts by the local authorities to promote its bathing culture resulted in a cute little booklet to collect ink-free stamps! I loved the approach, and used it to visit 10 different sites in town. It was in Japanese, but had numbers so I could figure out locations. At the end, I was awarded with an original towel with design by artist Taro Okamoto, so pretty! I recommend it for other travellers they do this, it costs less than 500 yen and makes a great adventure of your visit to the town. I arrived on a snowy/rainy day, and the information office went as far as to lent me a handkerchief to wipe the stamps! I loved their care for the utmost details, very happy with all the experience.
5. Nozawa Onsen
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4.5 based on 295 reviews
Nozawa Onsen is located just one hour’s drive from Nagano City in the northern part of Nagano Prefecture – a charming hot spring village located at the foot of Kenashi-yama Mountain which is home to around 4,000 people. The village is said to date back to 8th century but has been renowned for it’s hot springs and traditional inns since the Edo period. More recently Nozawa has also gained popularity as a ski area that features a great variety of terrain and amazing snow that’s hard to match.
Reviewed By ToniaM927 - Tweed Heads, Australia
Nozawa Onsen is the most gorgeous little ski village, comes to life from 2pm. Skiing is awesome. Great places to eat. Easy to get around by foot. Loving our stay.
6. Shirahone Onsen
7. Bessho Onsen
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4.5 based on 180 reviews
8. Shibu Onsen
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4.5 based on 258 reviews
Reviewed By Aprime1980 - London, United Kingdom
I came here for the 9 onsens which is days to cure any illness but big broken hearts You can also get the keys to open those onsens from ryokan in that Immediate area so please enquire I wore a full sleeve thermal room Yukata and hanten which is like a winter Yukata from my ryokan. I also had warm socks and borrowed an umbrella from my ryokan befire waking about. You need to buy a towel which comes in a red envelope for 350 I will tell you on how to do the stamps. So get the key from the ryokan which should be attached to a big wooden thin block do you can’t lose it plus there should be a small plastic map attached to it Read the rules of the onsen at of the 9 buildings. I used cold water in the onsen to make it cooler I would advice against doing all 9 in one go as your towel will become quiet wet after the 3rd or 4th time Spread it over 2 days. Please use my photo to see where the stamps go and what way up. The top stamp is simple as all are like that apart from the big stamp on the top row Each onsen had 2 stamps where the fire symbol goes on the top and where on the towel it goes. It’s the bottom stamp you want to get right , look at the back to see the number on what way it is up OR make sure the metal pin on the back of the big stamp is on the top / 12 o clock position Number 1 onsen is in the far right of the towel as the Japanese counting is right to left. You don’t need to do the stamps in order as where my ryokan was the order I did it was 3,2,1,4,5,6,7,8,9 otherwise I would have back track and j would recommend carrying water or you can buy from the vending machine There are toilets which your map key should show as a green symbol. There was a building near onsen 1 which was on the map which had toilets and had table tennis stands on it. After you complete you should do what I did and get a nice ramen and soft drink bit if you drink alcohol then by all means get that I did at 1900 to be fair as I knew it would be quiet and it would be even more beautiful with the lights like the anime spirited away I will get my towel framed and please observe and obey the rules. If you have tattoos then as the rules say don use the onsen. I ain’t got any so that wasn’t my problem Please don’t be that stupid foreigner who makes the rest of us look bad. Please do research and if you use the cold water in the onsen then turn it off after use
9. Yuyuan Biwanoyu
10. Ringo no Yuya Obu
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4.5 based on 28 reviews
Why Don’t You Experience Japanese Culture for Common People? We take a bath every single day. By taking a bath, we remove our physical fatigue of the day and adjust our body conditions. Thanks to this manner, Japan may be among the top 3 country with the longest lifespan. Men and women separately take baths naked. It is for you to hard to believe but we have the culture to take a bath naked. Therefore, there are baths separated by men and women. Why don't you experience our Japanese original "Naked Communion"? We NEVER wash our bodies in a bath tub. Where do you wash your body? We warm up and heal our bodies in a bath tub. We rinse off and wash in "the washing body area".
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