Snowshoe Trails and Hot Springs around Japan’s Nozawa Onsen
Bear-scratched towering trees, an ice-cloaked lake peering at a pure blue sky, the whooshing sounds made by passing off-piste snowboarders cutting fresh powder trails, crisp air, and soothing hot springs are just some of the sensory pleasures you’ll experience while snowshoeing in Nozawa Onsen.
That is how I started my article in Snowshoe Magazine:
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The photographs show Maguse Onsen, just a twenty-minute drive from Nozawa Onsen. I will write a detailed post later. For now, please read the magazine article above. Thank you.
I really admire your lifestyle of living in Japan. Winter is the best time for onsen sessions. It's my dream!! You have been discovering new & exotic hot spring locations from time to time. Thank you very much for sharing everything. Happy soaking and stay safe yeah...
ReplyDeleteThank you for your positive comments. I hope to show you some hot springs in Japan in the future. Stay healthy!
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DeleteHi Greg . Really enjoy your blog . My dream is to visit a very remote and non touristic rural region of japan in wintertime and snowshoe or hitchhike from onsen to onsen passing thru remote and authentic rural hamlets every day and forests . Any insight on the best region to do this ? Or maybe a sample itinerary that you have done ?
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If you want to snowshoe from onsen to onsen that is possible, but I do not know anyone who has done it. Hokkaido, Aomori, Akita, Niigata, and Nagano have some wonderful remote areas to explore on snowshoes. I generally visit one area at a time to walk on several different trails and return to that same area in the evening instead of staying in different locations. I might bathe in different onsens within that area. Then, I usually drive to another area. Rural hamlets tend to be isolated and separated by steep valleys and high mountains. Unless you are an expert snowshoer who knows how to evaluate avalanche risks and has winter camping equipment, moving between rural mountainous hamlets will be very difficult.
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