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Japan New Year's Eve Snow Roundup #295
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 31 December 2025: classic mid-winter conditions bring frequent snowfall to Honshu and Hokkaido.
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Nozawa Onsen at 565 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 01 Jan 2026
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max °C | -2 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
min °C | -2 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -6 | -1 | -2 | -5 | 1 | -2 | -5 | -3 | -6 | -6 |
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 | — | 4:38 | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:44 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Light rain (total 2.0mm) on Mon morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
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Latest snow reports near Nozawa Onsen:
29 km away from Nozawa Onsen
2 hours ago
Light rain and snow reported from Takada at 18 metres elevation only 2 kms E of Kanayasan Ski Resort from Kanayasan
29 km away from Nozawa Onsen
6 hours agoLight rain and snow reported from Takada at 18 metres elevation only 2 kms E of Kanayasan but it is probably falling as rain apart from near the top of the ski area from Kanayasan
36 km away from Nozawa Onsen
8 hours agoFreezing rain reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 8 kms SE of Iizuna Kogen but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Iizuna Kogen
26 km away from Nozawa Onsen
9 hours ago
Excellent on and off piste conditions. Heavy snow just keeps on falling. from Ikenotaira Onsen Alpenblick
Nozawa Onsen Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 125 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 45 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 28 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 31 Dec 2025 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
Snow History
Week 1 of January has on average:
0.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Upload new photo Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Nozawa Onsen at the specific elevation of 565 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Nozawa Onsen. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of Japan.
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Visitor Reviews of Nozawa Onsen
Overall 4.1 Based on 33 votes and 13 reviews
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- Simone Flores from Japan writes:
Nozawa Onsen is one of those special places on the planet that will keep drawing you back. We travel a lot for work and adventures and usually make a habit of not going back to the same place twice. But Nozawa is the exception and we go there almost every year and have been doing so for a few years now. The snow is amazing and that in itself is a big draw card but there is so much more with the food, culture and authentic traditional feel. We always stay with the good folk at Lodge Nagano. They have been there a long time and know the village and mountain very well; great friendly vibe and everything is easy. We had some friends with kids last season so stayed at their Nozawa Central Apartments just down the road. Also an awesome set up with the rental shop down stairs and great staff. It is also very easy to get there now with either the snow shuttle of the plane or the new Bullet train that stops in Iiyama just down the road. We always try and go later in the season; in early March when the snow is still good but no crowds at all.
Visitor Reviews of Nozawa Onsen
Simone Flores from Japan writes:
Nozawa Onsen is one of those special places on the planet that will keep drawing you back. We travel a lot for work and adventures and usually make a habit of not going back to the same place twice. But Nozawa is the exception and we go there almost every year and have been doing so for a few years now.
The snow is amazing and that in itself is a big draw card but there is so much more with the food, culture and authentic traditional feel. We always stay with the good folk at Lodge Nagano. They have been there a long time and know the village and mountain very well; great friendly vibe and everything is easy. We had some friends with kids last season so stayed at their Nozawa Central Apartments just down the road. Also an awesome set up with the rental shop down stairs and great staff.
It is also very easy to get there now with either the snow shuttle of the plane or the new Bullet train that stops in Iiyama just down the road. We always try and go later in the season; in early March when the snow is still good but no crowds at all.
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