White Christmas in Japan - Nozawa Onsen

After an amazing Christmas eve playing in the snow at Nozawa Onsen and a visit to the snow monkeys, we woke up on Christmas day to beautiful blue skies! After opening presents followed by a traditional Japanese breakfast at our accommodation, we spent the morning playing on the slopes again with the sleds and snow bikes, then headed to a cozy craft beer cafe (Craft Room) for some warmth and a snack. When we walked in we were greeted by super friendly staff and a delicious looking menu! We had a bowl of wedges and some falafel balls as well as some cider (on tap!).

After lunch we headed back for more snow play before going back to our accommodation to open more presents with the cousins and some sparkling wine. We had dinner at Kaze no Ie, an Italian restaurant in the village.

Nozawa Onsen really was one of the most incredible Christmases we've had as a family. Not only did we get the white Christmas we were searching for, the village was absolutely lovely. The staff at our accommodation and all the places we ate were so nice, and everything was in walking distance.

Nozawa Onsen was really easy to get to from Tokyo, and I can imagine us going back again in future. I can see why people keep going back there year after year. 

For more information about where we stayed and booked our holiday, check out my last post.