No snow in Nozawa

Dear Jim,

How are you? I enjoyed the Christmas holiday.

It was a fantastic time, although the weather wasn't so good. I went to Nozawa Onsen for skiing and hot spring with my family. It was raining and sometimes snowing. There wasn't enough snow for skiing, so we didn't buy a one day ticket, got some single tickets because some lifts didn't work. Anyway, we didn't really enjoy skiing. However, we enjoyed hot spring.

Did you know Nozawa Onsen is free? There are several free places, although the spaces are small. That spring is famous for making the skin beautiful.

By the way, did you enjoy the Christmas & New Year's holiday? Write soon, and tell me about it!

from Kazumi

My home town - Azumino

DAIO Wasabi Farm (Azumino, Nagano, Japan) (Photo credit: t-mizo)

Dear Marcello,

Thank you for your inquiry.

Azumino is located in Nagano prefecture.

You will come to here in about three hours by express Train from Tokyo.

In the recommended spot, hot springs, museums and wasabi garden.

Wasabi garden is the most popular tourist place in Azumino.

I think trip's best season is early summer.

It is almost sunny and temperature is around 20 degrees in May.

Winter is very cold. Sometimes temperature becomes -10 degrees.

But you can enjoy in winter.

Because you can watch swans, and enjoy illuminations in national park in Azumino.

Please come to Azumino.

I hope this helps.

Best regards,

K Maruyama

Posted for Kazuko