🇯🇵 Japan Powder & Onsen

Fly to Tokyo, shinkansen to Iiyama, 25-minute bus

From Switzerland: CHF 420–900 return, per person.

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Once you're there: Village is walkable; buses to nearby resorts

Trains, coaches & ferries ↗

Ryokan Sakaya

Nozawa Onsen

Tatami rooms, kaiseki dinner, private rotenburo

Alternatives in Japan: Sotetsu Fresa Inn (~CHF 75/night) · Aman Tokyo (~CHF 1'400/night) · Airbnb around Yanaka / Kuramae (~CHF 110/night).

1. Day 1 · Mon 18 Jan

   Arrive · Nikkō

   Land in Nozawa Onsen, Japan · check in · Toshogu shrine

2. Day 2 · Tue 19 Jan

   Hakone

   Loop by pirate ship & ropeway · Owakudani eggs · ryokan bath

3. Day 3 · Wed 20 Jan

   Kyoto east

   Fushimi Inari at dawn · Kiyomizu-dera · Gion at dusk

4. Day 4 · Thu 21 Jan

   Kyoto west

   Arashiyama bamboo · Tenryu-ji garden · Kinkaku-ji gold

5. Day 5 · Fri 22 Jan

   Nara

   Todai-ji Great Buddha · deer park · Naramachi lanes

6. Day 6 · Sat 23 Jan

   Takayama

   Morning market · Sanmachi old town · Shirakawa-go afternoon

7. Day 7 · Sun 24 Jan

   Osaka

   Kuromon market · Osaka castle · Dotonbori kushikatsu crawl

8. Day 8 · Mon 25 Jan

   Departure

   Slow morning · last coffee · travel home

• 6-day lift pass

  Nozawa, plus buses to Madarao

  Tickets ↗

  CHF 290

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• Jigokudani snow monkey park

  Bus, walk and steaming macaques

  Tickets ↗

  CHF 8

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• Sake brewery tasting

  Two brewers in the village

  Tickets ↗

  CHF 15

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• Ryokan kaiseki dinnerTen courses, included in the stayFind & book ↗
• Izakaya LibushiCraft beer and grilled skewers after skiingFind & book ↗

• ✈️Flights / main transportIndicative band CHF 420–900 per personCHF 1,320Estimated
• 🏨Accommodation · Good value7 nights · 1 room · about CHF 64/nightCHF 445Estimated
• 🍜Food & drinkCHF 735Estimated
• 🚆Local transportCHF 240Estimated
• 🎟️Activities3 booked experiences plus everyday spending — prices need confirming with the operatorCHF 980Needs confirming

These are WUZZR estimates, not live fares. Live flight, hotel and activity pricing plugs in here as soon as it is connected — nothing above is a confirmed booking price.

• ✦ Post-New-Year is the cheapest powder window of the season
• 🕐 Asia/Tokyo (UTC+9 (no DST)) · 💬 Japanese · 💱 Japanese Yen (JPY)
• 💡 Buy a Suica/Pasmo IC card on arrival — it works on trains, buses and konbini.
• 🩺 No vaccinations required for entry from Switzerland.
• 🗺️ Nozawa Onsen, Japan on the map

WUZZR recommends

• 🐾 Dry powder above the village
• 🐾 Free public onsen baths
• 🐾 Snow monkeys at Jigokudani