Reviews of Nozawa Onsen Azegamikan 2 stars

Breakfast is very good

Rat in the basement

Everything was great! Loved it!

Nothing.. they are shared bathrooms but made it all the more fun.

Perfect location for town and access to the ski lifts! Bed was like a cloud, super comfy. Beautiful rooms.

Would have like to have stayed longer.

Amazing staff, location excellent adjacent to the travelator from town to Hikage ski area. Facilities are traditional & beautiful, breakfast sensational with Japanese or western choice, in house onsen (very hot & wonderful after a days skiing). It’s at the high end of town but close walk into the main area with activities and food options.

But tricky to find in the windy streets especially when it’s snowing

Very cozy and welcoming in good proximity to the town

Location at the top corner of the town was quiet. There was a sotoyu (public bath) just up the street that was not busy when we went; we only shared it with some locals. Japanese breakfasts were amazing with large portions. The western food we saw on other tables appeared simple but good for those who are less adventurous with food. Unfortunately, we were not able to eat dinner at the hotel because the host was working at a ski race on the mountain, but that just seemed to be bad timing. This was not a problem because there are so many restaurants in Nozawa. Our room was spacious with couches, two futon areas and a private ensuite toilet. Futons were very comfortable. Yu Road access to the Hikage base area is less than a 5-minute walk from the hotel. Our room had a nice view of the rest of town. The host was very kind and allowed us to borrow towels after check out so that we could use the sotoyu after skiing before leaving Nozawa. We were also allowed to leave our luggage in a lobby storage area after check-out at no additional charge.

There is only one shower room and one private bath room (with 3 bathing stalls) shared among the entire hotel. Reservations are needed between 3-10pm. It was not too difficult to reserve it, but an additional shower room would help with demand. Or 2 separate gender-specific shared baths would be helpful for this.

We were so pleasantly surprised with the calibre of this accommoation. We were worried about the "shared shower" but they operate a system to write down your 30 min slot and it is exceptionally clean and well equipped with body and hair cleaning products. There is also a separate "private onsen" which a whole family could easily use at the same time. It was a 6 minute walk to the 'Yu Road' travelator which leads to the Hikage Gondola. You can hire skiis there. Loads of cafes at Hikage too. The staff at Azegamikan were so amazing. Changed our towels and sheets regularly. And spoke a little English too! The Western style breakfasts were great value and delicious. The futon beds were super comfortable. We had the big room (sleeps 6) and the evening sunsets were spectacular over Nozawa. We definitely want to go back. Loved it!

This place and owners rate the highest in my world travels. Excellent internal designs, onsen open early am; food exceptional; all details so perfect and thoughtful. They even have (an add fee) an oxygen/compression chamber for use; loved the loaner gumboots for trekking around the knee high snow. Thank you Azegamikan , you deserve a 5 🌟

Everything was more than perfect. Just make sure if it's your first time you book a taxi well in advance (2-3 weeks) from Chuo Transit. We didn't know this, but the owner rescued us half way up the mountain as we were ruined, it was snowing etc

Very comfortable space, very clean and very friendly staff

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Great Breakfast 3min walk to travelator

Slight Kero smell but that was only in the boot room

Friendly staff and amazing food

Uses kerosene heaters so had a bit of a smell like traditional Ryokan

Best location and authentic Japanese stay.

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Breakfast was delicious (both Japanese and Western), staff was friendly, place was tidy, didn’t really bump into other guests / was quiet.

Having designated areas for each guest room in the drying area would be nice. Have stayed at some other places in Nozawa that have that. Another guest who must have been in a rush packing ended up taking my neck warmer which is designed to magnetically attaches to my ski mask instead of theirs. Ended up having to buy a neck warmer as a result - was a bit annoying.

Location, facilities and staff were all excellent.

Great facilities Very clean and staff fantastic Private bath/ onsen amazing.. close walk to town and Yu road for skiing

I was worried about share bathroom facilities however it was not a bother at all

We loved it. The location was great, the room large and comfortable and private, aircon was awesome and beds where super comfortable. The private Onsen was amazing!

Nothing! We were in the basement so no view but that didn’t bother us. We liked being able to easily go in and out via basement/boot room exit and enjoyed being only room on the floor.

Great location, very clean and extremely comfy beds. Small private bath/onsen is available for booking for the guests.

This place was phenomenal. Exceptional location and the kindest of staff. We will be back.

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