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Naked communion – a divine Japanese onsen experience

June 23, 2017 By Jennifer Johnston 6 Comments

My first onsen experience took place in Nozawa Onsen Japan is a hierarchical society based on formal rituals and traditions. It’s suggested the naked communion experience the onsen provides, is a way of helping to break down those traditional barriers. Stripped of our clothing, we are all the same. Walking carefully along the snow-covered village … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Destinations, Japan, Single Mum Travel Tales, Stories "outside" of the Travel genre Tagged With: #NozawaOnsen, #seeJapan, #SkiJapan, destinationJapan, Japan, Japan insight, onsens in Nozawa, What to do in Nozawa

A tough Japanese ski lesson

March 25, 2017 By Jennifer Johnston Leave a Comment

Snow was falling steadily at Nozawa Onsen. It hadn't eased since our arrival, four days earlier. It was after a slight delay from our shinkansen experience we finally made it to this traditional Japanese ski village, in the Nagano prefecture four hour’s drive northwest of Tokyo,  I was with two of my sons, Mr 18 and Mr 13, my other Mr 13 stayed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Destinations, Japan, Stories "outside" of the Travel genre Tagged With: #SkiJapan, Discover Japan, Nozawa Onsen rseort, Nozawa Ski School, onsens in Japan, ski accidents, ski Japan, travel, unplanned holiday events, what can happen on the ski slopes in Japan, where to ski in Japan

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