Nozawa Onsen Restaurants Near Yoji Nozawa

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Nozawa Onsen Restaurants Near Yoji Nozawa

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The Craft Room is Nozawa Onsen’s original taproom and cafe and the first place to serve All Press Coffee outside of Tokyo. The breakfast bagel is legendary and will fill you up until lunch. Grab a coffee for the gondola and slide in for a quick mid-pow beer or bite before heading out to shred more. We were the first place in Nozawa Onsen to have craft beer on tap and continue to have a great selection of craft beers and cider from the U.S. and Japan. We opened The Craft Room in 2011 after the great Tohoku Earthquake and are closing in on our 10-year anniversary. The Craft Room is the place to be for apres in Nozawa Onsen and is located right across from the new Nagasaka Gondola Station. Ski in ski out and the triple lift that takes over to Hikage is right out front or jump on the free village snowmobile taxi up the Kids Park. Location: 10-minute (uphill) walk from Yoji Nozawa (900 meters). You can also take the Shinyu-Pair Lift or Yu Road up and ski down to The Craft Room.
The Craft Room
7821 Toyosato
The Craft Room is Nozawa Onsen’s original taproom and cafe and the first place to serve All Press Coffee outside of Tokyo. The breakfast bagel is legendary and will fill you up until lunch. Grab a coffee for the gondola and slide in for a quick mid-pow beer or bite before heading out to shred more. We were the first place in Nozawa Onsen to have craft beer on tap and continue to have a great selection of craft beers and cider from the U.S. and Japan. We opened The Craft Room in 2011 after the great Tohoku Earthquake and are closing in on our 10-year anniversary. The Craft Room is the place to be for apres in Nozawa Onsen and is located right across from the new Nagasaka Gondola Station. Ski in ski out and the triple lift that takes over to Hikage is right out front or jump on the free village snowmobile taxi up the Kids Park. Location: 10-minute (uphill) walk from Yoji Nozawa (900 meters). You can also take the Shinyu-Pair Lift or Yu Road up and ski down to The Craft Room.
The other restaurant lodge we are partners in is right in front of Chuo Bus Terminal and just a 3- minute walk from Yoji Nozawa. We opened Winterland for the 2018-19 season and the taproom has Nozawa Onsen’s best selection of craft beer and cider with 12 taps and a bottle and can fridge with rotating domestic and international craft beers and ciders plus a full bar. Winterland’s specialty is gyoza with the original Nozawana gyoza, vegetarian gyoza as well as kimchi, shiso, curry, our big house Titan gyoza and others that pair perfectly with your favorite beer or cider. Winterland also has a great breakfast from 7-10 a.m. if you don’t feel like cooking and daily happy hours. Take out is available. Location: 3-minute walk from Yoji Nozawa (250 meters)
Winterland Lodge & Taproom
The other restaurant lodge we are partners in is right in front of Chuo Bus Terminal and just a 3- minute walk from Yoji Nozawa. We opened Winterland for the 2018-19 season and the taproom has Nozawa Onsen’s best selection of craft beer and cider with 12 taps and a bottle and can fridge with rotating domestic and international craft beers and ciders plus a full bar. Winterland’s specialty is gyoza with the original Nozawana gyoza, vegetarian gyoza as well as kimchi, shiso, curry, our big house Titan gyoza and others that pair perfectly with your favorite beer or cider. Winterland also has a great breakfast from 7-10 a.m. if you don’t feel like cooking and daily happy hours. Take out is available. Location: 3-minute walk from Yoji Nozawa (250 meters)
Great Japanese restaurant (soba, tempura, rice bowls) right around the corner from Yoji Nozawa. Yoshimi Soba is run by a friendly local family and some of our favorites include tendon (tempura bowl), niku suba (soba with slices of thin sliced pork) and katsudon (deep fried pork bowl)–most dishes served with a tasty miso soup and homemade Nozawana. We often find when other places are full you can sneak in here as they don’t take reservations. Location: 1 minute walk from Yoji Nozawa (89 meters).
Yoshimi Soba
Great Japanese restaurant (soba, tempura, rice bowls) right around the corner from Yoji Nozawa. Yoshimi Soba is run by a friendly local family and some of our favorites include tendon (tempura bowl), niku suba (soba with slices of thin sliced pork) and katsudon (deep fried pork bowl)–most dishes served with a tasty miso soup and homemade Nozawana. We often find when other places are full you can sneak in here as they don’t take reservations. Location: 1 minute walk from Yoji Nozawa (89 meters).
One of our favorite family-run restaurants in the village, look for the red lanterns on the intersection across from the omiyage (souvenir shop) near Yoji Nozawa. This cozy, mom and pops shop has a few local specialities including an imo pancake (fried potato pancake in a teriyaki-like sauce) and all your favorite izakaya-style dishes. Location: 1-minute walk from Yoji Nozawa (100 meters) .
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One of our favorite family-run restaurants in the village, look for the red lanterns on the intersection across from the omiyage (souvenir shop) near Yoji Nozawa. This cozy, mom and pops shop has a few local specialities including an imo pancake (fried potato pancake in a teriyaki-like sauce) and all your favorite izakaya-style dishes. Location: 1-minute walk from Yoji Nozawa (100 meters) .
Our neighbors run this great spot for lunch–the yakitori don (yakitori rice bowl) is one of our favorite dishes in the village. The hours can be tricky as they don’t open for dinner but make sure you have lunch here at least once during your stay in Nozawa Onsen. They also our know for their eel dishes. Location: 2-minute walk from Yoji Nozawa (210 meters).
Atarashiya
8866 Toyosato
Our neighbors run this great spot for lunch–the yakitori don (yakitori rice bowl) is one of our favorite dishes in the village. The hours can be tricky as they don’t open for dinner but make sure you have lunch here at least once during your stay in Nozawa Onsen. They also our know for their eel dishes. Location: 2-minute walk from Yoji Nozawa (210 meters).
Enjoy some Melbourne-style pizza salads and cocktails at Gochiso. Located just out the back of Yoji Nozawa (look out the back window) and they do take-out and delivery if you don’t feel like going out. Location: 2-minute walk from Yoji Nozawa (210 meters)
Gochisou Pizza Bar
Enjoy some Melbourne-style pizza salads and cocktails at Gochiso. Located just out the back of Yoji Nozawa (look out the back window) and they do take-out and delivery if you don’t feel like going out. Location: 2-minute walk from Yoji Nozawa (210 meters)