Skiing in Nozawa Onsen 
It was a rather long, slow trip in the cold and dark on the local train from Nagano to the ski resort.
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It was a rather long, slow trip in the cold and dark on the local train from Nagano to the ski resort.
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Togari Nozawa Onsen station, the gateway to the ski resorts in this area.
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Togari Nozawa Onsen station, the gateway to the ski resorts in this area.
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Nozawa Onsen in the snow.
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Nozawa Onsen in the snow.
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The bottom of a beginners' slope (note the skiing lesson being conducted).
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The bottom of a beginners' slope (note the skiing lesson being conducted).
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One of the beginners' slopes. I was told that 2m under the surface of the snow are rice paddies.
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One of the beginners' slopes. I was told that 2m under the surface of the snow are rice paddies.
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Halfway up this ski slope is a shrine in a small outcrop of trees.
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Halfway up this ski slope is a shrine in a small outcrop of trees.
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Halfway up this ski slope is a shrine in a small outcrop of trees.
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Halfway up this ski slope is a shrine in a small outcrop of trees.
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Many of the ski runs in this valley are flood-lit at night.
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Many of the ski runs in this valley are flood-lit at night.
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Two flood-lit ski runs on the other side of the valley.
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Two flood-lit ski runs on the other side of the valley.
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