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is a village located in Shimotakai District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The village is located just one hour’s drive from Nagano City in the northern part of Nagano - a charming hot spring village located at the foot of Kenashi-yama Mountain which is home to around 5000 people. Nozawa Onsen is said to date back to 8th century but has been renowned for its onsen hot springs since the Edo period.〔(The Nozawa Onsen Guide )〕 Legend is that the first hot spring in Nozawa Onsen was discovered by a bear and it was later shown to a hunter by an injured bear.〔(Nozawa Onsen Hot Springs Guide - Japan-Onsen )〕 As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 4,437 and a density of 76.57 persons per km². The total area is 57.95 km². In recent times it has also gained a great reputation for its skiing. In the 1998 Nagano Olympics, Nozawa Onsen hosted the biathlon. The village hosts a popular fire festival(dosojin matsuri - 道祖神祭り) every January.〔(Nozawa Onsen Dosojin Matsuri )〕〔Hohmann, Skye, "(Enjoy a hot night out at Nozawa Onsen )", ''Japan Times'', 1 January 2012, p. 14.〕 ==Famous people from Nozawa Onsen== *Gen Tomii (Nordic combined skier) *Jinya Nishikata (ski jumper) *Takanori Kono (Nordic combined skier) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nozawaonsen, Nagano」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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