We are 4 guys from Australia who just had a wonderfull week at Chris's place in Nozawa. From our first contact, Chris has been wonderful offering, to go over... read more an above in every situation. The apartment is great, fully equiped, comfortable with the best doona's ever. It is close enough to all amenities yet you feel part of the neighbourhood. We can't wait to come back.

  Our stay at Mountain Bear was exceptional. Chris was a great host and made it so easy from the beginning with very helpful pick up from the bus station.... read more /> The apartment had everything we needed and a great location with all close by and even an onsen across the road.
Our group of 5 would highly recommend this property for your stay in Nozawaonsen!

  We were a group of 8 staying in early Feb 2020, and Chris’ space was perfect for us. It was well stocked with games, communal space to hang, and kitchenware... read more to cook. We had a great time. There were maps around, solid wifi for those of us that needed to get work done, and convenient onsen soap baskets provided for those of us who wanted to step across to the public bathhouse. Chris helped with getting dinner reservations for us as it’s near impossible to find space or such a big group at dinner time. We were especially thankful for the help with driving our bags to the bus station as it was icy going up the road. If you’re not driving fresh groceries are hard to come by tho, so we’d recommend stocking up in Nagano / Iiyama on your way in - the house is definitely equipped for some spectacular home cooked meals. Winterland, which Chris co-owns, is a great place for gyoza and discovering some new beers, and we definitely enjoyed the okonomiyaki just down the street. We found the walk to the slopes a fairly good warmup (steep uphills and icy!) but Olive rental at the Hikage gondola area let us store our snowboards on the mountain so that made it that much easier. Highly recommended if you’re looking to rent basic boards and gear. Bathrooms were great - spacious, dry and comfortable. Dry room was excellent - all our stuff was dry by the time we headed out Everyday. Thanks for the great stay, Chris!