Countless streams of clear water cascade down the rock face like delicate threads of white silk Karuizawa Shiraito Falls is one of the most famous natural attractions in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. The waterfall takes its name from the countless thin streams of water that resemble strands of white thread gently hanging from the rock face. From the parking area, visitors can follow a pleasant w...»
Karuizawa Kogen Church stands quietly among the lush forests of Karuizawa, one of Japan's best-known mountain resort areas. The church is distinguished by its simple triangular wooden architecture, which creates a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Surrounded by trees that change their appearance with every season, the church blends beautifully into the natural landscape. Its peaceful setting makes i...»
Karuizawa is a renowned highland resort in eastern Nagano Prefecture, famous throughout Japan and internationally as a summer retreat and villa destination. Located in the Saku region at the southern foot of Mount Asama, it is surrounded by forests, mountains, streams, and a refreshing highland climate. In a narrow sense, Karuizawa refers particularly to Karuizawa Town, especially the Old Karuiza...»
Karuizawa is a highland resort town in Kitasaku District, Nagano Prefecture, located on the southeastern foothills of Mount Asama. Known throughout Japan as one of the country's premier summer retreats and resort destinations, Karuizawa combines refreshing mountain scenery with a distinctive atmosphere shaped by more than a century of international and Western cultural influence. Cool summers, fo...»
The Karuizawa Town History and Folklore Museum is a local history museum in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, dedicated to preserving and introducing the region's rich history, culture, and traditional way of life. The museum began in 1963 as the Karuizawa Town Museum. Since then, it has collected and displayed a wide range of materials documenting the development of Karuizawa, its cultural activitie...»
The Oiwake-juku Folk Museum is a local history museum in the Oiwake area of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. The museum preserves and introduces valuable materials related to the history, folklore, and literature of Karuizawa, offering visitors an opportunity to learn more about the culture and development of this historic mountain town. Oiwake was once an important post town on the Nakasendo, one o...»
The Tatsuo Hori Memorial Museum is a literary museum in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, dedicated to the life, works, and literary world of Tatsuo Hori, one of the notable writers of modern Japanese literature. The museum stands on the site of Hori's former home, where he spent his later years. Surrounded by the quiet natural landscape of Karuizawa, it offers visitors an opportunity to discover the...»
The Shaw House Memorial is a historic building in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, closely associated with the origins of Karuizawa as a summer resort. It commemorates Alexander Croft Shaw, a Canadian Anglican missionary who visited Karuizawa during the Meiji period and played an important role in establishing its tradition as a cool summer retreat. In 1888, Shaw built this house as his own summer v...»
The Nakasendo 69 Stations Museum is located in the Oiwake area of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. The museum introduces the history, post-town culture, customs, and landscapes of the Nakasendo, one of the five major highways developed during Japan's Edo period. Through historical documents, ukiyo-e prints, maps, books, and other materials, the museum allows visitors to imagine what it was like to t...»
The Nakasendo is one of the five major highways developed by the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period (1603–1868). It connected Nihonbashi in Edo, present-day Tokyo, with Sanjo Ohashi in Kyoto, following an inland route through the mountains and basins of central Japan. Unlike the Tokaido, which followed a more southerly route along the Pacific coast, the Nakasendo crossed the interior of Jap...»
The Sezon Museum of Modern Art is a museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. Surrounded by the lush forests of the Karuizawa highlands, the museum offers a peaceful setting where visitors can experience outstanding works by artists from Japan and around the world. Far from the bustle of the city, the museum brings together art, architecture, and nature in a...»
The Le Vent Museum of Contemporary Art is a museum in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, that opened in 1997. Operated by the Karuizawa Institute of Art and Culture, a public interest incorporated foundation, the museum provides a peaceful setting where art, education, and culture come together. Surrounded by the greenery of Karuizawa, the museum offers visitors an opportunity to discover the artistic...»
Karuizawa Taliesin is a large cultural and leisure complex in the southern part of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. Built around Lake Shiozawa, the facility combines art museums, historic buildings, gardens, restaurants, and family-friendly activities in a beautiful natural setting. At the heart of the complex is Lake Shiozawa, an artificial lake created in 1961 using water from the Washiana Irrigat...»
Karuizawa Kogen Bunko is a literary museum located on the southern side of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, beside the peaceful waters of Lake Shiozawa. Opened in August 1985, the museum is part of the Karuizawa Taliesin complex and preserves and displays materials connected with writers and poets who had strong ties to Karuizawa. Surrounded by trees and the tranquil scenery of the highlands, the mu...»
Peynet Museum is located beside Lake Shiozawa within the lush grounds of Karuizawa Taliesin in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. Opened on July 26, 1986, it was the world's first personal museum dedicated to the French artist and illustrator Raymond Peynet, and remains the only museum of its kind in Japan. Surrounded by forest and the peaceful waters of the lake, the museum offers an intimate introdu...»
The Koko Fukasawa Museum of Wildflowers is located beside Lake Shiozawa within the scenic Karuizawa Taliesin complex in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. Opened in July 1996, the museum is a private museum dedicated to the life and work of Western-style painter Koko Fukasawa. Another museum with the same name can be found in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Fukasawa's birthplace. The Karuizawa museum, howe...»
Forest of MUSE Karuizawa is a museum park in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, where art, culture, and the natural beauty of the highlands come together. Covering approximately 20,000 square meters, the site is surrounded by a peaceful forest and provides a relaxing cultural experience for visitors of all ages. The complex includes the Karuizawa Picturebook Museum, the picturesque natural garden at i...»
Karuizawa Picturebook Museum is a museum dedicated to picture books, located within the Forest of MUSE museum park in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. Since opening in July 1990, the museum has introduced visitors of all ages to the history, artistry, and imagination of picture books. Surrounded by the forests of southern Karuizawa, the museum offers much more than indoor exhibitions. Its spacious g...»
Erz Toy Museum of Karuizawa is a cultural facility within the Forest of MUSE museum park in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. Opened in April 1998, the museum introduces visitors to the fascinating world of traditional wooden toys from Germany's Erzgebirge region. The museum was designed by Ruisei Keikaku Shitsu, an architectural firm known for creating spaces that emphasize the warmth of wood and ha...»
Karuizawa Kusabana Museum is a small private museum in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, dedicated to the beauty of wildflowers and plants. The museum features works by painter Koichi Ishikawa (1937–2007), who devoted much of his later career to depicting the wildflowers growing naturally around Karuizawa. His delicate watercolor sketches and oil paintings capture wildflowers with gentle colors and s...»
Karuizawa New Art Museum is a private museum of contemporary art in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. Since opening in April 2012, it has presented innovative works by artists from Japan and around the world, adding a distinctive contemporary dimension to Karuizawa's rich cultural landscape. The museum was designed by architect Rikuo Nishimori. Its sophisticated glass exterior and predominantly white...»
Tasaku Museum is an art museum in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, dedicated primarily to the works of Western-style painter Kosuke Tasaki, one of Japan's leading painters of mountain landscapes. Opened in 1986, the museum stands in the tranquil natural surroundings of Karuizawa and offers visitors an opportunity to experience the majestic mountain landscapes captured through Tasaki's unique artistic...»
Wakita Museum is a private art museum surrounded by the beautiful natural landscape of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. The museum is dedicated primarily to the works of Kazu Wakita, one of Japan's leading Western-style painters of the 20th century. Nestled among the forests of Karuizawa, the museum offers a peaceful setting where visitors can encounter Wakita's poetic artistic world while enjoying ...»
Karuizawa Ando Museum is a private museum in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, dedicated exclusively to the works of Tsuguharu Foujita (Léonard Foujita). Opened in October 2022, the museum presents works spanning Foujita's career from his early years through his final period. With a collection devoted entirely to one artist, the museum offers an unusually focused opportunity to follow the development...»
Mampei Hotel is one of Japan's most celebrated classic hotels, located in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. Founded in 1894, the hotel has developed alongside Karuizawa's rise as a summer resort and has welcomed numerous distinguished guests from Japan and abroad. Today, Mampei Hotel is operated by Mampei Hotel Co., Ltd., part of the Mori Trust Group, and is also known as Karuizawa Mampei Hotel. With...»
Tsuruya Ryokan is a historic Japanese inn in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, with a history stretching back several centuries. Originally established as the Hatago Tsuruya during the early Edo period, the inn has witnessed the transformation of Karuizawa from a post town along the Nakasendo highway into one of Japan's best-known summer resorts. Since the Meiji period, Tsuruya Ryokan has also been c...»
Karuizawa St. Paul's Catholic Church is a historic Catholic church and chapel in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. Set among the forests of the resort town, the beautiful wooden church blends naturally with its surroundings and is regarded as one of Karuizawa's notable historic buildings. The church belongs to the Diocese of Yokohama and is officially known as Karuizawa Catholic Church. Its distincti...»
Karuizawa Prince Shopping Plaza is a large resort-style shopping complex located just outside the South Exit of Karuizawa Station in Nagano Prefecture. Surrounded by beautiful seasonal scenery, it offers visitors the chance to enjoy shopping while experiencing the relaxed atmosphere of a mountain resort. With its convenient location and extensive selection of stores, the shopping plaza is a popul...»
Stone Church and Uchimura Kanzo Memorial Hall is a unique church and memorial facility in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. Located beside Hotel Bleston Court and quietly surrounded by a lush forest, the building creates a deeply peaceful atmosphere where architecture, nature, and spirituality come together. The church was built to commemorate the life and ideas of Kanzo Uchimura, an influential Chri...»
Sengataki Falls is a beautiful waterfall in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, where the quiet atmosphere of the forest meets the powerful force of flowing water. With a drop of approximately 20 meters, it is often described as having the greatest vertical drop in Karuizawa. Surrounded by rich natural scenery, the waterfall takes on a different appearance with every season. It is a popular destination...»
Kumano Kotai Shrine is a remarkable shrine located directly on the border between Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture and Annaka in Gunma Prefecture. The prefectural boundary runs directly through the shrine building, making this a rare place where visitors can experience worship in two prefectures at the same time. Although the shrine building is shared, the Nagano and Gunma sides are administered in...»
Old Karuizawa Main Street is a lively shopping and dining district along Prefectural Route 133 in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. Known locally as Old Karuizawa Ginza or Old Karuizawa Ginza Street, it is one of the most popular places to explore when visiting Karuizawa. The street is lined with long-established shops, fashionable boutiques, cafes, restaurants, bakeries, and specialty stores. The co...»
Karuizawa Union Church is a historic interdenominational church in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. Its origins date back to 1897, when it was established as the Karuizawa Union Christian Church. Founded on the principle of a “Union Church,” which welcomes Christians from different denominations, the church developed into more than a place of worship. It became a gathering place where people from Ja...»
Mikado Coffee Karuizawa Kyudo Branch is a long-established coffee shop located along Old Karuizawa Ginza, one of the most popular areas for sightseeing in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture. The story of Mikado Coffee began in 1948 in Nihombashi, Tokyo, with the sale of coffee and café supplies. The Karuizawa Kyudo Branch opened in 1952 and has since become a beloved destination for visitors and promin...»
The Former Mikasa Hotel is one of the few purely Western-style wooden hotels in Japan designed and built by Japanese craftsmen during the late Meiji period. Opened in 1906, the hotel welcomed many prominent figures, politicians, and cultural figures and became known as the “Rokumeikan of Karuizawa.” Its architectural and historical significance was officially recognized in 1980, when the building...»
Miyota Town is a scenic town in Kitasaku District, Nagano Prefecture, blessed with beautiful natural surroundings and a long history. The northern part of the town spreads across the foothills of majestic Mount Asama, while its convenient location near Karuizawa, Komoro, and Saku makes it an attractive base for exploring eastern Nagano. Although the area is close to well-known resort destinations...»
Shinraku-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Miyota Town, Nagano Prefecture, located on the southern foothills of Mount Asama. Belonging to the Chizan School of Shingon Buddhism, the temple has the mountain name Asamayama and is dedicated to Fugen Bosatsu, the Bodhisattva of Universal Virtue. The history of Shinraku-ji is traditionally traced back to the Asuka period. According to temple t...»
Asama Jomon Museum is a municipal museum in Miyota Town, Nagano Prefecture, dedicated to two fascinating themes: the ancient Jomon period and the natural history of Mount Asama, one of Japan's active volcanoes. Opened in 2003, the museum is located within the cultural complex École Miyota, together with a hall and library, and serves as an important center for local culture. The Jomon period last...»