What this area is like
Karuizawa has been a cool summer retreat since the Meiji era, with Kyu-Karuizawa Ginza, forest churches, Shiraito Falls and a big outlet mall by the station. Komoro has Kaikoen, a castle park on the Chikuma River.
Plan your visit
Karuizawa is about an hour from Tokyo on the Hokuriku Shinkansen.
Choose your next step
Other areas in Nagano
Nagano, Togakushi & Obuse →Nozawa Onsen, Kijimadaira & Akiyamago →Shiga Kogen & Yudanaka-Shibu →Ueda, Bessho & Kakeyu →Sugadaira & Minenohara →Togura-Kamiyamada & Chikuma →Yatsugatake, Fujimi, Hara & Nobeyama →Tateshina, Lake Shirakaba & Kurumayama →Suwa, Okaya, Kirigamine & Utsukushigahara →Hakuba & Otari →Matsumoto, Asama & Shiojiri →Kamikochi, Norikura & Shirahone →Azumino & Omachi →Ina, Komagane, Iida & Hirugami →Kiso →Madarao, Iiyama, Shinano & Kurohime →