Here are four routes that allow you to encounter the standard Karuizawa scenery while also enjoying shopping.
New Old Karuizawa Circle Route
Old Karuizawa Ginza Walking Route
Shin-Karuizawa to Mikasa Route
Nakakaruizawa to Chigataki area route
- Starting from Karuizawa Station, the tour circles the downtown area and quiet back streets to fully enjoy the atmosphere of the highland town.
The tour starts from Karuizawa Station. The route returns to Karuizawa Station, passing through Shin-Karuizawa, which stretches between Karuizawa Station and Kyu-Karuizawa, Kumoba Pond, which has seasonal charm, Kyu-Karuizawa, which is the center of Karuizawa, and walking trails that were popular among summer vacationers.
- Advice: You can walk the first half of the route up to Kyu-Karuizawa, which is the halfway point of the route, or you can walk only the second half of the route,
The Old Karuizawa Ginza Walking Route Shin-Karuizawa to Mikasa Route
- You may also walk in combination with the following as appropriate.
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- A careful walk from the main street to the backstreets in the cradle of Karuizawa, a vacation home.
The tour will mainly stroll along Ginza-dori, the face of Karuizawa. Although short, the course is rich in substance, with visits to historic sites, historic architecture, and literary monuments, all of which are the starting point of Karuizawa as a vacation resort. The contrast between the bustling Ginza-dori and the quietness of the area near the literary monument is also very atmospheric.
- Advice》If you do not go to the Masamune Swan Poem Monument but turn back near the Futate Bridge, the walking time will be about 30 minutes and the course will be even easier.
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- Passing through a beautiful larch tree-lined avenue, you will arrive at a former Western-style hotel with a romantic atmosphere of the Meiji and Taisho eras.
From Karuizawa Station, follow the Karuizawa Main Street, the shortest route to Kyu-Karuizawa, and walk along Mikasa Street, lined with larch trees, a typical Karuizawa landscape, to the Kyu-Mikasa Hotel.
- The highlight of this route is the larch-lined road between Karuizawa and Mikasa in the latter half of the route, so be sure to take this part of the route as well as the “Old Karuizawa Ginza Route.
- The first half of this route is a combination of the “Old Karuizawa Ginza Route” and the “Old Karuizawa Ginza Route”. The first half of the route can be used as a route to visit Old Karuizawa on foot between Kyu-Karuizawa and Shin-Karuizawa. For more details, click the image below to download the PDF file (Japanese only).
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- A short course to be used as a liaison course for each course.
From Nakakaruizawa Station, follow the old Kusatsu Kaido road parallel to the bus road to the villa district of Chigataki, which was opened in the Taisho era (1912-1926). The attractions and scenery are not as attractive as other courses, and the road is more valuable as a connecting route to the surrounding area. In such a case, one-way use is recommended, but here we introduce a round-trip route from Nakakaruizawa Station, considering the possibility of walking this course independently.
- Advice》10: If you walk to the start of the Chigataki Course, you can use the ⑥Mikasa to Ose and Hoshino Course and ⑦Karuizawa Wild Bird Forest Course for a shortcut to Nakakaruizawa Station.
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