First time in Karuizawa 2 days 1 night by bus

Base for sightseeing in Karuizawa

Karuizawa Station is easily accessible by the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, which takes approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes from Tokyo Station and 2 hours from Kanazawa Station, and is the base for sightseeing in Karuizawa, served by the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line and the Shinano Railway.

Kusakyu Kotsu Bus
Karuizawa Station 9:20 → Shiraito Falls 9:43

Healing spot full of negative ions

Located at the source of the Yugawa River, this truly beautiful waterfall is 3 m high and 70 m wide, with hundreds of strands of underground water falling like white threads from the rocks. In spring, visitors can enjoy the fresh green foliage, in summer, the spray and cool breeze, and in autumn, the dazzling autumn leaves.

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Kusakaru Kotsu Bus

Shiraitonotaki Waterfall Bus: 10:10 → Old Karuizawa Bus Stop: 10:29, 8 min. walk from the bus stop.

A church nestled in a grove of trees

The oldest church in Karuizawa was the missionary church of the Canadian Alexander Croft Shaw, known as the "Father of Karuizawa," who made Karuizawa known as a summer resort.
Alexander Croft Shaw's villa has been restored next to the church as the "Shaw House Memorial.

Old Karuizawa Ginza Street

The main street of Old Karuizawa. Old established bakeries, coffee shops, souvenir stores, and eateries line both sides of the 750-meter Old Karuizawa Ginza Street.
The Karuizawa Kanko Kaikan, a classic wooden structure, provides tourist information.

＜City walking and shopping including lunch

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Unba Pond

Also known as "Swan Lake," this small pond has a very serene atmosphere with beautiful seasonal reflections on its surface.
The area around Kumoba Pond is a 1-km walking path where visitors can enjoy the scenery while taking a leisurely stroll. It is a representative scenic spot in Karuizawa, especially beautiful during the season of fresh green and autumn leaves.

<Stay about 30 minutes>.

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Small Art Museum Karuizawa Soka-kan

This is a private museum of Ishikawa Koichi, a painter who loved and painted flowers and plants in Karuizawa.
The museum has a collection of more than 3,000 sketches (950 species) of flowers and plants native to Karuizawa and more than a hundred oil paintings.

<Stay about 40 minutes>.

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Park with a view of Mt.

A large park near Karuizawa Station. The park has a playground, playground equipment, and a large pond with ducks.

Adapt to your travel style

Karuizawa offers a wide variety of lodging facilities.
As tomorrow's course will again be by bus departing from Karuizawa Station, we recommend accommodations near the station or Harunire Terrace, which will be our first stop tomorrow.

Please have a good night's rest.
After breakfast, go sightseeing.

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Base for sightseeing in Karuizawa

Seibu Bus
Karuizawa Station 10:00 → Hoshino Onsen Tonbo no Yu (hot spring) 10:20

Harunire Terrace

At the entrance to the Hoshino area, there is a "small town" of 9 modern buildings connected by a wide wooden deck, making use of a grove of over 100 haru elm trees that used to grow wild alongside the clear waters of the Yugawa River, as the hot spring resort of Hoshino Onsen Dragonfly Spring. Fifteen unique stores and restaurants based on the concept of "everyday life in Karuizawa" will enrich your villa life.

<Stay time: approx. 120 min> including lunch, shopping

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Karuizawa Tagliassen

The vast site is a concentration of Karuizawa's natural beauty, with Lake Shiozawa at its center, a garden filled with roses, art museums, historical buildings, restaurants, stores, and amusement facilities.
Visitors can appreciate art, enjoy nature such as seasonal flowers and autumn leaves, and enjoy a wide range of activities such as boating and go-karts.

<Stay time: approx. 180 min> Walking and cafe time

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Karuizawa Botanical Garden

Opening hours: 9:00 - 17:00
Closed: December 26 - March 31 of the following year

<Staying time: approx. 50 minutes> Explore the city Seibu Bus Shiozawa-ko Lake 16:09 → Karuizawa Station 16:27

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The end of the trip is at Karuizawa Station

The course ends with a return to Karuizawa Station.

16:48 → Tokyo Station 17:52
17:36 → Kanazawa Station 19:35