Local Guide
There are a number of different tourist sites near Karuizawa Prince Hotel, such as the White Thread Falls (shiraito no taki) and Old Karuizawa town. Please feel free to enjoy them.
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Karuizawa area information
forestana KARUIZAWA
An elegant guest house wedding arena is created with two chapels and four banquet halls surrounded by nature.
- Access
- About 6km from the hotel
A hot spring to drop in on: Sengataki Spa
This is an elegant spa, effective for beautifying the skin, and will gently cocoon you among beautiful scenery colored by the passing seasons, where you can relax and spend a soothing time.
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- About 11km from the hotel
The former Mikasa Hotel (Important Cultural Property)
The only wooden Western-style hotel from the Meiji Period (1868 - 1912) remaining in Japan. It speaks of Karuizawa's glory days when it was a summer retreat for the upper classes.
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- About 20 minutes by car from the hotel
St. Paul's Church
This is a shingled-roofed church designed by the American architect Antonin Raymond. This is the church in Tatsuo Hori's short novel Ki no Jujika (The Wooden Cross) and is one of the symbols of Karuizawa.
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- About 18 minutes by car from the hotel
Shinano Nature Walkway Asama Highland Route
This bracingly refreshing nature walking route runs about 10km from the peak teahouse to Mikasa following the clear stream of the Yukawa river, and threading its way through Japanese white birches. There is also well-maintained strolling courses and swimming areas that lead to Kose through Shiraito Falls, Ryugaeshi Falls, and Karuizawa Recreation Forest.
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- About 30 minutes by car from the hotel (or about 2 hours walk)
Karuizawa Wild Bird Park
Karuizawa is, with the foothills of Mt. Fuji and Oku-nikko, one of the three most important reservations for wild birds in Japan. It is worthy of being called a bird paradise.There are about 120 - 130 species of birds inhabiting this area. These richly verdant heights are a nationally-designated conservation area for wild birds and a model area of the Wild Bird Society of Japan. In particular, the Hoshino zone is one the very few Bird Forests established by the Ministry of the Environment nationwide. A 2.4 km long bird watching trail runs through this approx. 100 hectare forest of larches and red pines. Near the stream there are bird-watching huts in two locations on the ridge, and there are feeding tree areas on the bird-watching course, as well as feed boxes and nesting boxes. This is a valuable natural environment where we can come into contact with the modes of life of wild birds that we do not normally witness.
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- About 15 minutes by car from the hotel
Musee d'art Mercian
This is an art gallery that allows you to fully enjoy modern and contemporary art from Europe, mainly France, to your heart's content.
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- About 30 minutes by car from the hotel
Saizon Museum of Modern Art
This has gained a high reputation as a living art gallery
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- About 18 minutes by car from the hotel
Asama - Shirane Volcano Route (toll)
From Karuizawa to Onioshidashi Park, Manza Onsen, and Mt. Shirane, this is a 60km long highway that cuts right through the Joshinetsu Kogen National Park. You can enjoy a pleasant drive along this road.
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- About 30 minutes by car from the hotel
Sengataki (the Thousand Falls)
The falls are 20 m high, and about 40 minutes walk from Karuizawa Sengataki Onsen Hotel along the well maintained Sengataki Murmuring Brook Path walkway. The gorge path that leads to the surrounding environment creates an indescribable unique atmosphere.
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- About 20 minutes by car from the hotel
Onioshidashi Park
This bare expanse of rock testifies to the power of Mt. Asama's great eruption in 1783. It is counted as one of the Three Strange Sights of the World, and is the most famous sight on the Asama Highland.
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- About 40 minutes by car from the hotel
Mary Rose English Garden
50 minutes from the hotel by car, the Mary Rose English Garden in Saku City is an English garden that was mentioned in the British Yellow Book and is a must-see for any gardening fan.
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- About 1 hour by car from the hotel
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