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. Access
10 minutes by car from the Hotel West
Nearby Attractions
A HOT SPRING TO DROP IN ON: SENGATAKI SPA
This is an elegant spa, effective for beautifying the …
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 …
FORESTANA KARUIZAWA
An elegant guest house wedding arena is created with two chapels and four banquet halls surrounded by …
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 …
KARUIZAWA OHGA HALL
A concert hall in the pentagonal shape that is said to be the ideal for …
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 …
MUSEE LE VENT
An art gallery connected to Bunka Gakuin (Cultural School) founded by Isaku Nishimura in …
ONIOSHIDASHI PARK
This bare expanse of rock testifies to the power of Mt. Asama’s great eruption in …
SAIZON MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
This has gained a high reputation as a living art …
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 …
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 …
TASAKI MUSEUM OF ART
Displays a complete record of the works of the mountain artist, Hirosuke Tasaki, through his 86 years of …
WAKITA MUSEUM OF ART
Exhibits the complete works of Kazu Wakita, one of the most notable contemporary Western-style artists in …
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