Karuizawa Guide
Short, practical guides to Karuizawa Town for visitors from overseas. One new guide a day at most, each one built from public sources (village and city offices, the prefecture, national agencies, transport operators) that we list at the end with the date we read them. If we could not check something, we say so and leave it out.
Latest guides
How Do You Stay Safe from Bears and Mount Asama in Karuizawa?
Mount Asama's alert level, the 4 km zone on the Karuizawa side, eruption advice, and the town's bear guidance for walkers, from JMA and town pages.
What Is Kyu-Karuizawa, and How Did Karuizawa Become a Summer Resort?
From Nakasendo post town to summer resort: Alexander Croft Shaw's 1888 villa, the churches, Mikasa-dori and the Former Mikasa Hotel, from town pages.
How Do You Get to Karuizawa from Tokyo?
The Hokuriku Shinkansen and the Shinjuku–Ikebukuro highway bus to Karuizawa, plus links from Narita and Haneda, from operator pages read 4 October 2026.