Things to do in Karuizawa Town

• Age 3～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00 / 16:00

＊＊ ... We will plan what kind of shape would be good, where to put the initials, etc.♪ Put a diamond-like gemstone, carve an anniversary or initials... Imagine your special ring! *We also have synthetic stones such as Swarovski's pure brilliant cut zirconia. 2. Finally, it's time to make the ring! We will knead the silver clay according to the completed image. The instructor will support you to finish the shape♪3. Finishing The surface is finished beautifully and it's complete! 4. We will give you a commemorative Instax photo♪ (We will give you one Instax photo) <July to September: For those coming by car> There may be traffic jams in Karuizawa in the summer. Please allow about 30 minutes for your time.

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• Age 0～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 10:30 / 11:00 / 11:30 / 12:00 / 12:30 / 13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 / 14:30 / 15:00

≪Karuizawa Garden Farm, 40-minute tasting of multiple varieties, premium course≫The premium course allows you to enjoy all-you-can-eat red strawberries of multiple varieties for 40 minutes. The types of strawberries are Benihoppe, Kaorino, Yotsuboshi, Yayoihime, Koiminori, etc., and there are about three varieties depending on the growing conditions. ★Our farm's "Kaorino" is a special strawberry that won the taste evaluation of the "1st Strawberry Championship" hosted by the Japan Vegetable Sommelier Association, and "Yotsuboshi" is a special strawberry that won the taste evaluation of the "2nd Strawberry Championship". ▼Information about our farm▼★★Top ranking in the annual strawberry picking popularity ranking★★ (1st place in 2019, 1st place in 2022, 4th place in 2023, 2nd place in 2024: Hokuriku Koshinetsu area, Ikoyo survey) Karuizawa's winter and spring strawberries are characterized by their melting sweetness. The strawberry picking house is located in a plateau area at an altitude of 1,000m, so the temperature difference between day and night creates strawberries with a rich flavor. Although the harvest volume is reduced by the time-consuming manual bud picking (thinning), we have devised a way to create strawberries with a rich flavor that you have never tasted before. Please enjoy this experience that can only be experienced in Karuizawa to your heart's content. All strawberry houses are grown in clean elevated cultivation, making picking easy. It is located in Firefly Village, which has a great view and is surrounded by the majestic Mt. Asama, about 15 minutes by car from Karuizawa Station. ▼Introduction of the main target varieties▼・Kaorino: In the cold climate of Karuizawa, the strawberries ripen slowly and fully, so they are enveloped in a vanilla-like scent, as if you were drinking strawberry juice. ・Yotsuboshi: Our Yotsuboshi not only has a rich flavor with an excellent triplet of sweetness, sourness, and aroma, but also grows into a very neat and beautiful fruit.・Yayoihime: At its peak, it is the sweetest of all the varieties, and the size of the berries is also enjoyable. *Shinku no Meisuzu has been excluded from the Premium Course because it was often unavailable due to growing conditions.

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• Age 0～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 10:30 / 11:00 / 11:30 / 12:00 / 12:30 / 13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 / 14:30 / 15:00

Karuizawa Garden Farm - 30-Minute All-You-Can-Eat - Standard Course: The standard course allows you to enjoy all-you-can-eat strawberries of one variety for 30 minutes. Benihoppe, with a sugar content of 18 degrees, is our farm's signature strawberry. If you're a strawberry lover, be sure to try our Benihoppe. With its irresistible vanilla-like sweet aroma, Kaorino is a variety that you can enjoy not only for its flavor but also for its aroma. ★Our Kaorino is an excellent strawberry that won a prize at the 1st Strawberry Championship, which determines the most delicious strawberry. You can enjoy all-you-can-eat of one variety, such as Benihoppe or Kaorino, that is recommended by the farm manager as being the most delicious in season. ▼About Our Farm▼★★Top Ranking in Annual Strawberry Picking Popularity★★ (1st Place in 2019, 1st Place in 2022, 4th Place in 2023, 2nd Place in 2024, 3rd Place in 2025: Hokuriku-Koshinetsu Area, according to Ikoyo survey) Karuizawa's winter-spring strawberries are known for their melt-in-your-mouth sweetness. Our strawberry-picking greenhouses are located in a highland area at an altitude of 1,000 meters, allowing for the temperature difference between day and night to create richly flavored strawberries. While the harvest is reduced through the time-consuming kanjime (exposing the plants to the cold) process and manual thinning (thinning), our artisanal techniques allow us to create the most flavorful strawberries you've ever tasted. Enjoy this experience, available only in Karuizawa. All strawberry greenhouses are grown in clean elevated beds, making picking easy. Located about a 15-minute drive from Karuizawa Station, this farm is located in Firefly Village, a scenic spot nestled in the majestic Mount Asama. Why not add strawberry picking to your Karuizawa itinerary of shopping, strolling, dining, skiing, and snowboarding? ▼Introduction to Main Varieties▼・Kaorino: Our farm's "Kaorino" is a special strawberry that won a prize in the taste test at the "1st Strawberry Championship" hosted by the Japan Vegetable Sommelier Association. Because it ripens slowly in Karuizawa's cold climate, it's enveloped in a vanilla-like fragrance, almost like drinking strawberry juice. ・Benihoppe: Our signature strawberry. The acidity hidden within the sweetness further enhances the sweetness, aroma, and richness. Because it's a widely cultivated variety, the taste varies depending on the care and attention given to it.

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• Age 0～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 10:30 / 11:00 / 11:30 / 12:00 / 12:30 / 13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 / 14:30 / 15:00

Karuizawa Garden Farm - All-You-Can-Eat Black and White Strawberries, 40-Minute Tasting and Comparison of Multiple Varieties - Advanced Course: The Advanced Course offers 40 minutes of all-you-can-eat white and black strawberries in addition to multiple varieties of red strawberries. The red strawberries range from Benihoppe, Kaorino, Yotsuboshi, Yayoihime, and Koiminori, with up to three varieties depending on the growing conditions. *Depending on the growing conditions, staff may pick and distribute some varieties for you to enjoy. ★Our "Kaorino" variety won awards at the "1st Strawberry Championship" sponsored by the Japan Vegetable Sommelier Association, "Yotsuboshi" at the "2nd Strawberry Championship," and "Shinjuhime" at the "Strawberry Grand Prix 2025" sponsored by Tabechoku. These special strawberries are all award-winning. ▼About Our Farm▼★★Top Ranking in Annual Strawberry Picking Popularity★★ (1st Place in 2019, 1st Place in 2022, 4th Place in 2023, 2nd Place in 2024, 3rd Place in 2025: Hokuriku-Koshinetsu Area, according to Ikoyo survey) Karuizawa's winter and spring strawberries are known for their meltingly sweet flavor. Our strawberry picking greenhouses are located in a highland area at an altitude of 1,000 meters, allowing for the temperature difference between day and night to create richly flavored strawberries. While laborious manual thinning reduces yields, our artisanal techniques allow us to create the most flavorful strawberries you'll ever taste. Enjoy this experience, unique to Karuizawa. All strawberry greenhouses are grown in clean elevated greenhouses, making picking easy. Located about a 15-minute drive from Karuizawa Station, our farm is nestled in the majestic Mount Asama in the Firefly Village, a place with a commanding view. ▼Introduction to Main Target Varieties▼・Kaorino: In the cold climate of Karuizawa, these strawberries ripen slowly, enveloped in a vanilla-like fragrance, making them almost like drinking strawberry juice. ・Yotsuboshi: Our Yotsuboshi strawberries not only boast a rich, excellent triple threat of sweetness, acidity, and fragrance, but also grow into beautiful, perfectly shaped fruits. ・Yayoihime: At their peak, they are the sweetest of all varieties and boast a delightfully large fruit. ・Shinku no Misuzu (Black Strawberry): These strawberries boast a rich flavor, reminiscent of tropical passion fruit and banana, with a melting sweetness and unique fragrance not found in other strawberries. The darker the color, the richer the flavor. ・Shinjuhime (White Strawberry): A new strawberry developed from the famous "Momo-kaoru" variety, known for its peach aroma. This rare variety is grown by only a few growers nationwide. Its sweet juice and rich aroma, reminiscent of ripe white or yellow peaches preserved in syrup, are overflowing with flavor.

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• Age 5～Age 80
• 1～2 hours /2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

While cycling, pottering the classic spots in Karuizawa (slow cycling). If you rent a Bicycle rental in front of Karuizawa Station, first go to "Kumobaike", the most scenic spot in Karuizawa. After getting off the bicycle and taking a walk, you will pass through the wooded villa area and head to the former Karuizawa. While visiting the small alley of the old alley of Karuizawa, you can visit the St. Paul's Association, the show memorial chapel, We will guide you to classic spots such as the Karuizawa Kai Tennis Court, which is famous for the romance of His Majesty the Emperor and Empress. We will also introduce you to gourmet foods and shopping spots that you know only in Karuizawa. We will guide you to Karuizawa, which is not known in the guidebook. It is a flat road, so you can participate regardless of age or sex. There is also a tandem (two-seater) unique to Karuizawa for families and couples ♪ ★ New Corona Virus Measures: The tour will be a private tour for one group. The guide in charge will also carry out the temperature measurement before the tour, and we will take measures at a distance that is conscious of social distance as much as possible.

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• For Groups

• Age 7～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 13:00

Koasamayama towering to snuggle up to Mount Asama. View nice large panoramic When you exit one step from the forest. We aim to summit area of ​​1,655 m along the surface of a mountain. The summit is a superb view of the great mountains of Mount Asama and Joshinetsu of great power. All means for those who want to aim to peak! It is of course.

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• Age 0～Age 100
• Over 6 hours on the day

* The required time for a one-day charter is 10 hours (including driving time). * If the departure point is outside Tokyo, the driver's round-trip time will be deducted. For continuous charter trips of more than two days (if the return point is outside Tokyo on the same day), the driver's accommodation fee of 10,000 yen per night will be borne by the customer to prevent the driver from becoming fatigued. * The departure time can be freely selected according to your request, and the itinerary and sightseeing spots can be freely customized according to your wishes. * Tourist hire cars are available in vehicles suitable for 6 and 9 passengers, and we also provide pick-up and drop-off services, so you can arrive at your destination safely and comfortably. * All vehicles provided comply with Japanese law, and drivers have more than 3 years of driving experience. * We provide services in multiple languages, including Japanese, Chinese, Cantonese, and English. * Karuizawa Day Tour (Example) * * 8:55 Pick up customers in a tourist hire car At the time of departure, the driver will arrive at the location specified in advance and wait for you. *10:00 Shiraito Falls (Karuizawa) There are many waterfalls named Shiraito Falls in Japan, and in addition to Karuizawa, Shiraito Falls in Shizuoka Prefecture is also registered as a World Heritage Site as a component part of Mt. Fuji. Karuizawa's Shiraito Falls is not very high at 3m, but it is 70m wide. Hundreds of groundwater flow like white threads between the curved rock walls. *11:30 Kumoba Pond Kumoba Pond is located in Karuizawa Town, Nagano Prefecture, and is easily accessible by walking for 15 minutes from Karuizawa Station. The nature changes with the seasons, and it is also affectionately known as "Swan Lake" because swans fly there in winter. You can go around the pond in about 20 minutes and enjoy a stroll or bicycle ride in a quiet space. The water of Kumoba Pond is very clear, so you can see the scenery reflected on the water surface. In particular, the autumn leaves and winter snow scenery are recommended. The best time to see the autumn leaves is from late October to early November, and the red-stained trees are reflected on the water. *13:00Harunire TerraceHarunire Terrace is built along the Yukawa River that flows through Karuizawa Town in the eastern part of Nagano Prefecture. The facility is based on the concept of everyday life in Karuizawa, and is filled with unique shops and restaurants. Making use of the more than 100 elm trees that originally grew there, several buildings are connected by wooden decks. The view is like a "small town". This is a spot where you can enjoy shopping and dining in the comfortable climate of Karuizawa, which is also known as a villa area. During the rainy season, you can enjoy the "umbrella sky" where colorful umbrellas color the sky. *15:00Kyu-Karuizawa GinzaKyu-Karuizawa Ginza is located in Karuizawa Town in the eastern part of Nagano Prefecture. During the Taisho era, it developed as a shopping district in Karuizawa, which flourished as a summer resort due to the pioneering efforts of Canadian missionaries. Currently, it has become a thriving tourist destination attracting many tourists from both within Japan and overseas.

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• Age 3～Age 80
• 2～3 hours /3～4 hours
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

A mountain called "Table Mountain" because of its gentle mountain shape like a table. The altitude is 1256m, and the roads are well maintained and easy to walk, so it is a popular mountain destination for Karuizawa residents. From the top you can see Mt. Asama close up and Mt. Fuji far away if it is clear. If you are lucky, you may meet an antelope on the way! ? The end of the trek is to Karuizawa's most scenic spot, "Kumobaike." Fresh green in the spring and autumn leaves in the autumn are reflected on the surface of the lake, giving a beautiful view of the four seasons. Kumoba Pond Parking Lot ⇒ Remote mountain trekking (about 2,5 hours) ⇒ Kumoba Pond (about 20 minutes) ⇒ Kumoba Pond Parking Lot * If you wish, you can arrange a transfer from your accommodation to the Kumobaike Parking Lot. ★ New Corona Virus Measures: The tour will be a private tour for one group. The guide in charge will also carry out the temperature measurement before the tour, and we will take measures at a distance that is conscious of social distance as much as possible.

• For Groups

• Age 7～Age 80
• 2～3 hours /3～4 hours
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

The Shinanoji nature trail is a hiking course with a total length of about 10 km, which is a downhill path from the Mine Teahouse. Among them, walk about 7,5km to Kose Hot spring, which has many attractions. You can see the two famous waterfalls of Karuizawa (Shiraito Falls and Ryugae Falls) as you pass through the lush forest and larch forest. At the end, let's soak in the healing effect of the forest while taking a walk through the forest along Yukawa. This course is recommended for people who are not confident in their physical fitness, young or old, regardless of age or sex, as the entire journey is almost downhill. Please experience the healing nature of Karuizawa with your whole body. From Kose Hot spring, you can take a bus back to the Mine Chaya Parking Lot or just back to Karuizawa station. Itinerary: Mine no Chaya ⇒Shinanoji Promenade Trekking (Shiraito Falls-Tatsugae no Taki) 3 hours ⇒Kose Hot spring * From Kose Hot spring, you can either return to Mine-no-chaya by bus or go to Karuizawa Station (guide will tell you where and when). ★ New Corona Virus Measures: The tour will be a private tour for one group. The guide in charge will also carry out the temperature measurement before the tour, and we will take measures at a distance that is conscious of social distance as much as possible.

• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 80
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

Nature trekking with a dedicated guide to the summit of Mt. Ko-Asama at the foot of Mt. Asama. Mt. Ko-Asama is a parasitic volcano at the eastern foot of Mt. Asama, with an elevation of 1,655m. As you head to the summit, your guide will explain the origins and vegetation of Mt. Asama. The round trip takes about two and a half hours, so even first-time climbers, regardless of age or gender, can easily join us. From the summit covered in volcanic gravel, you can enjoy the spectacular view of Mt. Asama and a magnificent view. For experienced climbers and intermediate and advanced climbers, we can also arrange climbing Mt. Kurobanzayama, with an elevation of 2,404m, which offers a wonderful panorama, and Mt. Maekake, which is 2,524m and closest to the crater of Mt. Asama!

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• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

The Usui Pass was once said to be the most difficult part of the Nakasendo. In this tour, we will aim at the viewing platform from the former Karuizawa Ginza through the promenade of Usui Pass. There is a promenade on the road that goes through the cottage of the grove, and you can reach the viewing platform in about 1.5 hours. From the observatory, you can enjoy a magnificent view of Mount Asama and Mt. Myogi. As this is a handy hiking course, people of all ages can participate. You can freely disperse on the viewing platform, so you can stop at the Kumano Emperor Shrine or take a break at the pass's teahouse. On the way back, you can either return the way you came or take a bus back to the old Karuizawa. Itinerary: Former Karuizawa Ginza ⇒ (Usui Pass Promenade) ⇒ Viewing platform (disbanded on site) * On the way back, either return to the way out or take a bus to the old Karuizawa. ★ New Corona Virus Measures: The tour will be a private tour for one group. The guide in charge will also carry out the temperature measurement before the tour, and we will take measures at a distance that is conscious of social distance as much as possible.

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• For Family

• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

A city walking tour that touches the history and culture of Karuizawa, centered around the historical district of former Karuizawa. Karuizawa's local guide passes through the villa area and Kumoba Pond with beautiful greenery, While walking the small diameter of the back street that is not listed in the guidebook, Introducing the deep history and culture of Karuizawa. We will also guide you to gourmet spots and shopping spots recommended by Karuizawa locals along the way! You can participate regardless of age or sex because you will walk on a flat road during the whole process. Itinerary: Former Karuizawa Ginza Rotary-St. Paul's Church (Visit the historic church of Karuizawa with Antony Raymond architecture) ～ Towards the depths of old Karuizawa through the water wheel ～ Show Memorial Chapel / Showhouse Memorial Hall (Visit Karuizawa's oldest church built by the missionary AC show, the father of Karuizawa, and the first Karuizawa villa memorial hall) -Back street of old Karuizawa, Show street-Walk through the road of Saisei-Murosei Saisei Memorial Museum (Visit the villa spent by Bungo Muroi Saisei) ～ Vorley's Lane ～ Strolling along the tennis court street ～ Karuizawa Meeting Hall / Union Church / Karuizawa Kai Tennis Court (The meeting hall of architect Volleys who has worked on many architectures in Karuizawa, Union Church, His Majesty the Emperor and His Majesty the Emperor Visit the Karuizawakai tennis court, which is famous for romance tennis courts. Former Naval Colonel, Yujiro Hatta's villa visit / appearance only) -Former Karuizawa Ginza Rotary dissolution ★ New Corona Virus Measures: The tour will be a private tour for one group. The guide in charge will also carry out the temperature measurement before the tour, and we will take measures at a distance that is conscious of social distance as much as possible.

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• For Family

• Age 6～Age 75
• Over 6 hours on the day

This is a campervan tour of Kusatsu Onsen. From Karuizawa Station, you can take a campervan tour of Kusatsu Onsen. You can visit Kusatsu Onsen, tour the hot springs, sightsee the surrounding area, and take a break in the campervan.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 4～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 09:30

Including flowers blooming in trekking route of Asama mountain foot, Professional nature guides will guide you to the natural highlights of the season. It is carefully selected 3 courses to prepare. You can choose from Asama ranch, Koasama mountain, and the pond plain wetland. There are many interesting topics unique to Coco such as wild birds, trees, alpine plants and wildlife. Look out for the best views and great outdoor lunches.

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