For Japan, you may think that the geographical area here is not large, but the beauty here far exceeds that here. Japan attaches great importance to its own national environment, so the beauty here can't be seen all at once, and the most beautiful ones are places that have not been visited.

karuizawa, do you know? This is one of the scenic spots in Japan, and it is known as a world-class town for cultural tourism. There are modern and natural beauty and integration here, both leisure and entertainment places and beautiful natural scenery, if you want to know more about it.

So, next, let Xiaobian give you a good introduction to this world-class cultural tourism town in Japan, Karuizawa!

where is karuizawa in Japan

karuizawa is located in the southeast of Nagano prefecture and northwest of Tokyo. Located on the plateau about 1 meters above sea level, it is surrounded by Asajian Mountain, Biqu Mountain, Qibingling and other peaks, and larch and birch trees flourish. Throughout the year, mist permeates the mountains all the year round, and the whole town is like a fairyland.

introduction to karuizawa tourism in Japan

old karuizawa

the most prosperous and historic area in karuizawa.

Surrounded by Sanli Avenue and Ginza Street, it creates a retro and nostalgic atmosphere with quiet and stunning forest ponds, western-style historical buildings and bustling shopping streets.

tourists walk into the forest of fallen leaves and pine needles along Sanli Avenue, watch church weddings, feel romantic, visit Meiji villas, follow the footsteps of celebrities, mountain paths and gurgling streams, as if they were in medieval Europe.

ginza street connects the old and new karuizawa, and serves as a transit point for tourists to rest. This is a brick road with European style, about 6 meters long, and a large number of western-style buildings in Meiji and Showa periods have been preserved. Restaurants, cafes, boutique houses, popular goods stores, local products stores and grocery stores stand on both sides.

There are many activities in peacetime: fairs, art festivals, fireworks shows, etc., which are loved by local residents and tourists.

Today's Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko met in Karuizawa, where they met their lifelong partners. Located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, 15 kilometers northwest from downtown Tokyo. Known as "the back garden of Tokyo", it is a good place for a weekend holiday.

Emperor Akihito met his future partner Michiko at the annual tennis tournament in Karuizawa. In the picturesque landscape, they fell in love at first sight and performed a Japanese version of Cinderella story.

John Lennon, the soul of the Beatles, took his wife and family here for a holiday almost every summer from the time the Beatles broke up until his death in 198.

"Lennon and I both like to ride bicycles around here, which is really a good time." Yoko Ono Lennon, who was born in a noble family in Tokyo, talked about the love trail in Karuizawa many years ago, but it is still hard to hide the sweetness. When writing the novel Paradise Lost, the famous writer Junichi Watanabe often wandered here.

as early as the edo period, karuizawa was just a post station on Zhongshan Road, which provided a rest for travelers crossing the Chibing Ridge on the east side. Today, he is synonymous with "the world's top resort" and an advocate of "nature, Lohas and culture" lifestyle all over the world.

Japanese royalty and world celebrities are all his fans.

Ginza Street in old Karuizawa is dazzling with restaurants, cafes, boutique houses, popular goods stores and a wide range of local products shops.

John Lennon of the Beatles used to spend a long vacation here with his beloved wife Yoko Ono Lennon every year, and there was his favorite bakery in this small street. During the peak season, almost all shops need to wait in line.

you'll find a lot of interesting things if you walk around slowly. Exquisite handmade pen ink box, unique vase, exquisite karuizawa hand gift.

when the whole town came down, it was found that there were the most small shops selling honey. No store has not only honey, but also derivatives made of honey, such as honey candy, lipstick and so on. This honey shop is the most famous, and there are several big posters at the door.

Homemade jam in small towns also has a unique style. There are dozens of flavors such as strawberries, blueberries, grapes, etc. The packaging is divided into large, medium and small, and there are also combined gift boxes. You can buy some to bring to friends and family as a gift.

When you walk into a chopstick shop, you can really appreciate the exquisiteness of the Japanese. When a pair of chopsticks is displayed in front of you, it comes to mind, from material selection to polishing and lettering, and every step has experienced meticulous work, reflecting the ingenuity of Japan.

In fact, what shocked me most in the chopstick shop were these small ornaments (which should all be brackets for putting chopsticks). Each one is very small, but just picking up an observation is so exquisite that you can't see any flaws.

There are also some small shops in Ginza Street that can tell historical stories. Today's Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko met in Karuizawa, where they met their lifelong partners.

There are many black-and-white and even yellowed photos in the Karuizawa Photo Gallery, which take people back to the last century or even earlier. The photos about the Japanese emperor and empress are particularly eye-catching.

In Japan, a country where cuisine is respected and delicious food is everywhere, there are also delicious snacks in small towns. In addition to ordering food, cheese shops, steamed buns shops, matcha shops and fruit shops are also handy.

scenic spots in other areas

Yunchang Pool

See Qingtai

Old Sanli Hotel

Wanping Hotel

New Karuizawa

It is the administrative center of the town and the cultural and artistic center of local residents, and there are many art galleries, museums and concert halls on the street of Karuizawa.

Although the architectural styles of these public facilities are modern, they are not inconsistent with the local natural features, and their designs are novel and unique, and each museum has its own bright spots. Regular performances and exhibitions every month also attract Tokyo citizens. ?

In addition, there are a large number of villas and many modern hotels built in the later period in this area, which is a conference and tourism destination in Japan.

Karuizawa Dahe Concert Hall

Located in Yazaki Park, it is designed into a regular pentagonal appearance according to the highest sound quality standards in the world, and stands by the river.

karuizawa Qianjubo Art Museum

The space of all-natural lighting aims to blend in with the surrounding natural landscape and make the surrounding natural landscape the background of the works. The whole exhibition hall is built according to the terrain, with a slight inclination. Give visitors a wonderful experience as if they were in the forest to watch paintings.

karuizawa area-romantic luxury hot spring resort

Shinkansen also has a station in karuizawa, so karuizawa can be regarded as the sub-center of karuizawa town. Apart from four hot springs and Japan's famous national wild bird forest, there are no other special tourism resources in this area, and there are naturally fewer tourists than the town center.

in 25, based on the original xingye hot spring hotel, xingye group re-planned the xingye resort with an area of more than 4, square meters, positioned it as a hot spring resort village in the valley, and opened the first high-end hotel of Hongxi Noya. Since then, this area has been known by more people because of the brand effect of Hongxi Nuoya.

Hoshino has free shuttle buses at the two Shinkansen stations, and accepts more tourists with an open attitude. All public facilities are open to all tourists except Hongxi Noya Hotel, which is a closed area. This practice not only brings convenience to hot spring tourists and bird watchers, but also brings popularity to the resort.

Create a wedding brand Xingyue Jiayuan, and build a romantic, high-end and luxurious forest wedding based on blestioncourt Hotel, Plateau Church and Stone Church. It has made many newcomers in Japan flock to it.

elm street town is built at the entrance of the resort, and shopping and catering formats are introduced, which enriches the travel experience for day-trip tourists.

Based on the characteristics of winter climate in Karuizawa, a limited skating rink in winter was designed, which added a winter activity to tourists and hotel guests.

Hongxi Nuoya Light Well Ze

Hongxi Nuoya not only makes the middle light well Ze area popular, but also can be said to be a famous brand of light well Ze, so as to create a natural, harmonious and romantic holiday concept and attract high-end holiday guests at home and abroad. Next, let's take a look at how the facilities of the resort are designed.

The layout, landscaping and service of the hotel are the ultimate luxury of a harmonious holiday. 77 holiday homes, including 22 villas with courtyards, are dotted with Japanese-style villages on the banks of the gurgling Tangchuan River, and the sound of birds and flowing water is endless, just like seclusion in the countryside. The area covered by the hotel is more than 1 times that of all villas.

Hong Xi Nuo Ya is defined as being able to show authentic Japan and attach importance to local traditions and the birth of nature. The planning principle of all hotels is to perfectly integrate the hotel building with the local environment.

So we can see that there is a height of 3 meters in the location of Hongxi Noya in Mitsui Zewa. Under the condition of protecting the original landform style, all holiday houses are built according to the terrain, embracing nature with an open attitude, or hidden in the forest, or close to the waterfront house in Yukawa.

All holiday houses are harmonious buildings, with solid appearance of clay wall style and black wooden board structure, which is close to mountains and waters, and has a Zen artistic conception.

every holiday home has a terrace, creating an effect that extends into the natural environment. And each room is independent, with good privacy.

the living room is designed indoors, connecting the balcony and the bedroom. This area makes the guests not only use the hotel room as a bedroom, but also provide the guests with the possibility of staying in the room for one day. Reading, making tea, chatting or just staring blankly, isn't that how a real holiday kills time?

The landscape design of the hotel is Hoshino Imperial Design or Hasegawa. He has long realized that any landscape design needs to be integrated with the natural environment. Therefore, in the light well ze project, his first consideration is how to keep the valleys, rivers and large ancient trees intact. Especially the towering trees, all have a history of a hundred years, and Yukawa flows down from the shallow mountain. Trees and rivers naturally surround the valley, and paths are distributed in the valley.

inspired by nature, he used these landscape elements in his design. Bridges, running water, tree paths, grass paths. Surrounded by trees and lush grass, each holiday house has a small view, and the whole has a community style.

With the help of the drop, rich layers are created by the combination of arc water system, planting strips and point plants, and terraced streams and waterfalls are displayed.

the effect of falling water in a stream. Landscape wooden bridge connecting villages on both sides of the stream.

Mitsui Ze Hong Xi Nuo Ya, 365 days a year, every night, the staff will row a boat to light a lamp on the water. This night was beautifully lit and became the signboard of the hotel.

when the designer first designed the lighting scheme, the purpose was to create a relaxed holiday environment. The valley is dark and quiet, and the brightness can't affect the line of sight. Finally, the designer achieves the balance between man and nature by reducing unnecessary light and combining light and darkness.

finally, the scene presented to the guests is that after sunset, the dim light of the lights blends with the dim light of dusk, and the resort is completely another gesture. Late at night, under the bright and clear moon and starlight, the lights will further change and blend with the darkness, giving guests a comfortable and relaxing experience.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that the whole hotel area is powered by geothermal resources, and the self-sufficiency rate is as high as 8%, which truly reaches the realm of "living with nature".

Yushu Street Town

is located in the entrance area of Xingye Resort. It is a shopping street composed of nine simple wooden buildings with more than ten unique shops and restaurants.

Yushu Street Town is a leisure lifestyle, where hotel guests and ordinary tourists can sit on the floor on the steps. Shopping is not the main purpose, but chatting with family and friends and spending a good time together is the meaning of vacation.

Crapound skating rink

The promenade design, one end leads to the wild bird forest, and the other end is connected to the entrance of Xingye Resort, which is surrounded by a pond. In summer, wild ducks inhabit the pond, and in winter, it becomes a natural skating rink. The rest area surrounds the pond, and visitors can stroll along the promenade or have a rest in the rest area.

xingye hot spring

xingye hot spring is divided into two parts, one is "dragonfly soup" which is open to the public, and the other is a public hot spring which is only available to guests in the hotel. In addition, some rooms also have hot springs.

"Dragonfly Soup", which was excavated in Taisho period, has been attracting tourists to experience it with its beauty effect.

The hot springs in the hotel are called meditation hot springs, which use the concepts of light and darkness to create a meditation space.

Plateau Church

Xingye wedding brand Xingye Mengyuan customized the wedding venue. The huge triangular roof and simple and elegant wooden buildings are full of warm and romantic atmosphere.

BelstonCourt Hotel

A personalized hotel owned by Hoshino, which forms a wedding package together with Plateau Church, is the best choice for many newcomers in Japan. Rooms are designed in European villa style combined with forest, and the price is much closer to the people than Hongxi Nuoya next door.

Therefore, in addition to newcomers, tourists who want to experience a night in Xingye Resort but consider the cost are also the hotel guests.

Church of the Stone

The Church of the Stone is an architectural masterpiece, which integrates all the five basic elements of "stone, light, water, green and trees" into the design, and embodies the design concept of "natural church". The whole church is made of stone and glass, which express the beautiful meaning of yin and yang blending.

The church is curved and looks like a fairy tale scene, attracting people to look closer.

The interior of the church is also full of imagination and charm. In order to let the sunlight shine into the church, the designer accurately calculated the sun's orbit, so that the sunlight injected through the glass not only illuminates the whole church, but also shines differently according to different time.

The villagers' canteen

is next to Xingye Hot Spring, with a large floor-to-ceiling glass room. It is the most family-like restaurant in the whole Hoshino Resort, and it also gives hotel guests a change of taste.

When you come to Japan, if you want to see Japanese culture, you have to come here, you want to appreciate the beauty of Japan, you have to come here, and if you like Japanese hot springs and food culture, you have to come here. It's always a collection of things you want to do in Japan.