Karuizawa, Nagano
town in Kitasaku district, Nagano prefecture, Japan
Karuizawa (軽井沢町, Karuizawa-machi) is a Japanese town in the Kitasaku District of Nagano Prefecture.[1]
History change
Karuizawa is on the southern slope of Mount Asama.[1]
In the Edo period, it was a waystation on the Kisokaido road.
In the early Meiji period, the area was developed as a health resort.[1]
It is a popular tourist spot for people from Tokyo who travel to Karuizawa to get away from the summer heat.
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Karuizawa" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 483.
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