town in Kitasaku district, Nagano prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Karuizawa (軽井沢町, Karuizawa-machi) is a Japanese town in the Kitasaku District of Nagano Prefecture.[1]
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.
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