Karuizawa
Sign in to savetown in Kitasaku district, Nagano prefecture, Japan
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The entry is geolocated on the map in JP.
It is catalogued under topics including Karuizawa, Nagano, Olympic equestrian venues and Towns in Nagano Prefecture.
Vinony links it to 28 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Chūbu ( Kōshin'etsu )
- Prefecture
- Nagano
- District
- Kitasaku
- Total
- 156.03 km (60.24 sq mi)
- Density
- 139.93/km (362.43/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+9 ( Japan Standard Time )
- Phone number
- 0267-45-8111
- Address
- 2381-1 Nagakura, Karuizawa-machi, Kitasaku-gun, Nagano-ken 389-0192
- Climate
- Dfb
- Website
- Official website
- Bird
- Brown-headed thrush
- Flower
- Sakurasō ( Primula sieboldii )
- Tree
- Magnolia kobus
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Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town of Japan
- Official name
- 東長倉村
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Kitasaku district
- Population
- 19018
- Area
- 156.03
- Time zone
- UTC+09:00
- Shares border with
- Tsumagoi
- Highest point
- Mount Asama
- Official website
- www.town.karuizawa.lg.jp
- Image
- Shiraito Falls, Karuizawa 2014-08-04 (15250317335).jpg
Show 14 more facts
- name in kana
- かるいざわまち
- Commons category
- Karuizawa, Nagano
- topic's main category
- Category:Karuizawa, Nagano
- Commons gallery
- Karuizawa
- native label
- 軽井沢町
- inception
- 1923-08-01
- replaces
- Miyota
- Köppen climate classification
- wet continental climate
- replaced by
- Miyota
- external data available at URL
- www.town.karuizawa.lg.jp/www/genre/1612866048453
- official symbol
- Japanese squirrel
- twinned administrative body
- Whistler
- associated electoral district
- Nagano 3rd district
- number of viewers/listeners
- 4549824
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Encyclopedic overview
Karuizawa (軽井沢町, Karuizawa-machi) is a resort town in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2025, it had an estimated population of 21,834 in 11,285 households, and a population density of 139 persons per km. The total area of the town is 156.03 km (60.24 sq mi).
Originally, there was a stage station (shukuba) called Karuisawa-shuku on the Nakasendō. The Shin'etsu Line opened in 1888 and the town became popular as a Western-style hill station around that time.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Karuizawa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.