Explore one of John Lennon's favorite vacation spots, home to serene waterfalls, skiing, and historic hotels that still draws ...

NAGANO–-The Nagano District Court sentenced a bus company president and his former employee to prison here on June 8 for their responsibility in a fatal 2016 accident in Karuizawa that killed 15 ...

This modern four-bedroom villa is in the town of Karuizawa, a popular year-round resort community that’s just an hour away from Tokyo by bullet train. Prized for its cool summers, and good skiing and ...

Hungarian-American photographer Tom Haar, 71, who spent several years of his childhood in wartime Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, says he wants to help promote the resort area once again "as an ...

A reproduction of Donald Keene's study in his summer cottage is seen at the Literary Museum of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture on Aug. 5, 2022. (Mainichi/Chinami Takeichi) KARUIZAWA, Nagano -- An ...

The Nagano Prefecture resort town of Karuizawa has long been associated with green, natural energy. Nestled in the mountains, Karuizawa has long attracted both Japanese and Westerners escaping the ...

KARUIZAWA, Nagano Prefecture—Tourism officials in this renowned summer retreat are welcoming a sharp influx of visitors as a source of revenue, but others fear the arrivals are bringing something else ...

Karuizawa is a serene and upscale resort town in Nagano Prefecture. It’s accessible in just over an hour by bullet train from Tokyo, making it a perfect day trip destination. It has made a name for ...

A woman who came to see the autumn foliage in Kumobaike, a popular tourist spot in Karuizawa, Nagano prefecture, was attacked by a bear and injured around 1.30 p.m. on Thursday, police said. The ...

Curlers from SC Karuizawa Club, now representing Japan at the Pyeongchang Olympics, are seen at a news conference wearing T-shirts designed by the muscular dystrophy patients' group Green. (Photo ...