
An upmarket mountain resort in Nagano Prefecture, Karuizawa makes a great day trip from Tokyo via the Hokuriku Shinkansen. In this video, we explore the town on foot and then head higher into the mountains to visit a volcanic park.
*Chapters*
0:00 Intro
0:55 Trip itinerary
1:33 Arrival and walking to Kyu-Karuizawa Ginza Shopping Street
2:27 Kyu-Karuizawa Ginza Shopping Street
3:50 Kumobaike Pond
5:04 Mt. Asama & Onioshidashi Park
6:48 Outro
*Video Credits*
Host, Narrator & Video Editor: Aimee Gardner
Videographer: Charles Sabas
Producer: Stefan Schauwecker
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