Karuizawa, Nagano
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History
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.
Karuizawa, Nagano Media
From Hiroshige's series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (1834–1842), view 19 and station 18 at Karuisawa
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Karuizawa" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 483.