Karuizawa, Nagano
Karuizawa (軽井沢町, Karuizawa-machi) is a Japanese town in the Kitasaku District of Nagano Prefecture.[1]
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
Mt.Asama seen from Karuizawa
From Hiroshige's series Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (1834–1842), view 19 and station 18 at Karuisawa
明治時代の日本で活躍した聖公会の宣教師。
Karuizawa Union Church, before 1945
Kyu-Karuizawa Ginza (Main Street), 1930s
Karuizawa Foreigner's Cemetery
Alphanumeral road sign for Joshin-Etsu Expressway
軽井沢ショー記念礼拝堂とＡ．Ｃ．ショーの胸像
Old Karuizawa Ginza in Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan
Kumoba-ike in Karuizawa, Nagano prefecture, Japan.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Karuizawa" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 483.
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