Strawberries are cultivated throughout the whole year in Karuizawa. Go to a farm and enjoy picking your own fresh strawberries and eating as many as you can! This activity is wildly popular, so we recommend you to make a reservation.pp

At Karuizawa Kazakoshi Park Curling Hall”Karuizawa Ice Park”, you can experience curling all year round. And, with trained instructors to guide you, there’s no need to worry, even if you’re a beginner.pp

A natural garden designed by British garden designer Paul Smither. With a close focus on the plants native to Karuizawa, indulge in the transitions between all the four seasons of Japan.pp

Karuizawa Taliesin is a facility that has captured the nature in Karuizawa, with a particular focus on the beautiful Lake Shiozawa. You can appreciate Karuizawa’s art, literature and historical buildings while exploring interactive amusement facilities to fully immerse yourself in nature.pp

This Peynet museum was designed by Antonin Raymond and is located in Karuizawa Tariasen. With its wooden, rustic appearance you can feel warmth and openness in the building.pp

This museum collects and displays wooden toys manufactured in the Erz region in Germany, such as the Nutcracker doll and the Christmas pyramid. It is a sister house of Seiffen village museum “The Erzgebirge Toy Museum of Seiffen” in Germany.pp

This art gallery introduces picture book culture from all around the world from various interesting angles. It captures the theme of “The History of Western Picturebook” perfectly and takes you on a pleasant journey through the ages in a magical, forested atmosphere.pp

The works of a successful and international Japanese painter, Hiroshi Senju, are displayed here. This bright and open art museum has architecture designed by Nishizawa Ryue, a representative architect in Japan, and merges the styles Karuizawa and Senju together.pp

This museum displays modern literature relating to Karuizawa, including works from writers like Hori Tatsuo, Muro Saisei and others. The building was relocated and the studies and tea rooms that were once used by these famous writers have been made public now.pp

A museum exhibiting French painter Raymond Peynet’s work. The museum also exhibits some of his original drawings, lithographs and his favourite painting materials. The building is a relocated atelier built by Antonin Raymond, which is now a valuable cultural heritage of Karuizawa.pp