One of these is the picturesque town of Karuizawa. Just 70 minutes from Tokyo by bullet train, the upscale mountain resort town serves as a peaceful counterpoint to the capital's energy.

At the foot of Mt. Asama, lies Karuizawa, one of Japan's most well-known resort areas. In the late 1880s, foreign missionaries began building holiday cottages in the town to escape Japan's fierce ...

The resort town of Karuizawa in Japan's Nagano Prefecture has announced plans to introduce an accommodation tax next year. It is expected it will be levied on tourists staying at inns, hotels and ...

Karuizawa’s Geisha Series, a collection of highly sought-after Japanese whiskies, pays homage to both the artistry of geisha and the legacy of the once-defunct but now "reopened" Karuizawa ...