Karuizawa
Karuizawa-machi 軽 井 沢 町 |
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Geographical location in Japan | ||
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Region : | Chūbu | |
Prefecture : | Nagano | |
Coordinates : | 36 ° 21 ' N , 138 ° 36' E | |
Height : | 1,000 m | |
Basic data | ||
Surface: | 156.05 km² | |
Residents : | 19,234 (October 1, 2019) |
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Population density : | 123 inhabitants per km² | |
Community key : | 20321-1 | |
Symbols | ||
Flag / coat of arms: | ||
Tree : | Kobushi magnolia | |
Flower : | Siebold's primrose | |
Bird : | Turdus chrysolaus chrysolaus | |
Animal : | Japanese squirrel | |
town hall | ||
Address : |
Karuizawa Town Hall 2381 - 1 , OÁZA Nagakura Karuizawa -machi, Kitasaku-gun Nagano 389-0192 |
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Website URL: | http://www.town.karuizawa.lg.jp/ | |
Location of Karuizawas in Nagano Prefecture | ||
Karuizawa ( Japanese 軽 井 沢 町 , -machi ) is a community and tourist resort in Kitasaku-gun in the east of Nagano Prefecture in Japan .
The place is about 1000 m above sea level and has been used by Tokioters as a summer resort since the Meiji period. Karuizawa were under the 1964 Summer Olympics , the competitions in eventing discharged. In 1998 the curling competitions of the Olympic Winter Games took place here. Karuizawa is a station on the Nagano Shinkansen .
traffic
- Street:
- Jōshinetsu Highway
- National road 18
- National Road 146
- Train:
- JR Nagano Shinkansen : to Tokyo and Nagano
- Shinano railroad
Neighboring cities and communities
Web links
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