It’s also where Yoko Ono and John Lennon liked to vacation; Ono once described Karuizawa as “an old summer resort in Japan very much like the Hamptons, except it’s in the mountains.” ...

Nendo has created a house comprising six wooden cottages connected by a sinuous swooping roof in Karuizawa, central Japan, to ...

Karuizawa is stepping into the travel destination spotlight at Japan Expo Thailand 2025, which takes place at CentralWorld, ...

Additionally, we’ll delve into the factors contributing to Karuizawa’s cult status and the enduring appeal of the Geisha Series as a testament to Japan’s lost distilling legend. Karuizawa ...

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 ...

In 2004, Karuizawa became the first community in Japan to introduce "bear dogs," which are trained to chase the scary mammals back into the mountains when they approach human settlements.

Half a century has passed since the Asama Sanso Incident, which involved police laying siege to a mountain lodge near Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, following a bloody purge by ...

Fortius won the Japanese women's national curling title in dramatic fashion Sunday, scoring one in the extra 11th end to beat ...

Subscribe to Dezeen Debate now. Named Hand in Hand House, the cluster of six interconnected cottages are set on a terrace in Karuizawa, central Japan. The project captivated commenters ...

Squirrels in Japan's north learn the language of birds as a means of survival, taking advantage of their feathered friends' keen eyesight and ability to spot enemies quickly.