“Hiroshi Senju Museum Karuizawa” exhibits major works of Hiroshi Senju, a Japanese-style painter who works actively on a global scale. The museum holds rotating exhibitions that showcase art pieces of Senju, from early works to the latest works, as well as special themed exhibitions. The Leaf Garden with aesthetic trees and flowers is also popular.
© Hiroshi Senju Museum Karuizawa

The museum houses Japanese contemporary art pieces as well as avant-garde works by artists who are highly regarded internationally. Rotating exhibitions held with new perspectives especially attract attention. Some of the area can be viewed for free.

Enjoy the quaint streetscape of the old Karuizawa while taking a stroll on the stone-paved road. You’ll feel as if long-established craft shops and a church standing with its back against the forest are narrating the history of the old Karuizawa.

Kumoba Pond is a tranquil pond located in the forest of Kyu-Karuizawa. The pond entices visitors all year round with the water surface reflecting larch and maple trees, water birds swimming quietly, and atmospheric sceneries that change with the climate of Karuizawa.

Spectacular sceneries await you at the Usui Pass Observatory, which is located some distance from the center of the town, ahead of a mountain road. The observatory offers views of magnificent Mt. Asama, the mountains of Joshu and Nikko, as well as a stretch of Kanto Plain in the distance.

The waterfall is underground water gushing out from the rock surface with 3 meters high and 70 meters wide. Lines of water fall in layers like white silk threads, allowing you to enjoy a truly breathtaking scenery every season.

A spacious restaurant with a tranquil atmosphere, serveing fusion dishes of Spanish and Japanese cuisines as well as Spanish wines that go well with them. It’s a 7-minute walk from Karuizawa Station.

A restaurant offering a variety of udon noodle options as well as hot pots and BBQ dishes. Conveniently located in the central part of old Karuizawa.