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Encyclopedia > Karuizawa


Karuizawa (軽井沢町; -machi) is a town located in Kitasaku District, Nagano, Japan. A town (町 chō) is a local administrative unit in Japan. ... Kitasaku (北佐久郡; -gun) is a district located in Nagano, Japan. ... Nagano Prefecture (長野県; Nagano-ken) is located on Honshu island, Japan. ...


As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 16,913 and a density of 108.38 persons per km². The total area is 156.05 km². 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


Karuizawa is known throughout Japan as a popular tourist spot. Many couples and families from Tokyo will travel to Karuizawa to get away from the city. There is a Shinkansen station there as well as a large outlet store shopping mall. A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... Long a symbol of Tokyo, the Nijubashi Bridge at the Imperial Palace. ... Shinkansen 0 Series at Fukuyama Station, April 2002 Shinkansen 500 Series at Kyoto Station, April 2002 300 (Left) and 700 Series Shinkansen at Tokyo Station The Shinkansen (新幹線) is a network of high speed rail lines in Japan on which the famous Bullet Trains run. ... The Mall, an out-of-town shopping centre at Patchway, near Bristol, England. ...


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