Slow Start, Initial D, The Wind Rises and 7 places in all, from 5 titles, inside 2.2 km.
A Hokuriku Shinkansen and Shinano Railway station.
Getting there: Karuizawa Stn · 3 min walk
The outlet mall at Karuizawa Station's south exit.
Getting there: Karuizawa Stn · 7 min walk
A park with a pond at Karuizawa Station's north exit, facing Mt. Asama.
Getting there: Karuizawa Stn · 6 min walk
The 184-curve pass on the old Route 18 that the series' downhill runs are drawn from.
Getting there: Bus from Yokokawa Stn · 5 min walk
A classic Karuizawa hotel, in business since 1894.
Getting there: Karuizawa Stn · 29 min walk
The abandoned Shin-etsu grade the series runs its Gunma episode along; the brick arches of the old line still stand.
Getting there: Bus from Yokokawa Stn · 10 min walk
The old road over the pass, on the club's winter run to Gunma.
Getting there: Karuizawa Stn + bus · 23 min walk