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TV anime · 2018

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Church Street Karuizawa, Karuizawa Station and more — 8 places you can visit, in Nagano, Gunma. Every entry gives the nearest station, how long the walk is, and what to mind when you get there.

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Many of these are shrines, schools and people’s streets. Read the conduct note before you go.

Locations · 8

Church Street Karuizawa

Nagano Start here

A shopping arcade off Kyu-Karuizawa Ginza.

Getting there
Karuizawa Stn · 23 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • No photography indoors

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Karuizawa Station

Nagano

A Hokuriku Shinkansen and Shinano Railway station.

Getting there
Karuizawa Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road

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Yagasaki Park

Nagano

A park with a pond at Karuizawa Station's north exit, facing Mt. Asama.

Getting there
Karuizawa Stn · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
  • Do not photograph residents or students

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Karuizawa Prince Shopping Plaza

Nagano

The outlet mall at Karuizawa Station's south exit.

Getting there
Karuizawa Stn · 7 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • No photography indoors

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Old Usui Pass Lookout

Gunma

A lookout on the border of Nagano and Gunma.

Getting there
Karuizawa Stn + bus 20min · 5 min walk
Before you go
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here

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Shinano-Oiwake Station

Nagano

A Shinano Railway station near the old Oiwake post town on the Nakasendo.

Getting there
Shinano-Oiwake Stn · At the station
Before you go
  • Never step onto the tracks
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not block the path or road

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Karuizawa Ginza Shopping Street

Nagano

A shopping street in Nagano.

Getting there
Karuizawa Stn · 25 min walk
Before you go
  • Buy something if you photograph a shop
  • Very crowded — expect queues
  • Do not photograph residents or students
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — スロウスタート 「軽井沢銀座商店街」

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Nagakura Shrine

Nagano

A shrine in Nagano. It appears in episode 11.

Getting there
Naka-Karuizawa Stn · 6 min walk
Before you go
  • Worshippers come first
  • Keep your voice down
  • Residential area — people live here
Sources
旅する亜人ちゃん — スロウスタート 「長倉神社」

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