Karuizawa
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Karuizawa 軽井沢町 |
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Karuizawa Town Hall
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 Location of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture |
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 Karuizawa
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| Coordinates: 36°20′54.5″N 138°35′49.3″E / 36.348472°N 138.597028°ECoordinates: 36°20′54.5″N 138°35′49.3″E / 36.348472°N 138.597028°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) | ||
| Prefecture | Nagano | ||
| District | Kitasaku | ||
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| • Total | 156.03 km2 (60.24 sq mi) | ||
| Population (October 2016) | |||
| • Total | 19,939 | ||
| • Density | 128/km2 (330/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
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| • Tree | Magnolia kobus | ||
| • Flower | Sakurasō (Primula sieboldii) | ||
| • Bird | Brown-headed thrush | ||
| Phone number | 0267-45-8111 | ||
| Address | 2381-1 Nagakura, Karuizawa-machi, Kitasaku-gun, Nagano-ken 389-0192 | ||
| Website | www |
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Karuizawa (軽井沢町 Karuizawa-machi?) is a town located in Kitasaku District in south-central Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. As of 1 October 2016[update], the town had an estimated population of 19,939 and a population density of 128 persons per km². Its total area was 156.03 square kilometres (60.24 sq mi). Karuizawa is a popular summer resort area for Tokyo.
Karuizawa is located in eastern Nagano Prefecture, bordered by Gunma Prefecture to the north, east and south. The town is located on an elevated plain at the foot of Mount Asama, one of Japan's most active volcanoes. The mountain is classed as a Category A active volcano. A small eruption was detected in June 2015, a more significant eruption spewing hot rocks and a plume of ash occurred in February 2015. Mt. Asama's most destructive eruption in recent recorded history took place in 1783, when over 1,000 were killed. The volcano is actively monitored by scientists and climbing close to the summit is prohibited.
Karuizawa has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is much heavier in the summer than in the winter.
The area of present-day Karuizawa was part of ancient Shinano Province, and developed as Karuizawa-shuku, a post station on the Nakasendō highway connecting Edo with Kyoto during the [{Edo period}].
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