Karuizawa is Tokyo's favourite highland retreat, just 70 minutes by Shinkansen — a cool, pine-forested resort town of cycling paths, the Shiraito Falls, an outlet mall and the Harajuku-like Kyū-Karuizawa shopping street. It's green in summer and blazing in autumn. A relaxed overnight, though doable as a long day.
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