My mother and I visited Karuizawa to reconnect with our family history. In late winter, I met my mother and my aunt and traveled to the mountain resort town of Karuizawa, in Nagano Prefecture ...

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At an altitude of about 1,000m, Karuizawa is a highland town. It is cool in summer and fiercely cold in winter. The town's year-round population of around 20,000 increases considerably over the ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency says the winter cold has returned and snowfall ... 6 centimeters of snow fell in Okunikko in Tochigi Prefecture and Karuizawa Town in Nagano Prefecture.