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Karuizawa🇯🇵
Honshu·Japan·MMJ·36.35°N · 138.60°E
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Workation in Karuizawa: the essentials
In the late 19th century, foreign missionaries turned this post town on the old Nakasendo road into a Western-style hill station, and Tokyo has come up for the cool air ever since. Karuizawa has about 22,000 residents and lies around 1,000 metres up at the foot of the active Mount Asama, surrounded by larch forest and cycle paths. The Hokuriku Shinkansen reaches Tokyo in a little over an hour, which has also persuaded Tokyo families to move here for good. Matsumoto Airport, about 65 km away, matters little, since nearly everyone comes by train. August brings heavy crowds, and outside the old Ginza street much of the town is spread-out forest villas.
Key metrics
Internet
200Mbps
very fastCost/month
2,400€
premiumSafety
5/5
very safeSun
177days/year
cloudyEnglish
2/5
moderateClimate by monthBest time to visit: Jul–Aug
TemperatureSun hrs.Raincurrent
-3.3°
Jan
-2.6°
Feb
1.1°
Mar
7°
Apr
12.3°
May
16°
Jun
20.1°
Jul
20.8°
Aug
16.7°
Sep
10.5°
Oct
4.8°
Nov
-0.5°
Dec
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Coworking on locationReal spaces from OpenStreetMap, prices as AI estimate
AI assessmentAI estimate:Day pass approx. 15 €· Month approx. 200 €
Karuizawa is Japan's best-known workation town with several coworking options, often attached to hotels or resorts and priced noticeably above big-city levels. Summer is crowded, winter quiet and cold. Internet is excellent and cafés are also suitable for work.
Spaces come from OpenStreetMap (10 km radius); prices are AI estimates for typical offers in town – please check with the provider before booking. As of September 2026.
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