[2025 Karuizawa Stay] Travel Guide for MAMPEI HOTEL (Updated May)

📍Trip Overview Bicycle tour of Karuizawa Experience the classic spots in Karuizawa and even stargazing 🏖️Photogenic spots Keraike Skating Rink Harunire Terrace Kumoba Pond (when it's snowing) Kogen Church Karuizawa New Art Museum Tombo no Yu Mampei Hotel 🚇Transportation: Bicycle rental Shironeko Cycle - 2 minutes walk from the north exit of Karuizawa Station 150 electric bicycles, pay in cash 9:00am - 5:00pm 1,500 yen 9:00am - 9:00pm 1,700 yen No reservation required, just go to the store and rent. They start lending out a little before opening hours and are flexible with return times. I used it until 8pm. 📷Recommended photo locations Keraike Skating Rink I was able to see shooting stars while stargazing. 10:00-16:00 (last entrance 15:30) *Closed 1/20-1/24 Adults 1,900 yen *Including rental shoes Gloves and knit hat (or helmet) must be worn Rental items (helmet, chair with sled): Free Rental items (gloves and knit hat): Paid There is a luggage storage area, but it is not a locker, so please keep your valuables with you Use for 1 hour and 30 minutes after renting shoes *Re-entry is not allowed. *Please note that some areas are not open depending on the season 🍜Exquisite gourmet food Kagimotoya, a popular soba restaurant, right next to Nakakaruizawa Station 　　　　Payment by cash only Bakery & Restaurant Sawamura in Harunire Terrace 　　　The apple pie is exquisite 🏠Recommended accommodation Ace Inn Matsumoto, 1 minute walk from Matsumoto Station (almost directly connected) Breakfast buffet 💡Notes It gets quite cold, so gloves and knit hats are a must. 1/25 (Sat) 4°/-7° #Karuizawa #Trip to Karuizawa #Sightseeing in Karuizawa #Karuizawa Kogen Church #Keraike Pond #Keraike Skating Rink #Hoshino Resort #Kumoba Pond #Tombonoyu #Harunire Terrace #Shironeko Cycle #Karuizawa New Art Museum #Mampei Hotel #Kogen Church #Stargazing on the Ice

#0yentripFebruary2025 End of January 4°/-7° ▼Rental bicycles in Karuizawa Shironeko Cycle - about 2 minutes walk from the north exit of Karuizawa Station 150 electric bicycles, cash payment only ▼Keraike skating rink Gloves and knitted hat (or helmet) must be worn Rental items (helmet, chair with sled): Free Rental items (gloves and knitted hat): Paid There is a luggage storage area, but it is not a locker, so please take your valuables with you. *Please note that some areas are not open depending on the season ▼Stargazing on the ice Binoculars and telescopes available for rental. Easy to understand explanation of the stars. May change to skating when it is cloudy. You can choose a drink service when making a reservation. Time to take photos with your smartphone is also given. ▼Tombo no Yu 10:00-22:00 (last entry 21:15) Adults 1,350 yen ▼Time schedule 6:59 Departure from Nagano Station 8:37 Arrival at Karuizawa Station 9:00 Electric bicycle rental at Shironeko Cycle 9:06 Start of bicycle trip 9:17 Kumoba Pond 9:57 Keraike Skating Rink 11:41 Harunire Terrace 12:13 Ring making at Harunire Terrace 12:30 Bakery & Restaurant Sawamura 13:40 Takahara Church 14:25 Karuizawa New Art Museum 14:46 Mampei Hotel 16:00 Organic cafe right next to Nakakaruizawa Station 17:05 Kagimotoya Popular soba restaurant 17:45 Departure from Nakakaruizawa Station 17:55 Picchio (Keraike Skating Rink) 18:00 Stargazing reception 18:15 Tour starts 19:20 Tour ends 19:55 Return electric bicycle to Shironeko Cycle #Keraike Skating Rink #Stargazing on ice #Karuizawa #Karuizawa #Karuizawa trip #Karuizawa sightseeing #Highland church #Harunire Terrace #Nagano trip #Nakakaruizawa #Kyukaruizawa #Manpei Hotel #Karuizawa New Art Museum #Hoshinoya Karuizawa

"Mampei Hotel" in Karuizawa This hotel was founded 130 years ago and was loved by famous people such as John Lennon and Kakuei Tanaka. The hotel closed in January last year for renovation and had its grand reopening in October this year. The main building, the Alps Hall, is a registered tangible cultural property! As it is a cultural property, the exterior cannot be changed during the renovation, so they had a lot of trouble installing an elevator that didn't exist before and improving the facilities...😵💦 First, we went to the cafeteria, where they serve John Lennon's royal milk tea and his favorite apple pie... The apple pie is a taste that has been preserved as a tradition since the hotel's founding, so we had that. It was packed with thinly sliced ​​apples and had a slight cinnamon taste. It wasn't too sweet and brought out the apple flavor to the fullest. Pets are allowed in the terrace seats at the cafe, so some people were walking their dogs and having tea... It seems to be loved by locals and people who own vacation homes😊 The room I stayed in was Atagokan's "Grand Premier", which has a natural hot spring in every room. Atagokan is a newly built building during the renovation. It is an exquisite room that combines the classic atmosphere of the hotel with a sense of luxury. The Grand Premier is a little larger than the standard Premier. The atmosphere is the same as the standard, so I think it will be helpful. By the way, I stayed in Atagokan's top suite, the "Manpei Suite", last time and posted a video of that, so if you're interested, check it out😉 This time I went to see the autumn leaves, but it might be better to see them at places famous for autumn leaves such as Kumoba Pond rather than inside the hotel... Manpei Hotel... "Hospitality is the heart, the hotel is the people" They believe this, so their hospitality is excellent. This is a real hotel where you can enjoy your stay rather than sightseeing❣️ 📍Mampei Hotel 925 Karuizawa, Karuizawa-machi, Kitasaku-gun, Nagano About 5 minutes by taxi from Karuizawa Station About 20 minutes by car from Usui-Karuizawa IC on the Joshinetsu Expressway #trip accommodation report #Karuizawa #Mampei Hotel #winter trip #classic hotel #domestic trip #luxury hotel #autumn leaves #room with hot spring #hot spring

The Manpei Hotel consists of three accommodation buildings, namely the Alps Building, Atago Building and Usui Building, as well as a banquet building with a banquet hall. The hotel symbolizes the Alps Building, which expresses the tradition of Japanese and Western integration through interior decorations such as glass shoji screens and cat-foot bathtubs. The rebuilt Atago Building inherits the hotel's classical decoration DNA, and all guest rooms are equipped with a natural hot spring with a high thermal insulation effect - "Shiozawa Onsen" #9月好去地方2024 #历史酒店

#TravelWithMe This is a retro and classical hotel in Karuizawa. The atmosphere inside the hotel is very nice and the surrounding greenery is beautiful and soothing. It is also a sacred place for the Ghibli movie The Wind Rises. The cafe terrace on the first floor is always lined up because you can use it even if you are not staying at the hotel. The popular apple pie and French toast are said to sell out, so it is best to go early. John Lennon loved this apple pie, and the taste has been passed down since then. It has a simple and rustic taste, but is very delicious. The royal milk tea is said to have been taught to us by John Lennon. This is also irresistible for milk tea lovers, so we recommend you try it. #TripToKaruizawa #KaruizawaCafe #KaruizawaHotel #ManpeiHotel