The Shinkansen goes directly from Tokyo to Karuizawa, making the trip fast and comfortable without having to keep changing trains. After enjoying the scenery outside the window along the way, we arrived at Karuizawa Station in no time.
This time, we stayed in a cottage at the Karuizawa Prince Hotel. A hotel shuttle was available right outside the station, so we didn't have to worry about finding our way while pulling our luggage.
Getting from central Tokyo to Karuizawa was much more convenient than expected. After arriving at the station, we got on the shuttle and made it smoothly to our cottage in the forest. The noise of the city suddenly faded away, replaced by trees all around us. Just the journey there made us start looking forward to the stay ahead.
