Former Mikasa Hotel

Information

Mikasa Hotel was opened in 1906 and operated for 64 years since then. It was designated as a national important cultural asset after its closure in 1970. It is the only remaining wooden hotel of purely Western design in Japan.
Mikasa Hotel was known as Rokumei-kan (Western-style party hall for upper class people in Tokyo) in Karuizawa and became popular among political and business people, such as Konoe Fumimaro, Arishima Takeo and Okuma Shigenobu, at that time.

Opening Hours

9:00 - 17:00 *admission until 30 minutes before closing

Closed

Year-end and New Year's holidays

Price / Entrance Fee

400 yen (General, Adult)
200 yen (Child)

Access / Public Transport

8 minutes from JR Karuizawa Station by the bus bound for Kita-Karuizawa. Get off at Mikasa Bus stop.

Address / Location

1339-342, Karuizawa, Karuizawa-machi Kitasaku-gun, Nagano, 389-0102

Tweets

Dolma @Lama_Dolma22 - 2019-04-19: @the_molly_chen It was in Karuizawa. The place is beautiful in Japan.
Re:ference @AsFerence - 2019-04-18: RT @AsFerence: Do you know Japan's Karuizawa?
It is a spot where beautiful nature spreads and you can forget the noise of the city.
I will…
piper @piper4699 - 2019-04-18: @RomanTelep @stone_hs_curl I guess they are working at their offices near Karuizawa.
They are workers of CHUBU Elec… https://t.co/KHq5Hdstze
Taiken Japan @TAIKENJAPAN - 2019-04-18: Come to Karuizawa for a captivating volcanic sediment park and beautiful waterfall!

https://t.co/sk2IUrcmVl… https://t.co/t8pNpHdt4c
tweetyburd @tweetyburd - 2019-04-18: 📷 coiour-my-world: Shiraito Waterfall, Karuizawa, Japan || planetx44 https://t.co/Fx19WTtcyc
JapanJustForYou @japan_just - 2019-04-17: A5 The sculpture garden of the Sezon Art Museum in #Karuizawa is set in the forest, so seasonal changes are part of… https://t.co/kwtKXcNFdz
軽井沢 @karuizawa_twt - 2019-04-17: RT @angelicax: I wanna decompress n stay in a forest house like the ones in Karuizawa, Japan 😞
ANG @angelicax - 2019-04-17: I wanna decompress n stay in a forest house like the ones in Karuizawa, Japan 😞
amelia primarini @ameliaprimarini - 2019-04-16: When the black coffee is good ... at mikado coffee karuizawa ... #beverage #coffee #kuliner #japan #mikadocoffee… https://t.co/bwOfMfugAC
Sahara @Sahara_SH_es - 2019-04-16: 📷 coiour-my-world: Shiraito Waterfall, Karuizawa, Japan || planetx44 https://t.co/jyKtL5rZG7
Gene Kizhnerman @tastethedram - 2019-04-15: If you ask someone in Japan, they probably won’t think ‘whisky’ if you mention Karuizawa. The town that gave the di… https://t.co/3IqhWShG9y
軽井沢 @karuizawa_twt - 2019-04-15: RT @thristyforhobi: It's 7° in Karuizawa, Japan and windyyyy ❄❄❄

How do people live 😂😅
Ann 🇵🇭 @thristyforhobi - 2019-04-15: It's 7° in Karuizawa, Japan and windyyyy ❄❄❄

How do people live 😂😅
Julie Gerald @JulieGerald10 - 2019-04-15: RT @Edition29: KARUIZAWA HOUSE / AUDIO INTERVIEW WITH ARCHITECT / Makoto Yamaguchi / JAPAN / In / EDITION29 ARCHITECTURE ISSUE 015 / Photog…
Mike Wekarski @Zippertheslip - 2019-04-15: Not really, golf is not my sport but the wife likes it, oh well. Her sister Yoshie is a caddie in Karuizawa, japan… https://t.co/DEB0lbljIb
Prom15e to 13elieve @efasiwonest - 2019-04-14: @PredictionIdol Wow i'm shocked. it's so real. Their place in Karuizawa right?? Jihyo or Nayeon?? I think this is… https://t.co/v0pVVR6AYg
Jake Adelstein/中本哲史 @jakeadelstein - 2019-04-11: RT @OonaMcGee: Always a treat to find a place that does a good eggs benedict 😋
#karuizawa #japan https://t.co/KBNDTfGmzV
軽井沢 @karuizawa_twt - 2019-04-11: RT @OonaMcGee: Always a treat to find a place that does a good eggs benedict 😋
#karuizawa #japan https://t.co/KBNDTfGmzV
Oona McGee 🇯🇵🇮🇪🇦🇺 @OonaMcGee - 2019-04-11: Always a treat to find a place that does a good eggs benedict 😋
#karuizawa #japan https://t.co/KBNDTfGmzV
Ace in Asia @ace_wall_73 - 2019-04-10: RT @BunnyTokyoJP: An interesting mix of Europe and Japan! Have you ever been to Karuizawa? https://t.co/lhBdJpUbLi
BunnyTokyo 🐰🌸 Hop into Japan! @BunnyTokyoJP - 2019-04-10: An interesting mix of Europe and Japan! Have you ever been to Karuizawa? https://t.co/lhBdJpUbLi
軽井沢 @karuizawa_twt - 2019-04-10: RT @OonaMcGee: Caught up with Tsubasa’s dad at his restaurant in Karuizawa. Dining here is like watching an episode of Terrace House before…
Oona McGee 🇯🇵🇮🇪🇦🇺 @OonaMcGee - 2019-04-10: Caught up with Tsubasa’s dad at his restaurant in Karuizawa. Dining here is like watching an episode of Terrace Hou… https://t.co/pBCWEXkRtr
Kevin Meyerson @kevinmeyerson - 2019-04-10: Snow all day today in Karuizawa. By the way, the cherry blossoms don’t usually bloom here till Golden Week.… https://t.co/ch3uac66wL
John Martin @pilning - 2019-04-10: A final few from #Karuizawa #Japan Japanese Serow or 'Goat-antelope' in the mist while looking for pheasants, Japan… https://t.co/R4TBodHGgQ
軽井沢 @karuizawa_twt - 2019-04-10: RT @pilning: Meanwhile back in the mountains in Honshu, Japan we saw both endemic pheasants in Karuizawa. Green Pheasant gave itself up aft…
John Martin @pilning - 2019-04-10: Meanwhile back in the mountains in Honshu, Japan we saw both endemic pheasants in Karuizawa. Green Pheasant gave it… https://t.co/ELAiySqenK
Kihu Potru @Potru - 2019-04-09: Otherworldly Architecture in Japan’s Magical Mountainside https://t.co/9gPYh5fhpr