Say hello to the neighbors: from local chefs to the most popular craft coffee roasters in town.
LOCAL FRIENDS
It’s all about the keeping it local. Community connections lie at the heart of everything we do.
We have a growing network of deeply valued friends and collaborators, who are as talented as they are creative – and we want you to meet them too.
Jun Ito
Cattle farmer
Dabosu Ranch
Yusuke Iizuka
Farmer
Duca Farm
Kazuyuki Itakura
Karuizawa Coffee Company Roastery
Hayato Tomioka
Chief brewer
Gio Hills winery
Takayuki Tomono
Head Brewer
Tomono Sake Brewery
FOOD
It’s no surprise that Karuizawa is known as heaven for food-lovers, with its famously tasty seasonal cuisine. Visitors are spoilt for choice, with countless restaurants serving specialist Japanese cuisine – from local eel shops to Michelin-starred fare.
Contemporary art, design, architecture, crafts: Karuizawa has long attracted the creatively minded, so it’s perhaps little surprise that today it’s home to a thriving new-generation arts scene. Explore across the creative spectrum – from architect-designed museums to hidden ceramic ateliers.
