Spectacular autumn colors: Karuizawa

The viewing of autumn leaves has always been a popular activity for Japanese people, just like the viewing of cherry blossoms in spring.

Below you can see some photos I took in Kumoba Ike, a park in the town of Karuizawa which is a famous tourist spot, especially in this time of the year. You’ll see tons of domestic and foreign tourists coming to this small town that even has a stop for the shinkansen bullet train.

Karuizawa is located in Nagano Prefecture and is the only place in the world that hosted sports events in both Summer (1964) and Winter Olympic Games (1998).