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Welcome to Karuizawa, Japan's most famous resort town where the wealthy play.

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Full tours of the 3 properties    • Tour of 3 homes in Japan’s richest re...  

0:00 Intro to Karuizawa
2:46 Who lives here?
3:50 Vacation home tour
6:45 Nature preservation guidelines
9:50 Corporate retreats
10:28 Corporate home tour
15:25 Resort areas and shopping
17:14 American-style home tour
20:03 Private communities
21:00 Mystery of the MEGA mansion
23:11 Watch on Nebula
25:01 Very important apple pie taste test

Sources:
- Karuizawa Shaw Memorial Church https://nskk-chubu.org/church/16shaw/
- The Progress of Population Inflow and Rural Gentrification in Karuizawa on the Outskirts of the Tokyo Metropolitan Area by Mitsuru YAMAMOTO https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/80536...
- Karuizawa Shaw Memorial Church 2 https://en.japantravel.com/nagano/kar...
- Shaw's view on Karuizawa https://visitkaruizawa.com/en/special...
- Shaw Memorial Church foundation date https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%BB%...
- Karuizawa Tourism Association (history) https://karuizawa-kankokyokai.jp/
- Popular activities in Karuizawa https://karuizawa-kankokyokai.jp/abou...
- Tennis in Karuizawa https://karuizawa-kankokyokai.jp/abou...
- Karuizawa population stats https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karuiza...
- Tokyo temperature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo
- Environmental Protection Issues in Japan’s Upmarket Mountain Resort Town of Karuizawa by Mami Hiraike OKAWARA https://tcue.repo.nii.ac.jp/record/11...
- Karuizawa guidelines https://www.town.karuizawa.lg.jp/www/...
- Listing for American house https://www.tokyu-resort.co.jp/en/kar...
- Dog Tourism in Karuizawa https://www.karuizawa-withdog.com/
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