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Karuizawa Picture Book Museum: Day Trip from Tokyo (127 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Karuizawa Picture Book Museum is a museum in Nagakura, Nagano Prefecture, about 127 km in a straight line from Tokyo Station. That distance puts it within day-trip range of Tokyo for most travellers, depending on train connections.

Karuizawa Picture Book Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeMuseum
Name in Japanese軽井沢絵本の森美術館
LocationNagakura, Nagano Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Naka-Karuizawa Station – about 2.4 km
From Tokyo Stationabout 127 km (straight line)
From Nagoya Stationabout 201 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 295 km (straight line)
Established1990
Coordinates36.32675, 138.59742
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://museen.org/ehon

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