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For more than half a century, he has been engaged in Karuizawa sculpture, which is a traditional craft designated by Nagano Prefecture. It uses a 100-year-old domestic hoo, tochi, and wig wood to imprint beautiful patterns on accessories and furniture. It is popular with hand mirrors, such as 5,000 yen.

The store opened in 1920 (Taisho 9) at the request of foreigners who spend the summer in Karuizawa. Most of the lace products are made by hand, and there are a variety of types ranging from large ones such as tablecloths to original handkerchiefs. Tablecloths with delicate finish unique to handwork 3000 yen, handkerchiefs with initials 1650 yen, coasters 250 yen are ideal for souvenirs. Tulle lace jewelry case, coin case and potpourri case each 650 yen ~ are also popular.

A long-established Karuizawa sculpture, a traditional craft in Nagano Prefecture. The Karuizawa sculpture was originally conceived as furniture for villas for foreigners. The beautiful carved furniture, which is carefully carved with flowers and plants and trees as motifs and one sword at a time, is an tama of craftsmanship. Handmade furniture is still loved by local people. Hand mirror 4620 yen, clay bottle laying 2420 yen in the shape of cherry blossom petals, etc. are all valuable items.

A furniture workshop that manufactures and sells Karuizawa carving furniture, delivering furniture to the Manpei Hotel from the time of the first generation of Kazuo Ueda. It was founded in 1927. It was the beginning of Karuizawa carving that Western furniture was decorated with Japanese cherry blossoms in a missionary order. On the first floor, the Karuizawa sculpture accessories of the Ikkudo-do original are arranged. Furniture is exhibited on both the first and second floors and produced by order.

A living tool shop on the first floor of "Church Street Karuizawa" in the center of the former Karuizawa Ginza. We have a large selection of author's works, antique items from Japan and abroad, imported goods, and other items that are hard to see in others. The store name "good" means "slowly" in the dialect of Nagano Prefecture, and introduces people who are closely related to their lives based on the concept of helping to create a home that can be done slowly.

A shop of handmade sundries, which is 25 years old. In the store, there are works made with a lot of heart by some handcrafted favorite writers, and there are things that are filled with things that make you look at and warm your heart. In addition, there are plenty of fabrics and handicraft materials.

It was originally a travel basket of Karuizawa-juku, where Issa Kobayashi also stayed, but was founded as a photo theater in 1906. It is famous as a shop where you can get old photos of Karuizawa, although you can also take commemorative photos. Monochrome photographs of good old times are attached to the whole wall, and many people visit to see the photos. There are also many photos of the imperial family. Picture postcard 110 yen ~.

It is located on the first floor of "Church Street" where many fashionable general stores gather. It was once used as a real atelier, and selected and sold works by writers who fit the land called Karuizawa. There are plenty of items using motifs such as green and materials that make Karuizawa an image, and animals. It deals with the works of about 30 or so writers at all times. The interior (smell bag) is a lineup of scents such as jasmine, bergamot and plumeria.

A shop specializing in handmade leather goods using unique materials. A wide range of items, from bags to accessories, and the products made by the manufacturer in direct contact with the customer are durable, easy-to-use, and long-to-use products. These products are characterized by the fact that the more you use them, the more they come out of them. Bag 10000 yen ~, small items 600 yen ~. The purchased items can be repaired in addition to naming and polishing services.

Select clothes and accessories made of natural materials such as cotton, hemp, and linen. The more you use it, the more you can use it, the more you will feel comfortable and comfortable to wear.