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Karuizawa help 2024/9/21 02:13
Hello everyone,

I'm trying to plan my day in Karuizawa end of November. I want to visit these places in a day:
Ryugaeshi Falls
Shiraito Waterfall
Senga Falls
Onioshidashi Volcanic Park

but I'm having difficulty trying to find information about these places.

1. Is it possible to walk from Ryugaeshi falls to Shiraito waterfall, then to Senga falls?
2. Does anyone know if it's an easy/light hike?

3. Could someone help me understand the bus timetable to Onioshidashi?
Google maps doesn't provide me with a route to the volcanic park so I found these timetables but I don't understand it!

https://www.seibubus.co.jp/timetable0924/dia/timechart/800001_01_1.htm...
https://www.seibubus.co.jp/timetable0924/dia/timechart/800009_01_1.htm...

Adding to this, is there a bus stop between Shiraito Waterfall and Senga Falls I can take to go directly to Onioshidashi after?

Thanks in advance!

by Alexander N  

Re: Karuizawa help 2024/9/22 23:08
good morning
the trail between 白糸の滝 Shiraito Falls and 竜返しの滝 Ryugaeshi Falls bus stop (as highlighted below) has been closed since Dec2023.
https://www.town.karuizawa.lg.jp/www/contents/1001000000740/index.html

please get in touch with below for the latest update.
info@karuizawa-shw.com
kankei@town.karuizawa.nagano.jp

the above trail is part of a 11km popular trekking course (between Mikasa and Minenochaya bus stop) which is considered to moderately challenging.
have a wonderful trip
by anastasia (guest) rate this post as useful

Re: Karuizawa help 2024/9/22 23:28
good morning.

you can take bus from 峰の茶屋 Minenochaya to 鬼押出し園 Onioshidashi Volcanic Park (9min ride). please refer to below (page2 for autumn) with left timetable (black) for weekdays and right timetable (red) for weekends & public holidays.
https://www.seibubus.co.jp/docs/rosen/karuizawa/eki.pdf

upon return, please take below bus from 鬼押出し園 Onioshidashi Volcanic Park to 軽井沢駅
Karuizawa Station.
https://www.seibubus.co.jp/timetable0924/dia/timechart/800009_01_1.htm...
have a wonderful trip.
by anastasia (guest) rate this post as useful

Re: Karuizawa help 2024/9/23 04:30
If you're up for renting a car, I found out the hard way that Karuizawa is one place to do it. There are not that many buses, and you may have to wait a long time. In my case, I went to see Shiraito Falls by bus, and yes, it was worth it.
https://youtu.be/e0hz6VjVdDA

After that, I wanted to go to Onioshidashi, but there was no direct bus there. It's less than 10 km directly, but there were no taxis and it would take about 2 hours on foot. So I had to return to central Karuizawa to get another bus. I did manage to get there, and it was worth the effort.
https://youtu.be/It48UQXW4-E

But a lot of time was wasted in transport, and I had to wait a long time for the last bus to get back. For all the outlying places you add, just by bus and on foot, for a day trip I'd say your plans are too ambitious.
by Ken (guest) rate this post as useful

Re: Karuizawa help 2024/9/23 23:12
@anastasia and @Ken Thank you very much for your kind help - my day in Karuizwa would have been a disaster without this :)
Based on this, my new plan would be to rent a taxi for 4 hours to Onioshidashi Volcanic Park, Shiraito Waterfalls, and then back to Karuizawa town.

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