Karuizawa Hoshino Area (hereafter referred to as Hoshino Area), a place where nature and culture lovers gather, will host the event ‘Karuizawa: A Fine Day for Forest Apples’ from 5th to 24th November 2025, celebrating the appeal of apples from Nagano Prefecture.
Nagano Prefecture, boasting Japan’s second-highest apple production. This event offers a stay where you can enjoy apples with all five senses: see, soak in, and savour them through the “apple bath” at Hoshino Onsen Tonbo no Yu (hereafter Tonbo no Yu), limited-edition sweets enjoyed in apple-shaped tents, and workshops at Harunire Terrace.
Hoshino Hot Springs: Dragonfly Bath Autumn tradition: ‘Apple Bath’
During this period, Tonbo no Yu will host the Hoshino Area’s autumn tradition, the “Apple Bath”. Apples harvested from Nomoto Orchard in Komoro City will be floated in the indoor bath. These include non-standard apples damaged by frost or hail during the flowering season. Varieties such as Shinano Sweet, Kōgyoku, and Fuji, which are in season at that time, will be used, filling the bathing area with a sweet fragrance. The used apples are composted by hand and distributed to Hoshino Resorts guests the following April as “apple soil”.
| Dates: |
5th (Good Apple Day), 6th, 8th, 9th, 22nd (Nagano Prefecture Apple Day), 23rd, 24th November |
| Time: |
10:00–22:00 |
| Price: |
Adults ¥1,550, Children ¥1,050 (tax included) |
| Reservations: |
Not required |
| Location: |
Hoshino Onsen Tonbo no Yu |
A private tent shaped like an apple, offering a limited-to-two-groups-per-day sweet treat experience
Weekends only, an apple-shaped “Apple Tent” appears in the square before Tonbo no Yu, offering two exclusive sweets warmed by a wood-burning stove. The sweets comprise a gratin using whole apples and small buckwheat pancakes topped with apples, chestnuts, and sweet potatoes. Skillet covers and coasters utilise “apple leather” – a biomass material derived from agricultural produce within Nagano City.
| Schedule: |
Weekends and public holidays during the period (cancelled in case of rain) |
| Time: |
10:00–16:00 |
| Price: |
¥2,300 per person (tax included, limited to 2 groups per day, maximum 3 people) |
| Included: |
Stay in the apple tent, sweets (choose from 2 types), one drink |
| Location: |
Hoshino Onsen Tonbo no Yu, in front of ‘Momi no Ki Hiroba’ |
＞Bookings here
Apple Handicraft Workshops held at various shops in Harunire Terrace
During the period, we will hold workshops themed around apples. Enjoy Karuizawa-style handicrafts as autumn deepens.
| Dates: |
Weekends and public holidays during the period |
| Time: |
10:00–16:00 |
| Fee: |
Varies by workshop |
| Location: |
Each shop at Harunire Terrace |
＞Bookings here
Karuizawa Hoshino Area
During the Taisho era, the Hoshino area of Karuizawa became a gathering place for literary figures and artists, forming a thriving community. Beloved by many for generations, this place has now evolved into a “small town” where nature and culture enthusiasts come together.
