Karuizawa Mampei Hotel

Mampei Hotel in Karuizawa has a total number of 109 guest rooms. It is composed of Alps, Usui, Atago and
Bekkan ( Annex ). Appointed with tokonoma alcoves, hand-carved wooden chests, clawfoot bathtubs, and
fretted glass shoji screens and sleeping and sitting areas, the twin bedroom of half-timbered in the main
building features the early twenty-century ' East meets West' design that is the landmark of Mampei Hotel.
In this type room, smoking has been prohibited. In all other entire rooms, including Usui, Atago and Annex,
had become smoke-free after April 2016 .

This hotel was opened in 1894, after taking over Kameya ryokan. In1972, Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka and
US secretary of state, Henry Kissinger had meeting in this hotel. It is also known Musician John Lennon stayed
at Mampei Hotel during the summer season.


The entrance of the main building, Alps-ken in daytime and at night

(L) Stained glass on the wall and a flower at the lobby (R) Main dining room

A course of French-style dinner

(L)(M) A Chinese cuisine (R) A Japanese-style breakfast

A western-style breakfast

(L) A passage to the Annex
(M) All guest rooms are non-smoking. This picture shows a smoking booth attached to the corridor of the hotel building.
(R) An inner garden in fall

A twin-bedroom at the Annex and the key of the early Showa Era

(L) A full-functioned washlet-toilet (M) Very comfortable bathtub (R) powder room
All above facilities are photographed at the Annex guest room.

A twin-bedroom and bathroom at the Alps main building of Mampei Hotel

(L) A quite old notice posted at the entrance door into a guest room
(M) Prime Minister Tanaka and US secretary of state, Kissinger had meeting in Mampei hotel.
(R) A Happi uniform was used in the early Showa period.

A historic hotel in Karuizawa, Nagano

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Karuizawa


A panoramic view of Mount Myogi from Usui Pass Observation Point with an altitude of 1200

Kumano Shrine in Karuizawa is located at the Prefectures border of Gumma and Nagano. Mampei Hotel is seen between Karuizawa
railway station and Kumano Shrine. You can see a long shinkansen railway tunnel drawing curves in the mountain in the area of
the upper right of this map. Usui-Pass Railway line-track adopted the Apt railway system until 1963, linking Karuizawa and Yokokawa
station, which is seen near the right corner of this map. The steep gradient railroad was removed in 1997, and the line over the
Usui-Pass was abolished.

It is worth visiting Kumogaike Pond in spring and autumn seasons.


(L) Emperor first met Miss Michiko Shoda, presently Empress, here in this tennis court in Karuizawa.
It was in August 1957. They married in April 1959.


How to get Karuizawa Manpei Hotel from Tokyo:
Take Tokai Shinkansen super-express train to Karuizawa. Take a taxi to the hotel. It takes about 5-6 minutes
from Karuizawa station.


(L) E7 super-express train for Naganao at Tokyo Terminal (R) Plateform of Karuizawa Shinkansen station

　Karuizawa
　A railway heritage, Usui Pass
　 A classic hotel, Fujiya, Miyanoshita, Hakone
　Kanazawa, the capital of Ishikawa Prefecture
　 Kagaya Ryokan, Hot Spring in Noto Peninsula
If you want to have experience of true Japanese 'Omotenashi,' you will find it at Kagaya Ryokan.

Smoke-free Hotels in Japan
A summary of non-smoking-room rate studied in local hotels of Japan

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Smoking Restriction at Hotels in the World: Actual Survey
The ratio of a non-smoking guest room to the total hotel rooms was calculated,
based on-the-spot investigation.


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