Usui Pass
The Usui pass is a mountain pass that lies between Nagano and Gunma Prefecture in Japan. It has served as one of the major transportation routes in central Japan since at least the eighth century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Pass with an elevation of 970 metres
- Description: mountain pass between Nagano and Gunma Prefectures in Japan
- Also known as: “Usui Toge” and “Usui-tōge”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Karuizawa Station and Karuizawa Ohga Hall.
Karuizawa Station
Railway station
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Karuizawa Station is a railway station in the town of Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan, operated jointly by the JR Group company East Japan Railway Company and the third-sector railway operator Shinano Railway.
Karuizawa Ohga Hall
Theater building
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Karuizawa Ohga Hall is a theater building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karuizawa.
Karuizawa
Karuizawa is a resort town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2025, the town had an estimated population of 21,834 in 11,285 households, and a population density of 139 persons per km2.
Usui Pass
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Annaka Shi, Gunma, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Usui Pass from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Usui Pass” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Usui Tōge (gintang sa Hapon, lat 36,34, long 138,65)”
- Cebuano: “Usui Tōge”
- Chinese: “碓冰峠”
- Chinese: “碓冰嶺”
- French: “col d’Usui”
- French: “Col d’Usui”
- German: “Usui-Pass”
- Italian: “colle di Usui”
- Japanese: “うすいとうげ”
- Japanese: “碓井峠”
- Japanese: “碓日嶺”
- Japanese: “碓氷峠”
- Korean: “우스이 고개”
- Polish: “Przełęcz Usui”
- Turkish: “Usui Geçidi”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Karuizawa and Shinkaruizawa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kyukaruizawa Kikyo, Curio Collection by Hilton and Hotel Cypress Karuizawa.
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