Kusagoe
Kusagoe is a locality in Miyota-machi, Kitasaku district, Nagano and has an elevation of 881 metres. Kusagoe is situated nearby to the locality Hiroto, as well as near Oiwake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shinano-Oiwake and Oiwake-shuku.
Shinano-Oiwake
Railway station
Photo: Mister0124, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shinano-Oiwake Station is a railway station on the Shinano Railway Line in Oiwake, in the town of Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan, operated by the third-sector railway operating company Shinano Railway. Shinano-Oiwake is situated 2½ km northeast of Kusagoe.
Oiwake-shuku
Photo: Keisai Eisen, Public domain.
Oiwake-shuku was the twentieth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō. It is located in the present-day town of Karuizawa, in the Kitasaku District of Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Hori Tatsuo Literature Museum
Museum
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Hori Tatsuo Literature Museum is situated 2½ km north of Kusagoe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Miyota and Karuizawa.
Miyota
Town
Photo: Qurren, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Miyota is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2019, the town had an estimated population of 15,562 in 6897 households, and a population density of 260 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 58.79 square kilometres. Miyota is situated 3½ km west of Kusagoe.
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.
Kusagoe
- Type: Locality
- Location: Miyota-machi, Kitasaku district, Nagano, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
36.31664° or 36° 18′ 60″ northLongitude
138.54425° or 138° 32′ 39″ eastElevation
881 metres (2,890 feet)Open location code
8Q8W8G8V+MPGeoNames ID
9116301
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Kusagoe” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “草越”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hiroto and Oiwake.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Yukawa Dam and Shinanōiwake-eki.
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