Travel to West Japan

Hi there,

From Karuizawa, the best way would be to take a local train to the station of Sakudaira (not too far away) and use the Hokuriku Shinkansen from there to Kanazawa directly. You could also visit Takayama by using the same Hokuriku Shinkansen to Toyama and from there use a local or limited express train to Takayama.

The Hokuriku Shinkansen also goes back to Tokyo directly from Kanazawa.

Hope this helps,
Daniel