Karuizawa, Nagano

Kushinobo Karuizawa

RestaurantKushikatsu Restaurant

串の坊軽井澤店

Source checked 2026-08-23

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“Guests tend to remember the highland setting alongside the familiar omakase progression.”

Broc paraphrase of current public guest-review themes — not a verbatim quotation.

The place

A precise version of the Kushinobo format

A seasonal 46-seat highland branch with counter, tables and a private room. The official listing warns that its nine parking spaces must be reserved in advance.

Kushinobo began in Osaka in 1950. Its defining format is creative kushikatsu made from seasonal ingredients and served in sequence, rather than a single plate arriving all at once.

The catch

Why this branch, specifically

This is a destination branch, not a spontaneous year-round stop: verify the seasonal dates and reserve parking before building a Karuizawa evening around it.

Seasonal operation currently listed for 3 July–23 September 2026

Address: 1323-964 Karuizawa, Karuizawa-machi, Nagano
Telephone: 0267-41-0194
Public price band: Lunch ¥6,000–7,999; dinner ¥8,000–9,999
Room: 46 seats; counter and tables; private room for up to 12
Visitor note: English, Chinese and Korean menus listed; nine parking spaces require advance reservation
Verified: 2026-08-23; recheck before travel

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Sources used for this profile

Kushinobo official locationsCurrent listing, address, telephone, seating, facilities, language-menu and seasonal notes
Kushinobo official historyGroup history and the 1950 founding claim
Tabelog listingTabelog score, review count, public price band and guest-review themes
Google Maps listingExact-place Google rating and review count; identity matched against the official address and telephone
TripAdvisor listingExact-branch TripAdvisor rating and review count; branch identity checked before inclusion

Verification note

How this page passed

Google and TripAdvisor were rechecked on 2026-08-23; 2 exact platform records were tied to this branch by address, telephone, building or floor. A completed search with no exact match is shown as not found instead of being assigned a score. The other article facts retain the source record shown above.

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