Factory outlet has never been on any of my Japan's itinerary, but this time was an exception. The snowpark we visited: Karuizawa Snowpark is located just next to a factory outlet called Karuizawa Prince Shopping Plaza.
As a person who love tree so much, I found this factory outlet very impressive. Many beautiful trees around, there's a lake in the middle, it was really a perfect place to get away from the busy city of Tokyo. Hence, it is only an hour away.
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A Nike outlet at Karuizawa Prince Shopping Plaza |
We took the free shuttle from the snowpark, it was easy peasy. In a blink we arrived at Karuizawa Prince Shopping Plaza. Bear in mind that the bus is small, so arrived early at the bus stop, prior to its departure schedule.
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Look at the sign of the bus stop |
First thing first, we visited the Lego store. Japan's factory outlet is famous for its cheap Lego, I didn't really compare the price, I just bought two boxes of Lego for our Kiddos.
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The Lego shop at Karuizawa factory outlet |
Then it was approaching lunch time, to avoid the crowd, we decided to have an early lunch. We stopped at to one restaurant which provides fried rice. Actually there's also a food court inside Karuizawa Prince Shopping Plaza. But we choose the restaurant near Starbucks, because it was closer to walk to.
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The chicken fried rice |
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The view from the restaurant |
For a refreshment that day, I went to Lindt's cafe and ordered a hot chocolate. It was still freezing outside, so having a cup of hot chocolate after lunch was what I needed the most.
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The Lindt's cafe |
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My hot chocolate |
It was time to continue the window shopping at Karuizawa Prince Shopping Plaza after our lunch and the hot chocolate. I walked around the area and I couldn't help falling in love with it.
It was so serene and beautiful.
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The lake in the middle of the Factory Outlet |
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Beautiful tree in the winter |
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The magical view of snowy mountain at the background |
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The shops |
We headed back to Karuizawa JR Station on foot, only Bu @diniros who bought something from the Factory Outlet that day.
Still the rest of the group was happy to play at the snowpark, and I was happy to visit this beuatiful factory outlet.
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Bu @diniros with her shopping bags |
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JR Karuizawa Station |
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View from JR Karuizawa Station to the factory outlet |
Written on July 21, 2019
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