Karuizawa Hotel BlestonCourt
Karuizawa has been where Tokyo goes to escape the summer since the Meiji era, and the Hoshino area at its centre is a forest resort with two churches in it, which is why so many Japanese weddings happen here.
Karuizawa Hotel Bleston Court is a resort destination wedding venue in Karuizawa, Japan, hosting 10 to 210 guests in the $$$ price range, reached from Tokyo Haneda (HND), ~3 hours via Tokyo Station. Best months: January, May, November, December.
Karuizawa Hotel Bleston Court in Karuizawa, open November – January, May.
Karuizawa has been where Tokyo goes to escape the summer since the Meiji era, and the Hoshino area at its centre is a forest resort with two churches in it, which is why so many Japanese weddings happen here.
Bleston Court is the hotel at the middle of that complex, a set of cottages and terrace villas among the trees with a free shuttle running hourly from Karuizawa station.
The two ceremony buildings are the point.
Karuizawa Kogen Church is a wooden hall from the resort’s early days.
4 notes of our own.
Stone Church built for Uchimura Kanzo, stone arches with glass and water
Karuizawa Kogen Church, a wooden hall from the resort’s early years
Blooming Colonnade banquet room takes 210
Cottages and terrace villas in forest, hourly shuttle from the station
Best held in January, May, November.
The months the weather, and the local rhythm, is kindest to a stay at Karuizawa Hotel Bleston Court.
Ask about a date.
Choose a day from the calendar.
Nothing is reserved until the venue confirms. A first note comes back within two business days.
How the weekend usually runs.
Yours will be different, nothing below is required. Every planning begins with the three meals you most want to eat, and builds outward.
- 16:00Guests up on the Shinkansen, shuttle into the forest, onsen
- 19:00Welcome dinner at the hotel restaurant
- 14:00Ceremony in the Stone Church
- 15:30Drinks among the trees, photographs at the Kogen Church
- 18:00Dinner and speeches in the Blooming Colonnade
- 10:00Forest walk, then the 70-minute train back to Tokyo
Things worth knowing.
HND · ~3 hours via Tokyo Station
Guests fly into Tokyo Haneda. Our team arranges every transfer.
$26,000
Hoshino Resorts publishes no wedding pricing for Bleston Court, so every figure here is ours, set from Japanese resort-wedding norms and converted at about 155 yen to the dollar. The 210-guest banquet capacity is the one published number.
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4,000,000 to 8,000,000 yen for 60 guests, about $26,000 to $52,000 (estimated)
$1,900
A one-time licence and setup fee, paid to the venue.
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Not published; Japanese resort chapel ceremonies commonly run 300,000 to 700,000 yen, about $1,900 to $4,500 (estimated)
18,000 to 28,000 yen a head for food and drink / head
A seated dinner with wine and service, by headcount.
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18,000 to 28,000 yen a head for food and drink (estimated)
$260 / person / night
Per person, per night, in the wedding window. Group rates on request.
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Cottages and villas from roughly 40,000 yen per person with dinner, about $260 (estimated)
November – January, May
The 4 months the weather is kindest. Shoulder dates soften the light and the rates.
Figures are estimates, modeled from regional rates and public sources, not a quote from the venue. Once the venue claims this page, their own rates take precedence.
Asked along the way.
How many guests can Bleston Court hold?+
The Blooming Colonnade banquet room takes 210, which sets the practical ceiling for a reception. The two churches are smaller, so the ceremony rather than the dinner is what usually caps a guest list here.
What is the Stone Church?+
It is a chapel built in memory of Uchimura Kanzo, a Meiji-era Christian thinker, made of alternating stone arches and glass with water running through it and set into the hillside. It is a working wedding chapel, not a museum, and it is why most couples come.
How do guests get to Karuizawa?+
The Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tokyo Station takes about 70 minutes, and the resort runs a free shuttle from the south side of Karuizawa station every hour. That makes it the easiest mountain venue in Japan to bring a Tokyo guest list to.
What is the best season?+
Late spring and autumn. Karuizawa is a highland resort, so summers are cool by Japanese standards and that is exactly why Tokyo empties into it in August. Winter is cold and quiet, and snow is normal from December to March.
Is there English-language support?+
Hoshino Resorts operates in English across its properties and the area site is published in English, but confirm before you book that the wedding office itself will run your planning in English rather than only the hotel front desk.
Others to weigh.
Ask about dates at Karuizawa Hotel Bleston Court.
A note to us with a rough season and guest count. Nothing is reserved until the venue confirms. A reply comes within two business days, from a person by name.