Koyo Toshokan (Red Leaves Library)

This event is held every year from early October to early November in the "Karuizawa Hoshino Area" to enjoy the Momiji leaves(maple leaves), read books, and have café time.
The event is in the plaza in front of "Hoshino Onsen Tombo no yu -Onsen," surrounded by red Momiji (maple) trees and golden larch trees. Bookshelves are set up along the gently undulating terrain. The 10-meter bookshelf also serves as a bench, allowing visitors to relax and enjoy books in a space surrounded by Momiji leaves.

The bookshelves are lined with books on autumn themes such as "autumn of art," "autumn of appetite," and "autumn of something," etc.," Here, visitors can enjoy encountering books while feeling the autumn in Karuizawa. The books are secondhand books collected with the cooperation of" Value Books (Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture)," an Internet-based used book reuse company. During the event, a small mobile bookstore will appear, picture book reading sessions will be held, and many other fun activities will be held.

There is also a reading space where visitors can read while cozying up to the trees, and limited-time-only drinks and sweets are available to enjoy along with the books. Visitors can spend a rich time under the clear autumn sky in a beautiful natural space, feeling the clear autumn air to the fullest.