Article 1.　The purpose of this Law is to construct Karuizawa-machi as an international comity, sightseeing and cultural city in order to achieve the ideal of eternal peace of the world by enhancing and promoting the international comity and international intercourse of culture as well as to contribute to the economic rehabilitation of our country by completing the cultural and sightseeing facilities and inducing foreign travellers, in view of the fact that Karuizawa-machi has an alpine beauty to be rarely seen in the world, is a good health resort and also has the historical results that it has contributed to the international comity.

Article 2.　The city planning for the construction of the Karuizawa International Comity, Sightseeing and Cultural City (hereinafter referred to as "the Karuizawa International Comity, Sightseeing and Cultural City Construction Planning" ) shall include the planning to have such various facilities as suitable to an international comity, sightseeing and cultural city besides the city planning as provided for in Article 1 of the City Planning Law (Law No.36 of 1919).

2　In the enterprise to construct the Karuizawa International Comity, Sightseeing and Cultural City (hereinafter referred to as "the Karuizawa International Comity, Sightseeing and Cultural City Construction Enterprise" ), the Karuizawa International Comity, Sightseeing and Cultural City Construction Planning shall be executed.

Article 3.　The Karuizawa International Comity, Sightseeing and Cultural City Construction Enterprise shall be executed by the Head of Karuizawa-machi.

2　The Head of Karuizawa-machi shall make constant activities, living up to the spirit of local autonomy, for perfection of the Karuizawa Inter national Comity, Sightseeing and Cultural City with the cooperation of its inhabitants and aid of various organs concerned.

Article 4.　The State and the organs concerned of local public entities shall, in view of the importance, according to the purpose mentioned in Article 1, of the Karuizawa International Comity, Sightseeing and Cultural City Construction Enterprise, render every possible assistance to the expedition and perfection of the enterprise.

Article 5.　In case it is deemed necessary for the use of the International Comity, Sightseeing and Cultural City Construction Enterprise, the State may transfer the common properties, regardless of the provisions of Article 28 of the National Property Law (Law No.73 of 1948), to the public entities which bear the expenses necessary for execution of this enterprise.

Article 6.　The executor of the Karuizawa International Comity, Sightseeing and Cultural City Construction Enterprise shall make efforts for expediting the completion of that enterprise and shall report on its progress to the Minister of Construction at least once every six months.

2　The Prime Minister shall report to the Diet once every year on the progress of construction of the Karuizawa International Comity, Sightseeing and Cultural City Construction Enterprise.

Article 7.　Unless otherwise provided for by this Law, the City Planning Law shall apply to the Karuizawa International Comity, Sightseeing and Cultural City Construction Planning and the Karuizawa International Comity, Sightseeing and Cultural City Construction Enterprise.