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Mountain adventures at Japan's Alps
Top Attractions in Nagano
Around Nagano
Nagano Top 10
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![Takato Castle Park Sakura Festival]( "Takato Castle Park Sakura Festival")
1Takato Castle Park Sakura Festival
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![Wellness Travel in Japan’s Northern Alps]( "Wellness Travel in Japan’s Northern Alps")
2Wellness Travel in Japan’s Northern Alps
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![Komagane's Cedar Shrines]( "Komagane's Cedar Shrines")
3Komagane's Cedar Shrines
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![The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen]( "The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen")
4The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen
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![Hotel Housei in Yudanaka]( "Hotel Housei in Yudanaka")
5Hotel Housei in Yudanaka
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![The Top Four Snowy Slopes of Nagano, Niigata]( "The Top Four Snowy Slopes of Nagano, Niigata")
6The Top Four Snowy Slopes of Nagano, Niigata
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![Blades of Shinanomachi]( "Blades of Shinanomachi")
7Blades of Shinanomachi
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![Glamping Workations at Hakuba's Mominoki Hotel]( "Glamping Workations at Hakuba's Mominoki Hotel")
8Glamping Workations at Hakuba's Mominoki Hotel
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![ROKA Luxury Apartments]( "ROKA Luxury Apartments")
9ROKA Luxury Apartments
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![Straddling the Skyline in Shibu Toge Pass]( "Straddling the Skyline in Shibu Toge Pass")
10Straddling the Skyline in Shibu Toge Pass
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![Nagano Lantern Festival]( "Nagano Lantern Festival")
1Nagano Lantern Festival
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![Iiyama Snow Festival]( "Iiyama Snow Festival")
2Iiyama Snow Festival
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![Nagaoka Festival]( "Nagaoka Festival")
3Nagaoka Festival
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![Traditonal Miso Brewery Tour & Lunch]( "Traditonal Miso Brewery Tour & Lunch")
4Traditonal Miso Brewery Tour & Lunch
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![Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival]( "Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival")
5Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival
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![The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen]( "The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen")
6The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen
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![Snow Machine Hakuba & Niseko]( "Snow Machine Hakuba & Niseko")
7Snow Machine Hakuba & Niseko
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![Icicles of Light and Winter Lanterns]( "Icicles of Light and Winter Lanterns")
8Icicles of Light and Winter Lanterns
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![Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival]( "Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival")
9Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival
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![Capybara Onsen at Suzaka City Zoo]( "Capybara Onsen at Suzaka City Zoo")
10Capybara Onsen at Suzaka City Zoo
Culture
Upcoming Nagano Events
Nightlife
Snow Machine Hakuba & Niseko 2025
Snow Machine is a four-day music festival featuring the biggest Australian and Japanese electronic artists.
Activities
Icicles of Light and Winter Lanterns 2025
Running from the start of February until the end of March, the Icicles of Light and Winter Lanterns event features illuminated icicles..
Culture
Takamori Kannon-do Sakura Festival 2025
The Takamori Kannon-do Sakura Festival is held when the blossoms on the grounds are at their best, and along with the floral splendor..
Where to eat in Nagano
Japanese
Traditonal Miso Brewery Tour & Lunch
Akira MatsuoThere are many miso breweries in Nagano and some of them have their own shop. At Ishii Miso Brewery, you can see inside the br..
Food
St. Cousair Winery
Robert GreySt. Cousair, an award-winning winery located in northern Nagano Prefecture’s town of Iizuna, is a delightful spot to relax, en..
Japanese
The Best Soba in Togakushi
Robert GreyIt has been said that Togakushi is the birthplace of soba. So why not go with the best of them all: the centuries-old, family-run..
Places to stay in Nagano
Accommodation
The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen
Linka WadeShibu Onsen in Nagano Prefecture is a lovely onsen town in a gorgeous natural area. But it also has something more to offer - 9..
Accommodation
Wellness Travel in Japan’s Northern Alps
Veronica CarnevaleTake a break from your everyday routine with a healing retreat in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture. Here, cultural heritage, bountiful..
Ryokan
Hoshino Resorts KAI Alps
Tom RoseveareHoshino Resorts KAI Alps lies in the deep Omachi onsen territory of Nagano's Northern Alps mountain range, and promises an invigorating..
Latest Nagano Reports
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Activities
The Nakasendō: A Journey Through History
Alessio PompeoThis article discusses a historic route that connected Kyoto to Edo (present-day Tokyo): the Nakasendō
Culture
Komagane's Cedar Shrines
Arlene BastionKomagane's Kozenji and Omiya Isuzu Shrines exemplify how sacred cedars can augment a shrine's already holy atmosphere.
