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Nagano
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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![ROKA Luxury Apartments]( "ROKA Luxury Apartments")
2ROKA Luxury Apartments
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![Blades of Shinanomachi]( "Blades of Shinanomachi")
3Blades of Shinanomachi
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![Wellness Travel in Japan’s Northern Alps]( "Wellness Travel in Japan’s Northern Alps")
4Wellness Travel in Japan’s Northern Alps
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![The Top Four Snowy Slopes of Nagano, Niigata]( "The Top Four Snowy Slopes of Nagano, Niigata")
5The Top Four Snowy Slopes of Nagano, Niigata
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![Straddling the Skyline in Shibu Toge Pass]( "Straddling the Skyline in Shibu Toge Pass")
6Straddling the Skyline in Shibu Toge Pass
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![Komagane's Cedar Shrines]( "Komagane's Cedar Shrines")
7Komagane's Cedar Shrines
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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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![Hotel Housei in Yudanaka]( "Hotel Housei in Yudanaka")
9Hotel Housei in Yudanaka
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![The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen]( "The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen")
10The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen
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![Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival]( "Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival")
1Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival
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![Nezame-no-toko Gorge]( "Nezame-no-toko Gorge")
2Nezame-no-toko Gorge
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![Nagano Lantern Festival]( "Nagano Lantern Festival")
3Nagano Lantern Festival
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![The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen]( "The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen")
4The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen
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![Nagaoka Festival]( "Nagaoka Festival")
5Nagaoka Festival
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![Azumino Park Illuminations]( "Azumino Park Illuminations")
6Azumino Park Illuminations
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![Karuizawa Winter Festival]( "Karuizawa Winter Festival")
7Karuizawa Winter Festival
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![Iiyama Snow Festival]( "Iiyama Snow Festival")
8Iiyama Snow Festival
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![Nagano Christmas Market]( "Nagano Christmas Market")
9Nagano Christmas Market
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![Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival]( "Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival")
10Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival
Matsumoto
Upcoming Nagano Events
Culture
Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival 2024
If you think fireworks festivals in Japan are only typical of the summer, then you should visit Nagano around the end of Novem..
Shopping
Nagano Christmas Market 2024
The Nagano Christmas Market is a new event on the winter calendar, and it's set to bring local crafts, seasonal treats, an..
Activities
Azumino Park Illuminations 2024-2025
From early November until early January, Nagano's Alps Azumino National Government Park will host their annual illumination..
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..
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..
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..
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..
Ryokan
Koshinzuka
Anne LauenrothKoshinzuka is a charming minshuku - or traditional Japanese inn - near Tsumago on the Nakasendo in the Kiso Valley.
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..
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.
