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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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![The Top Four Snowy Slopes of Nagano, Niigata]( "The Top Four Snowy Slopes of Nagano, Niigata")
2The Top Four Snowy Slopes of Nagano, Niigata
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![ROKA Luxury Apartments]( "ROKA Luxury Apartments")
3ROKA Luxury Apartments
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![Glamping Workations at Hakuba's Mominoki Hotel]( "Glamping Workations at Hakuba's Mominoki Hotel")
4Glamping Workations at Hakuba's Mominoki Hotel
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![The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen]( "The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen")
5The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen
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![Blades of Shinanomachi]( "Blades of Shinanomachi")
6Blades of Shinanomachi
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![Komagane's Cedar Shrines]( "Komagane's Cedar Shrines")
7Komagane's Cedar Shrines
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![Straddling the Skyline in Shibu Toge Pass]( "Straddling the Skyline in Shibu Toge Pass")
8Straddling the Skyline in Shibu Toge Pass
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![Wellness Travel in Japan’s Northern Alps]( "Wellness Travel in Japan’s Northern Alps")
9Wellness Travel in Japan’s Northern Alps
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![Hotel Housei in Yudanaka]( "Hotel Housei in Yudanaka")
10Hotel Housei in Yudanaka
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![Nagaoka Festival]( "Nagaoka Festival")
1Nagaoka Festival
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![Nagano Lantern Festival]( "Nagano Lantern Festival")
2Nagano Lantern Festival
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![Iiyama Snow Festival]( "Iiyama Snow Festival")
3Iiyama Snow Festival
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![The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen]( "The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen")
4The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen
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![Matsumoto Castle Ice Sculpture Festival]( "Matsumoto Castle Ice Sculpture Festival")
5Matsumoto Castle Ice Sculpture Festival
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![Traditonal Miso Brewery Tour & Lunch]( "Traditonal Miso Brewery Tour & Lunch")
6Traditonal Miso Brewery Tour & Lunch
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![Karuizawa Winter Festival]( "Karuizawa Winter Festival")
7Karuizawa Winter Festival
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![Snow Machine Hakuba]( "Snow Machine Hakuba")
8Snow Machine Hakuba
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![Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival]( "Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival")
9Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival
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![Azumino Park Illuminations]( "Azumino Park Illuminations")
10Azumino Park Illuminations
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Upcoming Nagano Events
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Iiyama Snow Festival 2025
The Iiyama Snow Festival has been running for four decades now, and was originally born from the idea of trying to revitalize this..
Nagano Lantern Festival 2025
Nagano Lantern Festival, a week of lanterns on display along the road to Zenkoji, finished off with Zenkoji itself lit up in brilliant..
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Karuizawa Winter Festival 2024-2025
Karuizawa has long been renowned as a great place to enjoy Christmas in Japan. Furthermore the area has some great winter sports...
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..
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Hotel Housei in Yudanaka
Peter SidellIn Yudanaka in Japan's Nagano prefecture, Hotel Housei is a welcoming traditional onsen hotel. It's the perfect place to..
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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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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.
