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Mountain adventures at Japan's Alps
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Around Nagano
Nagano Top 10
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![Komagane's Cedar Shrines]( "Komagane's Cedar Shrines")
1Komagane's Cedar Shrines
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![Blades of Shinanomachi]( "Blades of Shinanomachi")
2Blades of Shinanomachi
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![Hotel Housei in Yudanaka]( "Hotel Housei in Yudanaka")
3Hotel Housei in Yudanaka
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![Straddling the Skyline in Shibu Toge Pass]( "Straddling the Skyline in Shibu Toge Pass")
4Straddling the Skyline in Shibu Toge Pass
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![The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen]( "The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen")
5The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen
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![Takato Castle Park Sakura Festival]( "Takato Castle Park Sakura Festival")
6Takato Castle Park Sakura Festival
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![The Top Four Snowy Slopes of Nagano, Niigata]( "The Top Four Snowy Slopes of Nagano, Niigata")
7The Top Four Snowy Slopes of Nagano, Niigata
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![ROKA Luxury Apartments]( "ROKA Luxury Apartments")
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![Wellness Travel in Japan’s Northern Alps]( "Wellness Travel in Japan’s Northern Alps")
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![Glamping Workations at Hakuba's Mominoki Hotel]( "Glamping Workations at Hakuba's Mominoki Hotel")
10Glamping Workations at Hakuba's Mominoki Hotel
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![Nagaoka Festival]( "Nagaoka Festival")
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![Snow Machine Hakuba & Niseko]( "Snow Machine Hakuba & Niseko")
2Snow Machine Hakuba & Niseko
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![Traditonal Miso Brewery Tour & Lunch]( "Traditonal Miso Brewery Tour & Lunch")
3Traditonal Miso Brewery Tour & Lunch
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![Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival]( "Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival")
4Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival
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![Achi Village Peach Blossom Festival]( "Achi Village Peach Blossom Festival")
5Achi Village Peach Blossom Festival
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![Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival]( "Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival")
6Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival
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![Frog Street in Matsumoto]( "Frog Street in Matsumoto")
7Frog Street in Matsumoto
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![The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen]( "The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen")
8The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen
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Upcoming Nagano Events
Activities
Shinshu Azumino Half Marathon 2025
The Shinshu Azumino Half Marathon is now in its 10th year, and it's an event that showcases the area's beautiful surroundings..
Culture
Matsumoto Frog Festival 2025
Matsumoto's Frog Festival only happens two days every year. Make sure to catch it while it's here!
Culture
Candle Night in Matsumoto 2025
Enjoy a fantastic night by light of candles on green glass in the yard of the Matsumoto Museum of Art, with art and live music.
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..
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..
Ryokan
Koshinzuka
Anne LauenrothKoshinzuka is a charming minshuku - or traditional Japanese inn - near Tsumago on the Nakasendo in the Kiso Valley.
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
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..
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.