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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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![Hotel Housei in Yudanaka]( "Hotel Housei in Yudanaka")
3Hotel Housei in Yudanaka
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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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![Blades of Shinanomachi]( "Blades of Shinanomachi")
5Blades of Shinanomachi
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![The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen]( "The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen")
6The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen
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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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![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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![Komagane's Cedar Shrines]( "Komagane's Cedar Shrines")
9Komagane's Cedar Shrines
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![Wellness Travel in Japan’s Northern Alps]( "Wellness Travel in Japan’s Northern Alps")
10Wellness Travel in Japan’s Northern Alps
Matsumoto
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![Nagaoka Festival]( "Nagaoka Festival")
1Nagaoka Festival
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![Snow Machine Hakuba & Niseko]( "Snow Machine Hakuba & Niseko")
2Snow Machine Hakuba & Niseko
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![Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival]( "Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival")
3Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival
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![Traditonal Miso Brewery Tour & Lunch]( "Traditonal Miso Brewery Tour & Lunch")
4Traditonal Miso Brewery Tour & Lunch
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![Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival]( "Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival")
5Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival
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![Matsumoto Frog Festival]( "Matsumoto Frog Festival")
6Matsumoto Frog Festival
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![1.2 Million Lily of The Valley Festival]( "1.2 Million Lily of The Valley Festival")
71.2 Million Lily of The Valley Festival
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![Trip to Matsumoto Castle]( "Trip to Matsumoto Castle")
8Trip to Matsumoto Castle
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![Frog Street in Matsumoto]( "Frog Street in Matsumoto")
9Frog Street in Matsumoto
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![The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen]( "The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen")
10The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen
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Upcoming Nagano Events
Culture
Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival 2025
An introduction to the raw and elegant sound and fury of the Matsumoto Taiko Festival
Culture
Nagaoka Festival 2025
Nagaoka Festival and Fireworks a tradition since 1946 to commemorate victims of war and earthquakes.
Culture
Hakuba Summer Festival 2025
The Hakuba Summer Festival has been running for over three decades now, and it includes a variety of fun activities to enjoy a summer..
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.