Activities Cosmos Season at the Kurohime Plateau Aug 1st - Oct 3rd Nagano's Kurohime Plateau has been home to cosmos flowers for almost the last 50 years, and the area is a popular picnic spot..
Culture Living in Symbiosis with Forests and Water Aug 28th - Nov 3rd From August 28th until November 3rd, the Nagano Prefectural Art Museum will be hosting an exhibition titled "Living in Symbiosis..
Culture Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival Tuesday - Nov 23rd If you think fireworks festivals in Japan are only typical of the summer, then you should visit Nagano around the end of Novem..
Nagano Lantern Festival Mid Feb Nagano Lantern Festival, a week of lanterns on display along the road to Zenkoji, finished off with Zenkoji itself lit up in brilliant..
Activities Karuizawa Winter Festival Late Nov - Late Feb Karuizawa has long been renowned as a great place to enjoy Christmas in Japan. Furthermore the area has some great winter sports...
Activities Sakura Season at Komoro Castle Park Early - Mid Apr From around Early to mid-April each year, the Komoro Castle Park is home to a sakura festival to celebrate the beauty of around..
Activities Garyu Park Sakura Festival Mid - Late Apr If you're after an ultra-picturesque cherry blossom spot, look no further than Nagano's Garyu Park. It was selected as one..
Activities Takato Castle Park Sakura Festival Early - Late Apr From around early to mid April each year, Nagano's Takato Castle Park is filled with the pretty pink color of 1500 sakura trees..