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 Matsumoto Castle Illumination Dec 1st - Feb 28th The Matsumoto Castle Illumination event preserves the castle structure by utilizing projection mapping technology in lieu of standard..
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..
Activities Iiyama Nanohana Festival May 3rd - May 5th Iiyama's aptly-named Nanohana Park comes alive during spring, and their annual nanohana festival is held during the latter half..
Culture Onbashira Matsuri in Suwa, Nagano Apr 2nd - May 16th Onbashira Matsuri in Suwa, Nagano is filled with plenty of singing, dancing, colorful costumes and merrymaking in general.