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  1. Climbing Mt. Asama
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    Climbing Mt. Asama

    Karuizawa
  2. The Venus Line, Nagano
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    The Venus Line, Nagano

    Matsumoto
  3. Karuizawa Stone Church
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    Karuizawa Stone Church

    Karuizawa
  4. Matsumoto Frog Festival
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    Matsumoto Frog Festival

    Matsumoto
  5. Nagano - Togakushi Day Trip
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    Nagano - Togakushi Day Trip

    Culture
  6. Nagaoka Festival
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    Nagaoka Festival

    Culture
  7. Frog Street in Matsumoto
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    Frog Street in Matsumoto

    Matsumoto
  8. A Day Trip to Obuse
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    A Day Trip to Obuse

    Culture
  9. Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival
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    Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival

    Matsumoto
  10. Hakuba Ski Village in Nagano
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    Hakuba Ski Village in Nagano

    Hakuba

Upcoming Nagano Events

Nagaoka Festival
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Nagaoka Festival

Rey Waters

Nagaoka Festival and Fireworks a tradition since 1946 to commemorate victims of war and earthquakes.

Shinano Riverside Aug 2nd - Aug 3rd 1 Free
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Where to eat in Nagano

Gen Macrobiotic, Matsumoto
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Gen Macrobiotic, Matsumoto

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Gen macrobiotic restaurant and cafe near the city art museum, friendly staff, English menu and wonderful food made without meat,..

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Places to stay in Nagano

Phoenix Hotel, Hakuba
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Phoenix Hotel, Hakuba

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With its sophisticated appearance and comfortable, friendly atmosphere, Phoenix Hotel is an ideal base for getting down to some..

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Nagano Mountain Ramble
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Nagano Mountain Ramble

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The mountainsides around Nagano are easily accessible from the city. They provide great walks and serendipitous moments when you..

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About Nagano

Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Chubu
Island Honshu
Capital Nagano
Population 2,152,449
Area 13,561.56 sq. km

The mountainous prefecture of Nagano Prefecture (長野県, Nagano-ken) is the perfect summer resort to avoid the heat, with the town of Karuizawa being one of the most popular summer getaway spots in Japan.

Take advantage of the relatively cool weather to explore the famous Matsumoto Castle, one of Japan’s oldest shrines in Suwa Taisha, and Zenko-ji, a major pilgrimage site. Nagano’s many tall mountains serve as challenging but beautiful hiking trails, especially those of Kamikochi.

That being said, Nagano is also a great destination in the winter, and it was the host of the 1998 Winter Olympics. The prefecture’s mountains are some of the largest ski resorts in Japan, most notably Shika Kogen and Mount Hakuba. After being out in the cold, seek warmth in one of Nagano’s many famous hot springs.

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