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![Komagane's Cedar Shrines]( "Komagane's Cedar Shrines")
1Komagane's Cedar Shrines
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![Hotel Housei in Yudanaka]( "Hotel Housei in Yudanaka")
2Hotel Housei in Yudanaka
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![Straddling the Skyline in Shibu Toge Pass]( "Straddling the Skyline in Shibu Toge Pass")
3Straddling the Skyline in Shibu Toge Pass
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![The Top Four Snowy Slopes of Nagano, Niigata]( "The Top Four Snowy Slopes of Nagano, Niigata")
4The Top Four Snowy Slopes of Nagano, Niigata
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![Blades of Shinanomachi]( "Blades of Shinanomachi")
5Blades of Shinanomachi
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![Glamping Workations at Hakuba's Mominoki Hotel]( "Glamping Workations at Hakuba's Mominoki Hotel")
6Glamping Workations at Hakuba's Mominoki Hotel
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![Takato Castle Park Sakura Festival]( "Takato Castle Park Sakura Festival")
7Takato Castle Park Sakura Festival
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![Wellness Travel in Japan’s Northern Alps]( "Wellness Travel in Japan’s Northern Alps")
8Wellness Travel in Japan’s Northern Alps
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![The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen]( "The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen")
9The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen
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![ROKA Luxury Apartments]( "ROKA Luxury Apartments")
10ROKA Luxury Apartments
Hakuba
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![Nagaoka Festival]( "Nagaoka Festival")
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![Traditonal Miso Brewery Tour & Lunch]( "Traditonal Miso Brewery Tour & Lunch")
2Traditonal Miso Brewery Tour & Lunch
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![Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival]( "Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival")
3Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival
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![Snow Machine Hakuba & Niseko]( "Snow Machine Hakuba & Niseko")
4Snow Machine Hakuba & Niseko
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![The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen]( "The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen")
5The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen
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![Achi Village Peach Blossom Festival]( "Achi Village Peach Blossom Festival")
6Achi Village Peach Blossom Festival
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![Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival]( "Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival")
7Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival
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![Frog Street in Matsumoto]( "Frog Street in Matsumoto")
8Frog Street in Matsumoto
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![Takamori Kannon-do Sakura Festival]( "Takamori Kannon-do Sakura Festival")
9Takamori Kannon-do Sakura Festival
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![Zenkoji Temple]( "Zenkoji Temple")
10Zenkoji Temple
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Upcoming Nagano Events
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Iiyama Nanohana Festival 2025
Iiyama's aptly-named Nanohana Park comes alive during spring, and their annual nanohana festival is held during the latter half..
Activities
Achi Village Peach Blossom Festival 2025
From mid-April to mid-May, Nagano's Achi Village comes alive with the color of around 10,000 peach trees in bloom, filling the..
Culture
Pressed Flowers in Everyday Life 2025
Obuse Town’s own Yumiko Atobe, a renowned pressed flower artist, will hold a solo exhibition titled “Pressed Flowers in Everyd..
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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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.