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![Hotel Housei in Yudanaka]( "Hotel Housei in Yudanaka")
1Hotel Housei in Yudanaka
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![Sakura Season at Komoro Castle Park]( "Sakura Season at Komoro Castle Park")
2Sakura Season at Komoro Castle Park
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![Glamping Workations at Hakuba's Mominoki Hotel]( "Glamping Workations at Hakuba's Mominoki Hotel")
3Glamping Workations at Hakuba's Mominoki Hotel
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![Takato Castle Park Sakura Festival]( "Takato Castle Park Sakura Festival")
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![Blades of Shinanomachi]( "Blades of Shinanomachi")
5Blades of Shinanomachi
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![The Top Four Snowy Slopes of Nagano, Niigata]( "The Top Four Snowy Slopes of Nagano, Niigata")
6The Top Four Snowy Slopes of Nagano, Niigata
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![Garyu Park Sakura Festival]( "Garyu Park Sakura Festival")
7Garyu Park Sakura Festival
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![Yamaura Stay]( "Yamaura Stay")
8Yamaura Stay
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![Straddling the Skyline in Shibu Toge Pass]( "Straddling the Skyline in Shibu Toge Pass")
9Straddling the Skyline in Shibu Toge Pass
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![The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen]( "The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen")
10The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen
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![Matsumoto Castle Ice Sculpture Festival]( "Matsumoto Castle Ice Sculpture Festival")
1Matsumoto Castle Ice Sculpture Festival
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![The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen]( "The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen")
2The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen
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![Snow Machine Hakuba]( "Snow Machine Hakuba")
3Snow Machine Hakuba
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![Nagano Lantern Festival]( "Nagano Lantern Festival")
4Nagano Lantern Festival
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![Iiyama Snow Festival]( "Iiyama Snow Festival")
5Iiyama Snow Festival
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![Nagaoka Festival]( "Nagaoka Festival")
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![Matsumoto Castle Projection Mapping]( "Matsumoto Castle Projection Mapping")
7Matsumoto Castle Projection Mapping
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![Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival]( "Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival")
8Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival
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![Karuizawa Winter Festival]( "Karuizawa Winter Festival")
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![Achi Village Peach Blossom Festival]( "Achi Village Peach Blossom Festival")
10Achi Village Peach Blossom Festival
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Upcoming Nagano Events
Nagano Lantern Festival
Nagano Lantern Festival, a week of lanterns on display along the road to Zenkoji, finished off with Zenkoji itself lit up in brilliant..
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Iiyama Snow Festival
The Iiyama Snow Festival has been running for four decades now, and was originally born from the idea of trying to revitalize this..
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Matsumoto Castle Projection Mapping
A special winter event brings the beauty of digital art to Matsumoto Castle, with a variety of stunning projection mapping displays..
Where to eat in Nagano
![Singing Norwegian Wood at "Rizanbo"](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/12851-73652/460x460!/長野-singing-norwegian-wood-at-rizanbo-73652.jpg "Singing Norwegian Wood at "Rizanbo"")
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Singing Norwegian Wood at "Rizanbo"
Jonathan HewittThere are secrets in the forest of Karuizawa. One of them involves an Englishman, his Japanese wife and their seven year old boy...
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..
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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
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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
Echigoya Ryokan - Narai
David HallmanNothing beats a long day exploring the classic wooden architecture of Narai. Unless its staying in one of its oldest and most well..
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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Straddling the Skyline in Shibu Toge Pass
Linka WadeDriving on Route 292 around Gunma's Kusatsu Onsen offers stunning views as well as interesting places like the highest point..
Culture
Blades of Shinanomachi
Nathan EdenI visited a knife and blade maker in Shinanomachi to see how he forges his traditional craft's products. It was both fascinating..
Accommodation
Hotel Housei in Yudanaka
Peter SidellIn Yudanaka in Japan's Nagano prefecture, Hotel Housei is a welcoming traditional onsen hotel. It's the perfect place to..