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Mountain adventures at Japan's Alps
Top Attractions in Nagano
Around Nagano
Nagano Top 10
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![Straddling the Skyline in Shibu Toge Pass]( "Straddling the Skyline in Shibu Toge Pass")
1Straddling the Skyline in Shibu Toge Pass
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![Komagane's Cedar Shrines]( "Komagane's Cedar Shrines")
2Komagane's Cedar Shrines
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![The Top Four Snowy Slopes of Nagano, Niigata]( "The Top Four Snowy Slopes of Nagano, Niigata")
3The Top Four Snowy Slopes of Nagano, Niigata
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![The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen]( "The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen")
4The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen
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![Glamping Workations at Hakuba's Mominoki Hotel]( "Glamping Workations at Hakuba's Mominoki Hotel")
5Glamping Workations at Hakuba's Mominoki Hotel
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![Takato Castle Park Sakura Festival]( "Takato Castle Park Sakura Festival")
6Takato Castle Park Sakura Festival
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![Wellness Travel in Japan’s Northern Alps]( "Wellness Travel in Japan’s Northern Alps")
7Wellness Travel in Japan’s Northern Alps
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![Blades of Shinanomachi]( "Blades of Shinanomachi")
8Blades of Shinanomachi
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![ROKA Luxury Apartments]( "ROKA Luxury Apartments")
9ROKA Luxury Apartments
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![Hotel Housei in Yudanaka]( "Hotel Housei in Yudanaka")
10Hotel Housei in Yudanaka
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![Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival]( "Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival")
1Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival
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![Nezame-no-toko Gorge]( "Nezame-no-toko Gorge")
2Nezame-no-toko Gorge
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![The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen]( "The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen")
3The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen
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![Nagano Lantern Festival]( "Nagano Lantern Festival")
4Nagano Lantern Festival
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![Nagaoka Festival]( "Nagaoka Festival")
5Nagaoka Festival
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![Nagano Christmas Market]( "Nagano Christmas Market")
6Nagano Christmas Market
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![Azumino Park Illuminations]( "Azumino Park Illuminations")
7Azumino Park Illuminations
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![Iiyama Snow Festival]( "Iiyama Snow Festival")
8Iiyama Snow Festival
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![Karuizawa Winter Festival]( "Karuizawa Winter Festival")
9Karuizawa Winter Festival
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![Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival]( "Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival")
10Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival
Matsumoto
Upcoming Nagano Events
Culture
Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival 2024
If you think fireworks festivals in Japan are only typical of the summer, then you should visit Nagano around the end of Novem..
Shopping
Nagano Christmas Market 2024
The Nagano Christmas Market is a new event on the winter calendar, and it's set to bring local crafts, seasonal treats, an..
Activities
Azumino Park Illuminations 2024-2025
From early November until early January, Nagano's Alps Azumino National Government Park will host their annual illumination..
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
Koshinzuka
Anne LauenrothKoshinzuka is a charming minshuku - or traditional Japanese inn - near Tsumago on the Nakasendo in the Kiso Valley.
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..
Latest Nagano Reports
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Activities
The Nakasendō: A Journey Through History
Alessio PompeoThis article discusses a historic route that connected Kyoto to Edo (present-day Tokyo): the Nakasendō
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.
