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Mountain adventures at Japan's Alps
Top Attractions in Nagano
Around Nagano
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![The Top Four Snowy Slopes of Nagano, Niigata]( "The Top Four Snowy Slopes of Nagano, Niigata")
1The Top Four Snowy Slopes of Nagano, Niigata
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![The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen]( "The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen")
2The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen
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![Takato Castle Park Sakura Festival]( "Takato Castle Park Sakura Festival")
3Takato Castle Park Sakura Festival
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![Straddling the Skyline in Shibu Toge Pass]( "Straddling the Skyline in Shibu Toge Pass")
4Straddling the Skyline in Shibu Toge Pass
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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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![ROKA Luxury Apartments]( "ROKA Luxury Apartments")
6ROKA Luxury Apartments
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![Komagane's Cedar Shrines]( "Komagane's Cedar Shrines")
7Komagane's Cedar Shrines
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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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![Hotel Housei in Yudanaka]( "Hotel Housei in Yudanaka")
9Hotel Housei in Yudanaka
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![Blades of Shinanomachi]( "Blades of Shinanomachi")
10Blades of Shinanomachi
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![Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival]( "Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival")
1Nagano Ebisukō Fireworks Festival
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![Nagano Lantern Festival]( "Nagano Lantern Festival")
2Nagano Lantern Festival
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![Azumino Park Illuminations]( "Azumino Park Illuminations")
3Azumino Park Illuminations
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![The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen]( "The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen")
4The Bathhouses of Shibu Onsen
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![Karuizawa Winter Festival]( "Karuizawa Winter Festival")
5Karuizawa Winter Festival
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![Traditonal Miso Brewery Tour & Lunch]( "Traditonal Miso Brewery Tour & Lunch")
6Traditonal Miso Brewery Tour & Lunch
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![Iiyama Snow Festival]( "Iiyama Snow Festival")
7Iiyama Snow Festival
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![Nagaoka Festival]( "Nagaoka Festival")
8Nagaoka Festival
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![Nagano Christmas Market]( "Nagano Christmas Market")
9Nagano Christmas Market
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![Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival]( "Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival")
10Matsumoto Grand Taiko Festival
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Upcoming Nagano Events
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..
Nightlife
The Nozawa Onsen Fire Festival 2025
The Nozawa Onsen Fire Festival, an outrageous combination of flames, kindling and tons of sake is held every year on January 15th..
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..
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..
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..
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.
