Nagano Prefecture
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Map of Nagano Prefecture.
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Hida Mountains (Aug 2006)
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Nagano Prefecture (長野県 Nagano-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.
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History
Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano, and was divided among many local daimyo during the Sengoku period.
Nagano was host to the 1998 Winter Olympics, which gained the prefecture international recognition as well as gaining the prefecture a Shinkansen line to Tokyo.
Geography
Nine of the twelve highest mountains in Japan can be found in this inland prefecture. Nagano is also the prefecture which is bordered by the highest number of other prefectures in Japan and it contains the location which is the furthest point from the ocean anywhere in Japan. Lakes featured within the region include Lake Kizaki, a beach resort popular for its water attractions and games.
The province's mountains have made it relatively isolated, and many people come for its mountain resorts and hot springs.
Cities
Nineteen cities are located in Nagano Prefecture:
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Towns and villages
These are the towns and villages in each district:
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Mergers
Transportation
Railway
- East Japan Railway Company
- Nagano Shinkansen
- Shin'etsu Main Line
- Chūō Main Line (east line)
- Shinonoi Line
- Ōito Line (from Matsumoto to Minami-Otari)
- Koumi Line
- Central Japan Railway Company
- Chūō Main Line (west line)
- Iida Line
- West Japan Railway Company
- Ōito Line (from Minami-Otari to Itoigawa)
- Shinano Railway
- Shinano Railway Line
- Nagano Electric Railway
- Nagano Line
- Yashiro Line
- Matsumoto Electric Railway
- Kamikōchi Line
- Ueda Dentetsu
- Bessho Line
Airport
- Matsumoto Airport
Demographics
Culture
Tourism
- Lake Kizaki
- Lake Suwa
- Mount Kirigamine
- Suwa Taisha, one of the oldest shrine in Japan
- Matsumoto Castle, one of Japan's national treasures.
- One of the world's highest geysers (about 40 to 50 meters) in Suwa.
- Zenkō-ji temple in Nagano city
Prefectural symbols
- Siberian Silver Birch
- Gentian
- Ptarmigan
- Japanese Serow
- Shinano no Kuni (prefecture song)
Media
Sister cities
Personalities
External links
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Nagano Prefecture
