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Nagano

Nagano (長野) is the capital of Nagano prefecture, in the Chubu district of Japan. It flourished as a temple city of Zenkō-ji, a famous temple. Wikivoyage

Population 367,184 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Japan

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Japan
Tourist office · 1.2 km Nagano Tourist Information

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Binzuru

    August

    Nagano's big summer festival, held on the first Saturday in August. Every year, more than 200 groups take part in this festival. They walk and dance through Chuo-dori, clacking together wooden scoops called shamoji.

    Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Nagano); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 12 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Gondo 2.3 km, Zenkojishita 2.9 km, Kawanakajima 3.6 km, Hongo 3.7 km, Kirihara 4.5 km, Kitanagano 5.0 km, Shinanoyoshida 5.1 km, Imai 5.5 km

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