From Wikitravel

Nagano prefecture (長野県 Nagano-ken; [1]) is located at the center of Japan. It is surrounded by 8 prefectures. (Niigata, Toyama, Aichi, Gifu, Shizuoka, Yamanashi, Gunma, Saitama)

Contents 1 Understand 2 Cities 3 Other destinations 4 Understand 5 Talk 6 Get in 6.1 By train 7 Get around 8 See 9 Do 10 Eat 11 Drink 12 Sleep 13 Get out

Understand

The population of Nagano is 2,214,356.

Cities

• Matsumoto — featuring one of Japan's top 3 castles and lots of wasabi
• Nagano — the prefectural capital and site of the 1998 Winter Olympics
• Ueda

Other destinations

• Karuizawa — Famous mountain resort and a popular summer getaway
• Kiso Valley — The scenic villages of Magome and Tsumago
• Hakuba — Popular winter area with 7 major ski resorts

Understand

Talk

Get in

By train

The Nagano Shinkansen line, a branch of the Joetsu line to Niigata, connects to Tokyo in around 2 hours.

Get around

See

Do

There are many mountains in Nagano, so there are many places to ski. There are also many campsites and onsen, in easy to access locations.

In 1998, Winter Olympics took place in Nagano.

Eat

In culinary terms, Nagano is best known for its soba (buckwheat noodles) — those from Togakushi are reputedly the best in Japan — and miso (fermented bean paste), a staple of the Japanese diet. Among foods characteristic to the region are oyaki, small grilled doughballs filled with vegetables or meat, and on the unusual side, basashi (raw horse meat) and inago (locusts).

Apples are one of the special products of Nagano. The taste of Nagano apples is sweet and juicy. The yield of apples in Nagano is the second largest in Japan.

Drink

Sleep

Get out

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