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# Nagano

A prefecture in the Chubu region of Japan, with its capital at Nagano City.

## Overview

Nagano is a first-level administrative division of [Japan](/en/places/japan.html) in the Chubu region. Its area is about 13,562 km2 and its population about 0.0 million (2024), with its capital at Nagano.

## History

Part of old Shinano Province held by the Sanada and Ogasawara clans in the Sengoku era; many domains including Matsumoto, Ueda, Iiyama and Komoro existed in the Edo period, and the prefecture formed in 1876.

## Geography and industry

Host of the 1998 Winter Olympics. Zenko-ji, Matsumoto Castle, Kamikochi, Karuizawa, Shiga Highlands and Togakushi are famous; soba production and precision machinery are distinctive.

## Transport

[Hokuriku Shinkansen](/en/concepts/jp-shinkansen-hokuriku.html) (formerly Nagano Shinkansen) stops at Karuizawa, Sakudaira, Ueda, Nagano and Iiyama; Nagano is about 80 minutes from Tokyo.

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- 長野県：https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%95%B7%E9%87%8E%E7%9C%8C 日本語ウィキペディア・公式サイト, 2026-10-28確認