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Nagano Prefecture

Prefecture in central Japan

Summary

Prefecture in central Japan

Field	Value
name	Nagano Prefecture
native_name	長野県
settlement_type	Prefecture
translit_lang1	Japanese
translit_lang1_type	Japanese
translit_lang1_info	長野県
translit_lang1_type1	Rōmaji
translit_lang1_info1	Nagano-ken
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caption_align	center
image1	Shiga-kogen Ski-resort.jpg
caption1	Shiga Highlands Ski Resort
image2	信州善光寺20220330-P1340547.jpg
caption2	Zenkō-ji
image3	上高地 06.jpg
caption3	Kamikōchi
image4	Shirokaki uma yukigata on Mount Shirouma 20230423.jpg
caption4	A spring view of Mount Shirouma
image5	松本城天守２.jpg
caption5	Matsumoto Castle
image6	2016-07-03 Daio Wasabi Farm 大王わさび農園 DSCF0277.jpg
caption6	Daio Wasabi Farm
image7	Mikasa Dori, Karuizawa 2.jpg
caption7	Larix kaempferi Street in Karuizawa
image8	Lake Suwa as seen from Tateishi Park (east).jpg
caption8	Lake Suwa
image_flag	Flag of Nagano Prefecture.svg
flag_size	100px
image_blank_emblem	Emblem of Nagano Prefecture.svg
blank_emblem_size	80px
blank_emblem_type	Symbol
image_map	Map of Japan with highlight on 20 Nagano prefecture.svg
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Japan
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu)
subdivision_type2	Island
subdivision_name2	Honshu
seat_type	Capital
seat	Nagano
parts_type	Subdivisions
parts_style	para
p1	Districts: 14
p2	Municipalities: 77
leader_title	Governor
leader_name	Shuichi Abe
area_total_km2	13561.56
area_water_percent	0.2
area_rank	4th
population_total	2007682
population_as_of	July 1, 2023
population_rank	16th
population_density_km2	auto
demographics_type2	GDP
demographics2_footnotes
demographics2_title1	Total
demographics2_info1	JP¥ 8,454 billion
US$ 77.6 billion (2019)
iso_code	JP-20
website
module	{{Infobox place symbols	embedded=yes
country	Japan
bird	Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)
flower	Gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri)
tree	White birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
anthem	Shinano no Kuni

US$ 77.6 billion (2019)

Nagano Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. It has a population of 2,007,682 and a geographic area of 13561.56 km2. It borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the northeast, Saitama Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the southeast, Shizuoka Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture to the south, and Gifu Prefecture and Toyama Prefecture to the west.

Nagano is the prefecture's capital and largest city, with other major cities including Matsumoto, Ueda, and Iida. The prefecture is known for its impressive highland areas of the Japanese Alps, including most of the Hida Mountains, Kiso Mountains, and Akaishi Mountains, which extend into neighbouring prefectures; it contains nine of the twelve highest mountains in Japan. Its mountain ranges, natural scenery, and history have gained the prefecture international recognition as a winter sports tourist destination, and it received further attention as the host of the 1998 Winter Olympics. It is served by the Hokuriku Shinkansen railway line with direct services to Tokyo, Toyama, and Kanazawa.

History

Geography

Nagano Prefecture is landlocked and borders more prefectures than any other in Japan: Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the northeast, Saitama Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the southeast, Shizuoka Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture to the south, and Gifu Prefecture and Toyama Prefecture to the west. It contains the point furthest from the sea in all of Japan, located in the city of Saku. Its mountains have made it relatively isolated, and many visitors come for its mountain resorts and hot springs. Nine of the twelve highest mountains in Japan can be found in Nagano and one of its lakes, Lake Kizaki, is a beach resort popular for its water attractions and games. The climate is predominantly alpine with warm summers, cold snowy winters, and less intense humidity than the lower coastal areas.

, 21% of the total land area of the prefecture are natural parks, namely the Chichibu Tama Kai, Chūbu-Sangaku, Jōshin'etsu-kōgen, and Minami Alps national parks; Myōgi-Arafune-Saku Kōgen, Tenryū-Okumikawa, and Yatsugatake-Chūshin Kōgen quasi-national parks; and Chūō Alps, Enrei Ōjō, Hijiriyama Kōgen, Mibugawa Suikei, Ontake, and Tenryū Koshibu Suikei prefectural natural parks.

Cities

Physical map of Nagano Prefecture

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Chikuma River, from Yashima Bridge, looking downstream toward Murayama Bridge, [[Nagano (city)

Nineteen cities are located in Nagano Prefecture:

Azumino
Chikuma
Chino
Iida
Iiyama
Ina
Komagane
Komoro
Matsumoto
Nagano (capital)
Nakano
Okaya
Ōmachi
Saku
Shiojiri
Suwa
Suzaka
Tōmi
Ueda

Towns and villages

These are the towns and villages in each district:

Chiisagata District
- Aoki
- Nagawa
Hanishina District
- Sakaki
Higashichikuma District
- Asahi
- Chikuhoku
- Ikusaka
- Omi
- Yamagata
Kamiina District
- Iijima
- Minamiminowa
- Minowa
- Miyada
- Nakagawa
- Tatsuno
Kamiminochi District
- Iizuna
- Ogawa
- Shinano
Kamitakai District
- Obuse
- Takayama
Kiso District
- Agematsu
- Kiso (village)
- Kiso (town)
- Nagiso
- Ōkuwa
- Ōtaki
Kitaazumi District
- Hakuba
- Ikeda
- Matsukawa
- Otari
Kitasaku District
- Karuizawa
- Miyota
- Tateshina
Minamisaku District
- Kawakami
- Kitaaiki
- Koumi
- Minamiaiki
- Minamimaki
- Sakuho
Shimoina District
- Achi
- Anan
- Hiraya
- Matsukawa
- Neba
- Ōshika
- Shimojō
- Takagi
- Takamori
- Tenryū
- Toyooka
- Urugi
- Yasuoka
Shimominochi District
- Sakae
Shimotakai District
- Kijimadaira
- Nozawaonsen
- Yamanouchi
Suwa District
- Fujimi
- Hara
- Shimosuwa

Mergers

Main article: List of mergers in Nagano Prefecture

Demographics

Nagano Prefecture population pyramid in 2020

The life expectancy in Nagano Prefecture is the highest nationwide, with an average life expectancy of 87.18 years for women and 80.88 years for men.

Transportation

Railway

Central Japan Railway Company
- Chūō Main Line (west line)
- Iida Line
East Japan Railway Company
- Chūō Main Line (east line)
- Hokuriku Shinkansen
- Koumi Line
- Ōito Line (from to )
- Shin'etsu Main Line
- Shinonoi Line
Matsumoto Electric Railway
- Kamikōchi Line
Nagano Electric Railway
- Nagano Line
Shinano Railway
- Shinano Railway Line
Ueda Dentetsu
- Bessho Line
West Japan Railway Company
- Ōito Line (from Minami-Otari to )

Road

Expressways

Chubu-jukan Expressway
Chubu-odan Expressway
Chuo Expressway
Joshinetsu Expressway
Nagano Expressway
Sanen-nanshin Expressway

National highways

Route 18
Route 19 (Nagano-Matsumoto-Shioriri-Nagiso-Nakatsugawa-Tajimi-Nagoya)
Route 20 (Matsumoto-Suwa-Kofu-Otsuki-Hachioji-Nihonbashi of Tokyo)
Route 117
Route 141
Route 142
Route 143 (Matsumoto-Azumino-Ueda)
Route 144
Route 147 (Matsumoto-Omachi)
Route 148 (Omachi-Itoigawa)
Route 151 (Iida-Shinshiro-Toyohashi)
Route 152
Route 153 (Nagoya-Toyota-Iida-Shioriri)
Route 158 (Fukui-Gujo-Takayama-Matsumoto)
Route 254
Route 256 (Gifu-Gujo-Gero-Nakatsugawa-Nagiso-Iida)
Route 403
Route 406 (Omachi-Hakuba-Nagano-Susaka-Tsumagoi-Takasaki)
Route 418 (Ono-Seki-Ena-Iida)

Airports

The prefecture is home to Matsumoto Airport, its only main airport, though it provides only limited domestic routes. However, other airports in nearby prefectures such as Chubu Centrair International Airport in Aichi, Shizuoka Airport in Shizuoka, Toyama Airport in Toyama, and Haneda Airport and Narita Airport in Tokyo are also used by travellers from the prefecture.

Education

Universities

Public

Shinshu University (National)
Nagano College of Nursing (Prefectural)
The University of Nagano (Prefectural)
Nagano University [Municipal (Ueda City)]
Suwa Tokyo University of Science [Municipal (Chino City)]

Private

Matsumoto University (Private)
Matsumoto Dental University (Private)
Saku University (Private)
Seisen Jogakuin College (Private)

Economy

Nagano Prefecture has a large and diversified economy, with a strong focus on electronics, information technology, precision machinery, agriculture and food products, and tourism, with a total GDP of about trillion (2017). Several large Japanese companies have production facilities in Nagano Prefecture, such as Citizen Watch, MinebeaMitsumi, Seiko Epson, and Vaio.

Tourism

Five Mountains of Northern Shinshu
Kamikōchi
Lake Kizaki
Lake Suwa
Mount Kirigamine
Suwa-taisha, one of the oldest shrines in Japan
Matsumoto Castle, one of Japan's national treasures
One of the world's highest geysers (4050 meters) in Suwa
Zenkō-ji temple

Sports

There are two local J.League clubs: AC Nagano Parceiro and Matsumoto Yamaga FC.

Prefectural symbols

Gentian
Japanese serow
Ptarmigan
Siberian Silver Birch
Shinano no Kuni (prefecture song)

Sister regions

TWN Changhua County, Taiwan, since 2008
USA Colorado, United States
CHN Hebei, China

Notable people

Yuto Adachi, member of South Korean boy band Pentagon
Glim Spanky, rock band
Yasuyuki Kazama, drift driver
Tadamichi Kuribayashi, Imperial Japanese Army general
Jun'ya "ZUN" Ota, video game developer
Yasuo Tanaka, independent politician and former governor of Nagano
Keiichi Tsuchiya, racing driver
Bumpei Usui, artist
Takashi Yamazaki, filmmaker
Tatsumi Yoda, former chairman of Avex

Notes

References

Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 58053128

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