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Nagano Prefecture

長野県 [1] Prefecture ( Nagano-ken) is a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of . The capital is the city of Nagano.[2] 長野県 Nagano has impressive highland areas, including most of the Kita-Alps, Chūō-Alps, and Minami-Alps, which Prefecture extend into the neighbouring prefectures. Due to the abundance of ranges in this area, the land Japanese transcription(s) available for inhabitance is relatively limited. In addition to its natural scenic beauty and rich history, Nagano • Japanese 長野県 was host to the , which gained the prefecture international recognition as a world-class • Rōmaji Nagano-ken winter sport destination, and a line to .

Contents Flag History Symbol Geography Cities Towns and villages Mergers Demographics Transportation Railway Road Expressways National highways Airports Education Universities Tourism Sports Country Japan Prefectural symbols Region Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) Sister cities Island Personalities Capital Nagano See also Government Notes • References Area External links • Total 13,585.22 km2 (5,245.28 sq mi) Area rank 4th History Population (February 1, 2011) • Total 2,148,425 Geography • Rank 16th • Density 158.14/km2 Nagano is an inland prefecture and it borders more prefectures than any other in Japan. Nagano contains the (409.6/sq mi) point furthest from the sea in the whole of Japan - this point lies within the city of Saku. The province's ISO 3166 JP-20 have made it relatively isolated, and many visitors come to Nagano for its mountain resorts and hot code springs. Nine of the twelve highest mountains in Japan can be found in Nagano and one of its lakes, Lake Kizaki, Districts 14 is a beach resort popular for its water attractions and games. Municipalities 77 Flower Gentian As of 1 April 2014, 21% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks; namely the (Gentiana scabra Chichibu Tama Kai, Chūbu-Sangaku, Jōshin'etsu Kōgen, and Minami Alps National Parks; Myōgi-Arafune-Saku var. buergeri) Kōgen, Tenryū-Okumikawa, and Y atsugatake-Chūshin Kōgen Quasi-National Parks; and Chūō Alps, Enrei Ōjō, Tree White birch Hijiriyama Kōgen, Mibugawa Suikei, Ontake, and Tenryū Koshibu Suikei Prefectural Natural Parks.[3] (Betula platyphylla var. japonica) Bird Rock ptarmigan Cities (Lagopus muta)

Nineteen cities are located in Nagano Prefecture: Website www.pref.nagano.lg.jp (ht tp://www.pref.nagano.lg. jp/) Chikuma Chino Iida Iiyama Ina Komagane Komoro Matsumoto Nagano (capital) Nakano Okaya Ōmachi Saku Shiojiri Suwa Suzaka Tōmi Ueda

Map of Nagano Prefecture City Town Village

Hida Mountains (August 2006)

Nagano City

Towns and villages

These are the towns and villages in each district:

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

Mergers

Demographics

The lifespan in Nagano prefecture is the longest nationwide with the average life expectancy of 87 .18 years for women and 80.88 years for men.[4] Suwa Transportation

Railway

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

Road

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

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

Airports

Matsumoto Airport

Education

Universities

Nagano University Nagano College of Nursing Matsumoto University Matsumoto Dental University Saku University Seisen Jogakuin College The University of Nagano Suwa Tokyo University of Science

Tourism

Lake Kizaki Mount Kirigamine Suwa Taisha, one of the oldest shrines in Japan , 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

Sports

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

Prefectural symbols

Siberian Silver Birch Zenkō-ji Gentian Ptarmigan Shinano no Kuni (prefecture song)

Sister cities

Changhua County, Taiwan (2008) Hebei, China Missouri, USA , which festival held once in Personalities seven years

Nagano's former governor, Yasuo Tanaka, is an independent who has made a reputation internationally for attacking Japan's status quo. Among other issues, he has refused national government money for construction projects that he deems unnecessary, such as dams, and has overhauled (locally) the press club system that is blamed for limiting government access to journalists who give favorable coverage. Tanaka was voted out from office on August 6, 2006 and was replaced by Jin Murai. Sasuke competitor Shinji Kobayashi, who works as a garbage man, is from Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture. Tatsumi Yoda (aka Tom Yoda), former chairman of Avex, is from Chikuma-shi. Glim Spanky, the members of the rock band are from Nagano Prefecture

See also

Matsushiro Underground Imperial Headquarters Yashima Wetland in Kirigamine Hills Chūō Shinkansen

Notes

1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Nagano prefecture" in (https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA68 2)Japan Encyclopedia, p. 682 (https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA682), p. 682, at Google Books; "Chūbu" at p. 126 (https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA126), p. 126, at Google Books 2. Nussbaum, "Nagano" at p. 682 (https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA682), p. 682, at Google Books 3. "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture" (http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/doc/files/np _6.pdf) (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2017. Matsumoto Castle 4. Nagano Prefecture has achieved the highest life expectancy in Japan, after long efforts of improving each one’s lifestyle (December 9, 2013). Foreign Press Center/Japan (http://fpcj.jp/en/useful-en/wjn-en/p=17699/)

References

Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. (https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC &client=firefox-a) Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128 (http://www.worldcat. org/oclc/58053128?referer=di&ht=edition)

External links Utsukushigahara Hills Nagano Prefecture Official Website (http://www.pref.nagano.lg.jp/) (in Japanese) Nagano Prefecture Official Website (http://www.pref.nagano.lg.jp/kokusai/government/english/index.html) (in English) Nagano Prefecture Tourism Website (http://www.go-nagano.net/) (in English)

Ski resort in Shiga Hills

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