The traditional Misoma Hajime Sai ceremony, in which sacred trees are felled for timber to house Shinto deities at the famed ...

Sometimes known as the “roof of Japan” for its high altitude, Nagano Prefecture is famous for winter sports and bathing monkeys. Landlocked Nagano Prefecture in the Chūbu region of central ...

TravelAge West sat down with Shuichi Abe, Governor, Nagano Prefecture, to explore these possibilities. Shuichi Abe, Governor, Nagano Prefecture TRAVELAGE WEST: Where in Japan is Nagano ...

INA, Nagano Prefecture--Too much plastic in the ocean was the last straw for the city agriculture promotion center here. So, the center is working to spread the use of plastic-free drinking ...

In Otari Village, Nagano Prefecture, where a section of this road still remains, you can now experience walking along this ...

Shinshu soba is from Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Shinshu soba’s name comes from Shimano, which is the old name of Nagano Prefecture. What makes this soba so distinctive is the great temperature ...

Tundra swans, known as "winter messengers," have flown to the area around the Sai River in the city of Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, where they have come to spend the winter. Tundra swans first came ...

On May 21, in Suzaka City, Nagano Prefecture, many investigators were on the scene.They were inspecting what appeared ...

TOKYO, 18th April, 2025 (WAM) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5 struck Japan’s Nagano Prefecture on Thursday, with no reports of casualties, damage, or tsunami warnings issued. According to ...