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Nagano City
Nagano Prefecture · City
- Core city
- Prefectural capital
Official websiteNagano Prefecture page
Nagano City is the prefectural capital. It grew from the temple town of Zenko-ji Temple into the largest city in the prefecture and hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics. Its urban area spreads over the Nagano Basin, where the Chikuma River and the Sai River flow. Matsushiro, the castle town of the Sanada family, and the Togakushi Highlands with Togakushi Shrine are also in the city.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
Live information
Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
Buddhist templeZenko-ji TempleBuddhist temple in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
CastleMatsushiro CastleJapanese castle in Nagano prefecture, Japan
Shinto shrineTogakushi ShrineShinto shrine in Nagano Prefecture, Japan
MuseumNagano Prefectural Art Museumart museum in Nagano, Nagano, Japan.jpg?width=240)
Shinto shrineIizuna ShrineShinto shrine in Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Buddhist templeChokoku-ji TempleBuddhist temple in Japan
BridgeGorin Ohashi Toll Roadtoll road in Nagano Prefecture, Japan
ZooNagano Chausuyama Zoo
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Shinshu-Shinmachiroadside station in Nagano, Nagano prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Nakajoroadside station in Nagano, Nagano prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Naganoshi-Ooka-tokusan-centerroadside station in Nagano, Nagano prefecture, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this city
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
National parks in this city
Chosen by overlaying the park boundaries (Ministry of the Environment, Biodiversity Center of Japan, "National Park Areas" GIS data, updated April 28, 2025, combined and simplified by NIPPON ATLAS) with municipal boundaries (National Land Numerical Information, January 2021), keeping overlaps of about 0.5 km² or more (approximate). Areas are the land areas from the Ministry of the Environment, "Overview of National Parks" (April 10, 2026). All national parks
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Nagano Prefecture
- Matsumoto City
- Ueda City
- Okaya City
- Iida City
- Suwa City
- Suzaka City
- Komoro City
- Ina City, Nagano
- Komagane City
- Nakano City, Nagano
- Omachi City, Nagano
- Iiyama City
- Chino City
- Shiojiri City
- Saku City
- Chikuma City
- Tomi City
- Azumino City
- Koumi Town
- Kawakami Village, Nagano
- Minamimaki Village
- Minamiaiki Village
- Kitaaiki Village
- Sakuho Town
- Karuizawa Town
- Miyota Town
- Tateshina Town
- Aoki Village
- Nagawa Town
- Shimosuwa Town
- Fujimi Town, Nagano
- Hara Village
- Tatsuno Town, Nagano
- Minowa Town
- Iijima Town
- Minamiminowa Village
- Nakagawa Village, Nagano
- Miyada Village
- Matsukawa Town, Nagano
- Takamori Town, Nagano
- Anan Town, Nagano
- Achi Village
- Hiraya Village
- Neba Village
- Shimojo Village
- Urugi Village
- Tenryu Village
- Yasuoka Village
- Takagi Village
- Toyooka Village, Nagano
- Oshika Village
- Agematsu Town
- Nagiso Town
- Kiso Village, Nagano
- Otaki Village, Nagano
- Okuwa Village
- Kiso Town, Nagano
- Omi Village
- Ikusaka Village
- Yamagata Village, Nagano
- Asahi Village, Nagano
- Chikuhoku Village
- Ikeda Town, Nagano
- Matsukawa Village, Nagano
- Hakuba Village
- Otari Village
- Sakaki Town
- Obuse Town
- Takayama Village, Nagano
- Yamanouchi Town
- Kijimadaira Village
- Nozawaonsen Village
- Shinano Town
- Ogawa Village, Nagano
- Iizuna Town
- Sakae Village, Nagano
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