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Shiojiri City
Nagano Prefecture · City
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Shiojiri City is a transport hub at the southern end of the Matsumoto Basin, and its name is said to come from the "salt road." The townscapes of Narai-juku on the Nakasendo road and Kiso-Hirasawa, a lacquerware town, remain, and Kikyogahara produces wine grapes. Its spring lettuce output ranks 3rd in Japan.
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.
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Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
Old post townNarai-jukutown in Nagano, Japan
Old post townNiekawa-jukuStation of the Nakasendō in Japan
Historic townscapeKiso-Hirasawa%20kaguraden.JPG?width=240)
Shinto shrineOno Shrine & Yahiko ShrinePair of Shinto shrines in Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Old post townShiojiri-jukuformer station in Shiojiri, Nagano%20houses.jpg?width=240)
Historic siteHiraide ruinsArchaeological site in Shiojiri, Japan
Shinto shrineArei ShrineShinto shrine in Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Narai Kiso-no-ohashiroadside station in Shiojiri, Nagano prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Kiso-narakawaroadside station in Shiojiri, Nagano prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Osakada-koenroadside station in Shiojiri, Nagano prefecture, Japan
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Nagano Prefecture
- Nagano City
- 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
- 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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