Nagano Prefecture

Nagano Prefecture
Nagano Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
 – Japanese 長野県
 – Rōmaji Nagano-ken

Symbol of Nagano Prefecture
Country Japan
Region Chūbu
Island Honshū
Capital Nagano
Government
 – Governor Shuichi Abe
Area
 – Total 13,585.22 km2 (5,245.3 sq mi)
Area rank 4th
Population (February 1, 2011)
 – Total 2,148,425
 – Rank 16th
 – Density 158.14/km2 (409.6/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code JP-20
Districts 14
Municipalities 77
Flower Gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri)
Tree White birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
Bird Rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)
Website www.pref.nagano.jp/
english/indexe.htm

Nagano Prefecture (長野県 Nagano-ken?) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū.[1] The capital is the city of Nagano.[2]

Contents

History

Map of Nagano Prefecture.
Hida Mountains (Aug 2006)

Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano.[3] This province was divided among many local daimyo during the Sengoku period.

Nagano was host to the 1998 Winter Olympics, which gained the prefecture international recognition as well as gaining the prefecture a Shinkansen line to Tokyo.

Geography

Nine of the twelve highest mountains in Japan can be found in this inland prefecture. Nagano is also the prefecture which is bordered by the highest number of other prefectures in Japan and it contains the location which is the furthest point from the ocean anywhere in Japan. Lakes featured within the region include Lake Kizaki, a beach resort popular for its water attractions and games.

The province's mountains have made it relatively isolated, and many people come for its mountain resorts and hot springs.

Cities

Nineteen cities are located in Nagano Prefecture:

Towns and villages

These are the towns and villages in each district:

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

Mergers

Transportation

Railway

Road

Expressway

National Highway

  • 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)

Airport

Education

University

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Zenkō-ji

Prefectural symbols

Media

Sister cities

Personalities

  • 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.

Notes

  1. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Nagano prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 682 at Google Books; "Chūbu" at p. 126 at Google Books
  2. ^ Nussbaum, "Nagano" at p. 682 at Google Books.
  3. ^ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" in p. 780 at Google Books

References

External links

Coordinates: 36°15′N 138°6′E / 36.25°N 138.1°E / 36.25; 138.1


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