Nagano Prefecture




Prefecture in Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu), Japan























































































Nagano Prefecture


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長野県

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




Flag of Nagano Prefecture
Flag
Official logo of Nagano Prefecture
Symbol
Location of Nagano Prefecture
Country Japan
Region
Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu)
Island Honshu
Capital Nagano
Government

 • Governor
 Shuichi Abe
Area

 • Total 13,585.22 km2 (5,245.28 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.lg.jp

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


Nagano has impressive highland areas, including most of the Kita-Alps, Chūō-Alps, and Minami-Alps, which extend into the neighbouring prefectures. Due to the abundance of mountain ranges in this area, the land available for inhabitance is relatively limited. In addition to its natural scenic beauty and rich history, Nagano was host to the 1998 Winter Olympics, which gained the prefecture international recognition as a world-class winter sport destination, and a Shinkansen line to Tokyo.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Geography


    • 2.1 Cities


    • 2.2 Towns and villages


    • 2.3 Mergers




  • 3 Demographics


  • 4 Transportation


    • 4.1 Railway


    • 4.2 Road


      • 4.2.1 Expressways


      • 4.2.2 National highways




    • 4.3 Airports




  • 5 Education


    • 5.1 Universities




  • 6 Tourism


  • 7 Sports


  • 8 Prefectural symbols


  • 9 Sister cities


  • 10 Personalities


  • 11 See also


  • 12 Notes


  • 13 References


  • 14 External links





History


See also: Historic Sites of Nagano Prefecture and Shinano Province


Geography




Map of Nagano Prefecture
     City      Town      Village


Nagano is an inland prefecture and it borders more prefectures than any other in Japan. Nagano contains the point furthest from the sea in the whole of Japan—this point lies within the city of Saku. The province's mountains have made it relatively isolated, and many visitors come to Nagano for its mountain resorts and hot springs. Nine of the twelve highest mountains in Japan can be found in Nagano and one of its lakes, Lake Kizaki, is a beach resort popular for its water attractions and games.


As of 1 April 2014, 21% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks; namely the Chichibu Tama Kai, Chūbu-Sangaku, Jōshin'etsu Kōgen, and Minami Alps National Parks; Myōgi-Arafune-Saku Kōgen, Tenryū-Okumikawa, and Yatsugatake-Chūshin Kōgen Quasi-National Parks; and Chūō Alps, Enrei Ōjō, Hijiriyama Kōgen, Mibugawa Suikei, Ontake, and Tenryū Koshibu Suikei Prefectural Natural Parks.[3]





Hida Mountains (August 2006)




Nagano City



Cities


Nineteen cities are located in Nagano Prefecture:




  • Azumino

  • Chikuma

  • Chino

  • Iida

  • Iiyama

  • Ina

  • Komagane

  • Komoro

  • Matsumoto


  • Nagano (capital)

  • Nakano

  • Okaya

  • Ōmachi

  • Saku

  • Shiojiri

  • Suwa

  • Suzaka

  • Tōmi

  • Ueda





Towns and villages


These are the towns and villages in each district:













Mergers




Suwa




Komagane




Matsumoto


Main article: List of mergers in Nagano Prefecture


Demographics


The life expectancy 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]



Transportation



Railway




  • East Japan Railway Company

    • Nagano Shinkansen

    • Shin'etsu Main Line


    • Chūō Main Line (east line)

    • Shinonoi Line


    • Ōito Line (from Matsumoto to Minami-Otari)

    • Koumi Line




  • Central Japan Railway Company


    • Chūō Main Line (west line)

    • Iida Line




  • West Japan Railway Company
    • Ōito Line (from Minami-Otari to Itoigawa)



  • Shinano Railway
    • Shinano Railway Line



  • Nagano Electric Railway

    • Nagano Line

    • Yashiro Line




  • Matsumoto Electric Railway
    • Kamikōchi Line



  • Ueda Dentetsu
    • Bessho Line




Road



Expressways




  • Chuo Expressway

  • Nagano Expressway

  • Joshinetsu Expressway

  • Sanen-nanshin Expressway

  • Chubu-jukan Expressway

  • Chubu-odan Expressway




National highways




  • 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)




Airports


  • Matsumoto Airport


Education



Universities



  • Nagano University

  • Nagano College of Nursing

  • Shinshu University

  • Matsumoto University

  • Matsumoto Dental University

  • Saku University

  • Seisen Jogakuin College

  • The University of Nagano

  • Suwa Tokyo University of Science



Tourism




Zenkō-ji




Onbashira, which festival held once in seven years




Yashima Wetland in Kirigamine Hills




Matsumoto Castle




Utsukushigahara Hills




Ski resort in Shiga Hills



  • Lake Kizaki

  • Lake Suwa

  • Mount Kirigamine


  • Suwa Taisha, one of the oldest shrines in Japan


  • Matsumoto Castle, 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 Yamaga FC.



Prefectural symbols



  • Siberian Silver Birch

  • Gentian

  • Ptarmigan

  • Japanese Serow


  • Shinano no Kuni (prefecture song)



Sister cities




  • Taiwan Changhua County, Taiwan (2008)


  • China Hebei, China


  • United States Missouri, USA



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.


  • 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

  • Chūō Shinkansen



Notes





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


  2. ^ Nussbaum, "Nagano" at p. 682, p. 682, at Google Books


  3. ^ "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  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




References


  • Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
    ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128


External links












  • Nagano Prefecture Official Website (in Japanese)


  • Nagano Prefecture Official Website (in English)


  • Nagano Prefecture Tourism Website (in English)




Coordinates: 36°15′N 138°6′E / 36.250°N 138.100°E / 36.250; 138.100









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