Nagano (city)
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Nagano is the capital and largest city of Nagano Prefecture, located in the Nagano Basin in the central Chūbu region of Japan. Nagano is categorized as a core city of Japan. Nagano City is the highest
From top of left, Zenkoji, Mount Togakushi, Kinasa village, Nagano Big Hat arena, Aerial in Kawanakajima, Susobana Valley [ja], headquarters of Marukome (famous miso manufacturing company) in Nagano, Oyaki Japanese sweets a.k.a. Imagawayaki, Togakushi ski resort [ja], and Matsushiro Castle
![From top of left, Zenkoji, Mount Togakushi, Kinasa village, Nagano Big Hat arena, Aerial in Kawanakajima, Susobana Valley [ja], headquarters of Maruko](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Nagano_montages.JPG/500px-Nagano_montages.JPG)
Stylized manhole cover displaying the Nagano Olympics emblem, with tactile paving
Asagawa Loop Line to Iizuna Kogen Ski Area built in preparations for the 1998 Winter Olympics
Matsushiro Castle (2010)
1998 Winter Olympics
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The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Nagano 1998, were a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano Prefec
Nagano (city)
…became the first established modern town in Nagano prefecture, on April 1, 1897. The city of Nagano and several surrounding communities hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 1998 Winter Paralympics. Nagano City is an important historical location and an industrial center, as well as a travel destination and a hub…
Main hall of Zenkō-ji in Nagano City.
Japanese macaque at Jigokudani hotspring in Yamanouchi.
Furuhashi Hironoshin, past president of the JOC
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