Editing Nagano Prefecture (section)

== Geography ==
Nagano is an inland prefecture and it borders more prefectures than any other in Japan, bordering [[Gunma Prefecture]], [[Saitama Prefecture]], [[Yamanashi Prefecture]], and [[Shizuoka Prefecture]] to the east, [[Niigata Prefecture]] to the north, [[Toyama Prefecture]] and [[Gifu Prefecture]] to the west, and [[Aichi Prefecture]] to the south. Nagano contains the point furthest from the sea in the whole of Japan—this point lies within the city of [[Saku, Nagano|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. The climate is predominantly alpine with warm summers, cold snowy winters and less intense humidity than the lower lying coastal areas. 

{{As of|2014|April|1}}, 21% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as [[List of national parks of Japan#History|Natural Parks]]; namely the [[Chichibu Tama Kai National Park|Chichibu Tama Kai]], [[Chūbu-Sangaku National Park|Chūbu-Sangaku]], [[Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park|Jōshin'etsu-kōgen]], and [[Minami Alps National Park|Minami Alps]] National Parks; [[Myōgi-Arafune-Saku Kōgen Quasi-National Park|Myōgi-Arafune-Saku Kōgen]], [[Tenryū-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park|Tenryū-Okumikawa]], and [[Yatsugatake-Chūshin Kōgen Quasi-National Park|Yatsugatake-Chūshin Kōgen]] Quasi-National Parks; and [[Chūō Alps Prefectural Natural Park|Chūō Alps]], [[Enrei Ōjō Prefectural Natural Park|Enrei Ōjō]], [[Hijiriyama Kōgen Prefectural Natural Park|Hijiriyama Kōgen]], [[Mibugawa Suikei Prefectural Natural Park|Mibugawa Suikei]], [[Ontake Prefectural Natural Park|Ontake]], and [[Tenryū Koshibu Suikei Prefectural Natural Park|Tenryū Koshibu Suikei]] Prefectural Natural Parks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/doc/files/np_6.pdf |title=General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture |publisher=[[Ministry of the Environment (Japan)|Ministry of the Environment]] |date=1 April 2014 |access-date=28 September 2017}}</ref>

===Cities===
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[[File:Nagano géolocalisation relief.svg|thumb|Physical map of Nagano Prefecture]]
[[File:Map of Nagano Prefecture Ja.svg|thumb|Political map of Nagano Prefecture<br />{{legend0|#EAB|City}} {{legend0|#ED9|Town}} {{legend0|#BFE|Village}}]]
[[File:Hakubarenpou.JPG|thumb|[[Hida Mountains]] (August 2006)]]
[[File:View of Nagano City from Mt. Asahiyama.jpg|thumb|right|Nagano City]]
[[File:Chikuma River Yashima Bridge Nagano.jpg|thumb|Chikuma River, from Yashima Bridge, looking downstream toward Murayama Bridge, [[Nagano (city)]]]]
[[File:Takashima dungeon view (4936834001).jpg|thumb|right|Suwa]]
[[File:Komagane Nagano and Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group.jpg|thumb|right|Komagane]]
[[File:Cityscapes of Matsumoto in 2014-8 No,5.JPG|thumb|right|Matsumoto]]
[[File:Nozawa Onsen 01.jpg|thumb|right|[[Nozawaonsen, Nagano]]]]
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{{See also|List of cities in Nagano Prefecture by population}}
Nineteen cities are located in Nagano Prefecture:
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*[[Azumino]]
*[[Chikuma, Nagano|Chikuma]]
*[[Chino, Nagano|Chino]]
*[[Iida, Nagano|Iida]]
*[[Iiyama, Nagano|Iiyama]]
*[[Ina, Nagano|Ina]]
*[[Komagane, Nagano|Komagane]]
*[[Komoro, Nagano|Komoro]]
*[[Matsumoto, Nagano|Matsumoto]]
*[[Nagano (city)|Nagano]] (capital)
*[[Nakano, Nagano|Nakano]]
*[[Okaya, Nagano|Okaya]]
*[[Ōmachi, Nagano|Ōmachi]]
*[[Saku, Nagano|Saku]]
*[[Shiojiri, Nagano|Shiojiri]]
*[[Suwa, Nagano|Suwa]]
*[[Suzaka, Nagano|Suzaka]]
*[[Tōmi, Nagano|Tōmi]]
*[[Ueda, Nagano|Ueda]]
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===Towns and villages===
These are the towns and villages in each [[Districts of Japan|district]]:

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*[[Chiisagata District, Nagano|Chiisagata District]]
**[[Aoki, Nagano|Aoki]]
**[[Nagawa, Nagano|Nagawa]]
*[[Hanishina District, Nagano|Hanishina District]]
**[[Sakaki, Nagano|Sakaki]]
*[[Higashichikuma District, Nagano|Higashichikuma District]]
**[[Asahi, Nagano|Asahi]]
**[[Chikuhoku]]
**[[Ikusaka]]
**[[Omi, Nagano|Omi]]
**[[Yamagata, Nagano|Yamagata]]
*[[Kamiina District, Nagano|Kamiina District]]
**[[Iijima, Nagano|Iijima]]
**[[Minamiminowa]]
**[[Minowa, Nagano|Minowa]]
**[[Miyada]]
**[[Nakagawa, Nagano|Nakagawa]]
**[[Tatsuno, Nagano|Tatsuno]]
*[[Kamiminochi District, Nagano|Kamiminochi District]]
**[[Iizuna]]
**[[Ogawa, Nagano|Ogawa]]
**[[Shinano, Nagano|Shinano]]
*[[Kamitakai District, Nagano|Kamitakai District]]
**[[Obuse]]
**[[Takayama, Nagano|Takayama]]
*[[Kiso District, Nagano|Kiso District]]
**[[Agematsu, Nagano|Agematsu]]
**[[Kiso, Nagano (village)|Kiso (village)]]
**[[Kiso, Nagano (town)|Kiso (town)]]
**[[Nagiso, Nagano|Nagiso]]
**[[Ōkuwa, Nagano|Ōkuwa]]
**[[Ōtaki, Nagano|Ōtaki]]
*[[Kitaazumi District, Nagano|Kitaazumi District]]
**[[Hakuba, Nagano|Hakuba]]
**[[Ikeda, Nagano|Ikeda]]
**[[Matsukawa, Nagano (Kitaazumi)|Matsukawa]]
**[[Otari, Nagano|Otari]]
*[[Kitasaku District, Nagano|Kitasaku District]]
**[[Karuizawa, Nagano|Karuizawa]]
**[[Miyota, Nagano|Miyota]]
**[[Tateshina, Nagano|Tateshina]]
*[[Minamisaku District, Nagano|Minamisaku District]]
**[[Kawakami, Nagano|Kawakami]]
**[[Kitaaiki, Nagano|Kitaaiki]]
**[[Koumi, Nagano|Koumi]]
**[[Minamiaiki, Nagano|Minamiaiki]]
**[[Minamimaki, Nagano|Minamimaki]]
**[[Sakuho, Nagano|Sakuho]]
*[[Shimoina District, Nagano|Shimoina District]]
**[[Achi, Nagano|Achi]]
**[[Anan, Nagano|Anan]]
**[[Hiraya, Nagano|Hiraya]]
**[[Matsukawa, Nagano (Shimoina)|Matsukawa]]
**[[Neba, Nagano|Neba]]
**[[Ōshika, Nagano|Ōshika]]
**[[Shimojō, Nagano|Shimojō]]
**[[Takagi, Nagano|Takagi]]
**[[Takamori, Nagano|Takamori]]
**[[Tenryū, Nagano|Tenryū]]
**[[Toyooka, Nagano|Toyooka]]
**[[Urugi, Nagano|Urugi]]
**[[Yasuoka, Nagano|Yasuoka]]
*[[Shimominochi District, Nagano|Shimominochi District]]
**[[Sakae, Nagano|Sakae]]
*[[Shimotakai District, Nagano|Shimotakai District]]
**[[Kijimadaira, Nagano|Kijimadaira]]
**[[Nozawaonsen, Nagano|Nozawaonsen]]
**[[Yamanouchi, Nagano|Yamanouchi]]
*[[Suwa District, Nagano|Suwa District]]
**[[Fujimi, Nagano|Fujimi]]
**[[Hara, Nagano|Hara]]
**[[Shimosuwa, Nagano|Shimosuwa]]
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===Mergers===
{{main|List of mergers in Nagano Prefecture}}