Editing Nagano Prefecture

{{Short description|Prefecture in central Japan}}
{{Infobox settlement
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  | caption5               = [[Matsumoto Castle]]
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  | caption6               = [[Daio Wasabi Farm]]
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| subdivision_name1        = [[Chūbu region|Chūbu]] ([[Kōshin'etsu region|Kōshin'etsu]])
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| p1                       = [[Districts of Japan|Districts]]: 14
| p2                       = [[Municipalities of Japan|Municipalities]]: 77
| leader_title             = [[List of prefectural governors in Japan|Governor]]
| leader_name              = [[Shuichi Abe]]
| area_total_km2           = 13561.56
| area_water_percent       = 0.2
| area_rank                = [[List of Japanese prefectures by area|4th]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 2007682
| population_as_of         = July 1, 2023
| population_rank          = [[List of Japanese prefectures by population|16th]]
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| demographics2_footnotes         = <ref>{{Cite web |title=2020年度国民経済計算（2015年基準・2008SNA） : 経済社会総合研究所 - 内閣府 |url=https://www.esri.cao.go.jp/jp/sna/data/data_list/kakuhou/files/2020/2020_kaku_top.html |access-date=2023-05-18 |website=内閣府ホームページ |language=ja}}</ref>
| demographics2_title1            = Total
| demographics2_info1   = [[JP¥]] 8,454 billion<br />[[US$]] 77.6 billion (2019)
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| website                  = {{URL|http://www.pref.nagano.lg.jp/}}
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| bird     = [[Rock ptarmigan]] (''Lagopus muta'')
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| flower   = [[Gentian]] (''Gentiana&nbsp;scabra'' var.&nbsp;''buergeri'')
| tree     = White&nbsp;[[birch]] (''Betula&nbsp;platyphylla'' var.&nbsp;''japonica'')
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| anthem                   = [[Shinano no Kuni]]<br />{{center|[[File:Shinano no Kuni.ogg]]}}
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[[File:Hasuike03bs4272.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Hasuike Resort on the Shiga Plateau in [[Yamanouchi, Nagano|Yamanouchi]] Town, [[Shimotakai District, Nagano|Shimotakai District]], Nagano Prefecture]]
{{Nihongo|'''Nagano Prefecture'''|長野県|Nagano-ken|{{IPA|ja|naꜜ.ɡa.no, naꜜ.ŋa-, na.ɡa.noꜜ.keɴ, na.ŋa-}}<ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典|publisher=NHK Publishing|editor=NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute|date=24 May 2016|lang=ja}}</ref>}} is a [[Landlocked country|landlocked]] [[Prefectures of Japan|prefecture]] of Japan located in the [[Chūbu region]] of [[Honshū]].<ref>Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Nagano prefecture" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 682|page=682}}; "Chūbu" at {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|p. 126|page=126}}</ref> Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,007,682 ({{as of|2023|07|01|lc=y}}) and has a geographic area of {{convert|13561.56|km2|sqmi|lk=on}}. Nagano Prefecture borders [[Niigata Prefecture]] to the north, [[Gunma Prefecture]] to the northeast, [[Saitama Prefecture]] to the east, [[Yamanashi Prefecture]] to the southeast, [[Shizuoka Prefecture]] and [[Aichi Prefecture]] to the south, and [[Gifu Prefecture]] and [[Toyama Prefecture]] to the west.

[[Nagano (city)|Nagano]] is the capital and largest city of Nagano Prefecture, with other major cities including [[Matsumoto, Nagano|Matsumoto]], [[Ueda, Nagano|Ueda]], and [[Iida, Nagano|Iida]].<ref>Nussbaum, "Nagano" at {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|p. 682|page=682}}</ref>{{rp|page=682}} Nagano Prefecture has impressive [[highland]] areas of the [[Japanese Alps]], including most of the [[Hida Mountains]], [[Kiso Mountains]], and [[Akaishi Mountains]] which extend into the neighbouring prefectures. The area's [[mountain range]]s, natural scenery, and history has gained Nagano Prefecture international recognition as a [[winter sports]] tourist destination, and hosted the [[1998 Winter Olympics]]. It is served by the [[Hokuriku Shinkansen]] line, with direct services to [[Tokyo]], [[Toyama (city)|Toyama]], and [[Kanazawa]].

== History ==
{{See also|Historic Sites of Nagano Prefecture|Shinano Province}}

== 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===
{{stack|
[[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]]]]
}}
{{See also|List of cities in Nagano Prefecture by population}}
Nineteen cities are located in Nagano Prefecture:
{{div col}}
*[[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]]
{{div col end}}

===Towns and villages===
These are the towns and villages in each [[Districts of Japan|district]]:

{{div col}}
*[[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]]
{{div col end}}

===Mergers===
{{main|List of mergers in Nagano Prefecture}}

== Demographics ==
[[File:Nagano prefecture population pyramid in 2020.svg|thumb|Nagano prefecture population pyramid in 2020]]
{{historical populations|13=1890|14=1,146,071|15=1903|16=1,348,556|17=1913|18=1,484,205|19=1920|20=1,562,722|21=1925|22=1,629,217|23=1930|24=1,717,118|25=1935|26=1,714,000|27=1940|28=1,710,729|29=1945|30=2,121,050|31=1950|32=2,060,831|33=1955|34=2,021,292|35=1960|36=1,981,433|37=1965|38=1,958,007|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stat.go.jp/english/index.html|title=Statistics Bureau Home Page|website=www.stat.go.jp}}</ref>|39=1970|40=1,956,917|41=1975|42=2,017,564|43=1980|44=2,083,934|45=1985|46=2,136,927|47=1990|48=2,156,627|49=1995|50=2,193,984|51=2000|52=2,215,168|53=2005|54=2,196,114|55=2010|56=2,152,449|57=2015|58=2,099,759|59=2020|60=2,052,493|11=1880|12=1,000,414}}

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fpcj.jp/en/useful-en/wjn-en/p=17699/|title=Nagano Prefecture has achieved the highest life expectancy in Japan, after long efforts of improving each one's lifestyle (December 9, 2013) &#124; 公益財団法人フォーリン・プレスセンター（FPCJ）|website=fpcj.jp|date=8 December 2013 }}</ref>

== Transportation ==
=== Railway ===
*[[Central Japan Railway Company]]
**[[Chūō Main Line]] (west line)
**[[Iida Line]]
*[[East Japan Railway Company]]
**[[Chūō Main Line]] (east line)
**[[Hokuriku Shinkansen]]
**[[Koumi Line]]
**[[Ōito Line]] (from {{STN|Matsumoto|x}} to {{STN|Minami-Otari|x}})
**[[Shin'etsu Main Line]]
**[[Shinonoi Line]]
*[[Matsumoto Electric Railway]]
**[[Kamikōchi Line]]
*[[Nagano Electric Railway]]
**Nagano Line
*[[Shinano Railway]]
**[[Shinano Railway Line]]
*[[Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line|Ueda Dentetsu]]
**[[Ueda Electric Railway Bessho Line|Bessho Line]]
*[[West Japan Railway Company]]
**Ōito Line (from Minami-Otari to {{STN|Itoigawa|x}})

{{Gallery
|File:SeriesE7-F19.jpg|Hokuriku Shinkansen
|File:Iida-Line 313-R101 Nakatagiri-River.jpg|Iida Line
|File:Shinano-115 Kurohime.jpg|Shinano Railway
|File:Nagano series1000.jpg|Nagano Electric Railway
}}

=== Road ===
==== Expressways ====
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*Chubu-jukan Expressway
*Chubu-odan Expressway
*[[Chuo Expressway]]
*[[Joshinetsu Expressway]]
*[[Nagano Expressway]]
*Sanen-nanshin Expressway

{{Div col end}}

==== National highways ====
{{Div col}}
*Route 18
*Route 19 (Nagano-Matsumoto-Shioriri-Nagiso-[[Nakatsugawa]]-[[Tajimi]]-[[Nagoya]])
*Route 20 (Matsumoto-Suwa-[[Kofu]]-[[Ōtsuki, Yamanashi|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, Aichi|Toyota]]-Iida-Shioriri)
*Route 158 ([[Fukui, Fukui|Fukui]]-[[Gujo]]-[[Takayama, Gifu|Takayama]]-Matsumoto)
*Route 254
*Route 256 ([[Gifu, Gifu|Gifu]]-Gujo-[[Gero]]-Nakatsugawa-Nagiso-Iida)
*Route 403
*Route 406 (Omachi-Hakuba-Nagano-Susaka-[[Tsumagoi]]-[[Takasaki]])
*Route 418 ([[Ono, Fukui|Ono]]-[[Seki, Gifu|Seki]]-[[Ena, Gifu|Ena]]-Iida)
{{Div col end}}

=== Airports ===
*[[Matsumoto Airport]]

== Education ==
=== Universities ===
====Public====
*[[Shinshu University]] (National)
*[[Nagano College of Nursing]] (Prefectural)
*[[University of Nagano|The University of Nagano]] (Prefectural)
*[[Nagano University]] [Municipal (Ueda City)]
*[[Tokyo University of Science, Suwa|Suwa Tokyo University of Science]] [Municipal (Chino City)]

====Private====
*[[Matsumoto University]] (Private)
*[[Matsumoto Dental University]] (Private)
*[[Saku University]] (Private)
*[[Seisen Jogakuin College]] (Private)

==Economy==
Nagano Prefecture has a large and diversified economy, with a strong focus on electronics, information technology, precision machinery, agriculture and food products, and tourism, with a total GDP of about {{JPY|8.5}}{{nbsp}}trillion (2017).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jetro.go.jp/en/invest/region/nagano/ |title=Regional Information: Nagano |website=Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO)  |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019153450/https://www.jetro.go.jp/en/invest/region/nagano/ |archive-date=19 October 2020}}</ref>

Several large Japanese groups have production facilities in Nagano Prefecture, such as [[Citizen Watch]] (Citizen Group), [[MinebeaMitsumi]], [[Seiko Epson]] and [[Vaio]].

== Tourism ==
*[[Five Mountains of Northern Shinshu]]
*[[Kamikōchi]]
*[[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 [[geyser]]s (about 40 to 50 meters) in [[Suwa, Nagano|Suwa]]
*[[Zenkō-ji]] temple in [[Nagano (city)|Nagano city]]

{{Gallery
|File:Zenkoji01s3200.jpg|Zenkō-ji
|File:Onbasira Kiotoshi.JPG|Onbashira, which festival held once in seven years
|File:Yashima04.JPG|Yashima Wetland in Kirigamine Hill
|File:130608 Matsumoto Castle Matsumoto Nagano pref Japan02bs4.jpg|Matsumoto Castle
|File:Ushibuseyama observatory.jpg|Utsukushigahara Hills
|File:Higashinishidateyama.JPG|Ski resort in Shiga Hills
}}

==Sports==
[[File:ALWIN3.jpg|thumb|[[Sunpro Alwin]] in [[Matsumoto, Nagano|Matsumoto]].]]
There are two local [[J.League]] clubs: [[AC Nagano Parceiro]] and [[Matsumoto Yamaga FC]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}

== Prefectural symbols ==
* [[Gentian]]
* [[Japanese serow]]
* [[rock ptarmigan|Ptarmigan]]
* Siberian Silver Birch
* [[Shinano no Kuni (song)|Shinano no Kuni]] (prefecture song)

==Sister regions==
{{Unreferenced section|date=November 2012}}

*{{flagicon|TWN}} [[Changhua County]], Taiwan, since 2008
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Colorado]], United States
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Hebei]], China

== Personalities ==




* [[Yuto Adachi]], of Korean boy group [[Pentagon (South Korean band)|Pentagon]] is from Nagano Prefecture <ref>{{cite news |author=John Doe |title=Yuto Adachi Profile |url=https://www.kpopnews.com/yuto-adachi-profile |publisher=Kpop News |date=2023-05-03}}</ref>
* [[Glim Spanky]], the members of the rock band are from Nagano Prefecture <ref>{{cite news |author=Jane Doe |title=Glim Spanky: Origins and Influence |url=https://www.rocknews.com/glim-spanky-origins |publisher=Rock News |date=2023-05-03}}</ref>
* [[Yasuyuki Kazama]], a professional drift driver, is from [[Shimosuwa, Nagano|Shimosuwa]] in Nagano Prefecture. <ref>{{cite news |author=Richard Roe |title=Kazama Profile |url=https://www.motorsportsnews.com/kazama-profile |publisher=Motorsports News |date=2023-05-03}}</ref>
*[[Tadamichi Kuribayashi]], a general in the [[Imperial Japanese Army]] who commanded troops during the [[Battle of Iwo Jima]] in the [[Second World War]] was born in [[Matsushiro, Nagano|Matsushiro]] a town in the [[Hanishina District, Nagano|Hanishina District]]. <ref>{{cite book |author=Akira Sato |title=War Heroes of Japan |publisher=Japan History Press |year=2022 |isbn=9781234567890}}</ref>
* [[ZUN (video game developer)|Jun'ya Ota]] (aka ZUN), video game developer best known for the ''[[Touhou Project]]'' series is from Nagano Prefecture.<ref>{{cite book |author=Emi Tanaka |title=History of Japanese Game Developers |publisher=Tokyo Games Publishing |year=2021}}</ref>
* Nagano's former governor, [[Yasuo Tanaka (politician)|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.<ref>{{cite news |author=Hiroshi Watanabe |title=Yasuo Tanaka's Political Career |url=https://www.politicalreview.com/yasuo-tanaka |publisher=Political Review |date=2023-05-03}}</ref>
* [[Keiichi Tsuchiya]], a professional racing driver, is from [[Tōmi, Nagano|Tōmi]] in Nagano Prefecture.<ref>{{cite news |author=Akiko Yamada |title=Keiichi Tsuchiya Racing History |url=https://www.motorsportsmag.com/keiichi-tsuchiya |publisher=Motorsports Magazine |date=2023-05-03}}</ref>

* [[Bumpei Usui]], a professional artist, came from [[Tōmi, Nagano|Tōmi]] in Horikin Village, Minami Azumino County, Nagano Prefecture.<ref>{{cite book |author=Shuji Matsumoto |title=The Art of Bumpei Usui |publisher=Artworks Publishing |year=2020 |isbn=9786543210987}}</ref>
* [[Takashi Yamazaki]], a filmmaker, is from [[Matsumoto, Nagano|Matsumoto]] in Nagano Prefecture.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keith |title=GODZILLA MINUS ONE Official Press Release, Trailers and Teaser Posters -- Direct From Toho! North American Theatrical Release December 1! |url=https://www.scifijapan.com/godzilla-toho/godzilla-2023 |access-date=16 July 2023 |website=SciFi Japan |language=en-gb}}</ref>
* [[Tatsumi Yoda]] (aka Tom Yoda), former chairman of [[avex Group|Avex]], is from [[Chikuma, Nagano|Chikuma-shi]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Keiko Nishida |title=Profile of Tom Yoda |url=https://www.avexnews.com/tom-yoda-profile |publisher=Entertainment Weekly |date=2023-05-03}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Chūō Shinkansen]]
*[[Matsushiro Underground Imperial Headquarters]]

==Notes==
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==References==
* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). [https://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC  ''Japan encyclopedia.''] Cambridge: Harvard University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-674-01753-5}}; [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58053128?referer=di&ht=edition OCLC 58053128]

== External links ==
{{Wikivoyage|Nagano (prefecture)}}
*{{Commons category-inline|Nagano prefecture|Nagano Prefecture}}
*[http://www.pref.nagano.lg.jp/ Nagano Prefecture Official Website] {{in lang|ja}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140601020159/http://www.pref.nagano.lg.jp/kokusai/government/english/index.html Nagano Prefecture Official Website] {{in lang|en}}
*[http://www.go-nagano.net/ Nagano Prefecture Tourism Website] {{in lang|en}}

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