Nagano Prefecture

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長野県
Flag of Nagano Prefecture
Official seal of Nagano Prefecture
Nagano Prefecture in Japan
Nagano Prefecture in Japan
Country Japan
RegionChūbu
CapitalNagano
Subdivisions
Government
 • GovernorShuichi Abe
Area
 • Total13,562 km2 (5,236 sq mi)
Population
 (October 1, 2020)
 • Total2,048,011
 • Density151.0/km2 (391/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
Postal code
380-8570
ISO 3166 codeJP-20
WebsiteOfficial website

History

Nagano Prefecture was created from the area of the former Shinano Province.[2]

Nagano was host to the 1998 Winter Olympics.[3]

Geography

Nagano Prefecture is south of Niigata Prefecture. The eastern borders of Nagano meet Gunma Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture, Yamanashi Prefecture and Shizuoka Prefecture. Nagano's souther border is shared with Aichi Prefecture. The western borders of the prefecture are shared with Toyama Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture.

National Parks

National Parks are established in about 21% of the total land area of the prefecture.[4]

Shrines and Temples

Suwa jinja is the chief Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. [5]

Nagano Prefecture Media

Related pages

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Louis-Frédéric (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 682. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
  2. Louis-Frédéric (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press. p. 780. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5.
  3. Olympic.org, Nagano 1988. Retrieved 2012-8-29.
  4. Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture". Retrieved 2012-3-14.
  5. "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 2 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-8-28.

Other websites

  Media related to Nagano prefecture at Wikimedia Commons