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Snow Monkey Park

Snow Monkey Park, Nagano

 4 Reviews  Without a doubt, one of the coolest spectacles in all of Japan is to watch the wild snow monkeys of the Japanese Alps sit out a snowy winter day soaking in the hot waters of a naturally-heated onsen.... 

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Zenkoji Temple

Zenkoji Temple, Nagano

 5 Reviews  The main hall is typical Buddhist architecture from the mid Edo Period. The principle image is enshrined inside the altar in the innermost temple. Admission to the inner temple is 500 Yen, and... 

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Yudanaka Shibu Onsen Resort

Yudanaka Shibu Onsen Resort, Nagano

 2 Reviews  Nagano Prefecture has the second largest number of spas in Japan, and there are many hot spring resorts here - Yudanaka-Shibu Onsen, Hakuba Onsen, Omachi Onsen, Shirahone Onsen etc. We went to the... 

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Shiga Kogen Skiing

Shiga Kogen Skiing, Nagano

 2 Reviews  Nagano has many winter resorts, very suitable for skiing enthusiasts. E.g. Hakuba (the resort's powdery snow is said to be of the highest quality in the region) and Shiga Kogen (with 21 ski areas,... 

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LAKE SUWA FIREWORKS

LAKE SUWA FIREWORKS, Nagano

 kiwigal_1 Says:  Every year more than 10,000 fireworks are let off over Lake Suwa in Nagano Prefecture. I heard that it was THE fireworks event of the summer and that I should... 

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M-WAVE

M-WAVE, Nagano

 kiwigal_1 Says:  M-Wave is a very interesting building that is shaped like a wave. From where I live on a hill it is very easy to spot! M-Wave was built for the 1998 Nagano... 

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Buying a charm at the vending machine

Buying a charm at the vending machine, Nagano

 bubblechooch Says:  At Zenko-ji temple you'll find a charms vending machine.Try to buy your favourite charm at the vending machine! 

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Matsuya Ryokan

 1 Review and 10 Opinions  This is a very traditional ryokan. The whole place is so Japanese. It's taken care by 2 elderly... 

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Q:  Does anyone know where the Europcar / mazda location is in relation to Nagano Railway Station? I have to pick a car up from there... 

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A: There's a map here: http://www.europcar.com/car-rental-JAPAN-NAGANO.html 

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NAGANO

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  As of May 3rd 2002 I no longer live in Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture which is the place I called home for 16 months. Most of the pictures I have put here were taken the winter of 2000-2001.... 

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Nagano Livin'

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 I lived in Shinonoi from June '03 to April '04. It's a 10 minute train from downtown Nagano City, but it may as well be an hour. As it is primarily a suburb of seniors, Shinonoi was a very very quiet... 

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Hakuba and Nagano City

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 The reason we chose this place was because we would like to travel to a place very different from the main big cities like Tokyo. We wanted to feel and see something, together with our son. Also, I...... 

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Snow Monkeys

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 Is probably the only place in the world that you can see wild monkeys bathing on onsens 

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Skiing at Nagano

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 A group of JETs (English teachers in Japan from all over the world) decided to go skiing in the weekend of March 12-13th. We set off in the bus, late Friday night from Kyoto Station and arrived at our... 

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