Cultural Immersion
(Northern Area : Nagano City)
Togakushi is home to the Togakure School of Ninpo, a group of ninjas with a history of over 800 years. At...»
(Eastern Area : Ueda City)
Choshozenji Temple in a rural area of Ueda City has a history that dates back to 1377. Several times a...»
(Eastern Area : Ueda City)
Ueda Tsumugi is a traditional woven silk fabric popular since Edo times. At studio workshops in Ueda,...»
(Suwa Area : Suwa City)
Suwa Taisha Shrine’s taiko drumming group, the nationally designated Important Intangible Cultural...»
(Southern Area : Iida City)
Mizuhiki is a traditional Iida-area paper cord art craft. At the Iida Furusato Mizuhiki Industrial Arts...»
Cooking Nagano Style
(Various Locations)
Two of Nagano’s most typical foods are soba buckwheat noodles and Oyaki, dumplings stuffed with local...»
(Various Locations)
Nagano Prefecture is Japan’s largest producer of soybeans, the main ingredient in miso paste. So...»
(Various Locations)
Soba is such a part of Nagano’s food culture that there are soba restaurants wherever you go in the...»
(Various Locations)
Winter through spring is strawberry picking season in Nagano. The berries are grown hydroponically in...»
(Various Locations)
Throughout the prefecture there are many distinctive wineries, some that offer wine tasting. Including...»
