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Apples
(Various Locations)
Nagano Prefecture, with its favorable climate and high elevation, grows delicious, fleshy apples with great color and sweetness. ...» -
Nagano Fruits
(Various Locations)
Nagano City’s Kawanakajima district was the site of a series of famous samurai battles. Today it is also known as a producer of s...» -
Apricots
(Northern Nagano Area : Chikuma City)
Chikuma City is Japan’s number-one producer of apricots. The two valleys on its eastern side are known as “Anzu no Sato”, or Apri...» -
Japanese Confectioneries
(Various Locations)
Throughout the prefecture there are confectionery shops that are particular about the ingredients and traditional methods they use...» -
Soba Buckwheat Noodles
(Various Locations)
Nagano is synonymous with Soba noodles. Its highlands are perfectly suited for growing buckwheat which is then ground and mixed w...» -
“Shinshu” Brand Original Foods
(Various Locations)
Nagano Prefecture has developed a new breed of game fowl, “Shinshu Ougon Shamo”. It is a cross between native “Nagoya Breed” chic...» -
Oyaki Dumplings
(Various Locations)
Oyaki is a traditional food of Nagano made in households throughout the prefecture. It is basically a flour dumpling stuffed with ...» -
Gohei Mochi(Rice Cake)
(Various Locations)
The Kiso Valley and Ina areas of southern Nagano share a tradition with neighboring Aichi and Gifu Prefectures for making a delici...» -
Wild Game Meat
(Various Locations)
Wild game meat is popular from fall into early winter, Nagano’s hunting season. People in the Oshika Village area have dined on d...» -
Insect Cuisine
(Various Locations)
Slowly boiled in light soy sauce, sugar and sake, “tsukudani” locusts have historically been an important source of protein in lan...»