Nagano's Essential Wonders
Nagano’s landscape is defined by the high-altitude Hida Mountains and volcanic peaks like Mt. Ontake and Mt. Kengamine. The region preserves spiritual history at the 7th-century Zenkoji Temple and the remote highland valley of Kamikochi. It is globally recognized for the Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park, where macaques bathe in natural hot springs, and its 1998 Winter Olympics legacy, preserved at the Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium and the Nagano Olympic Stadium.
A Zenkoji temple
Zenkō-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Nagano, Japan. The temple was built in the 7th century.
B Snow Monkey Park
Jigokudani Monkey Park is located in Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
C Mt. Kengamine
Mount Norikura is a potentially active volcano located on the borders of Gifu and Nagano prefectures in Japan.
D Kamikochi
Kamikōchi is a remote mountainous highland valley within the Hida Mountains range, in the western region of Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
E Mt. Ontake
Mount Ontake, also referred to as Mount Kiso Ontake, is the 14th-highest mountain and second-highest volcano in Japan at 3,067 m.
F Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium
Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium is a ski jumping hill in Hakuba, Japan. It hosted the ski jumping and the ski jumping part of the Nordic combined…
G Nagano Olympic Stadium
Nagano Olympic Stadium is a baseball stadium in Nagano, Nagano, Japan.
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