Nagano Prefecture
Nagano Prefecture (長野県, Nagano-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Nagano.
Latitude and longitude of Hotaka
Satellite map of Hotaka
Mount Hotaka (穂高岳, Hotaka-dake), also known as Mount Hotakadake, is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, reaching a height of 3,190 m (10,466 ft). It is situated in Japan's Hida Mountains and all its major peaks besides Mount Maehotaka, lie on the border between the cities of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, and Takayama, Gifu Prefecture.
Population: 33,195
Latitude: 36° 20' 22.56" N
Longitude: 137° 52' 57.14" E
Articles of interest in Hotaka
93 Articles of interest near Hotaka, Japan
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Ubasute (姥捨て?, lit. "abandoning an old woman", also called "obasute" and sometimes "oyasute" 親捨て "abandoning a parent") refers to the custom allegedly performed in Japan in the distant past, whereby an infirm or elderly relative was carried to a mou…
Matsumoto Castle
Matsumoto Castle (松本城, Matsumoto-jō) is one of Japan's premier historic castles. The building is also known as the "Crow Castle" (烏城, Karasu-jō) due to its black exterior. It was the seat of the Matsumoto domain.
Mount Yari
Mount Yari (槍ヶ岳, Yari-ga-take) is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. The 3,180 m (10,433 ft) high peak lies in the southern part of the Hida Mountains (Northern Alps) of Japan, on the border of Ōmachi and Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture and Ta…
Kamikōchi
Kamikōchi (上高地, Upper Highlands) is a remote mountainous highland valley within the Hida Mountains range, in the western region of Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Matsumoto Airport
Matsumoto Airport (松本空港) (IATA: MMJ, ICAO: RJAF), also known as Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport, is an airport located 5 NM (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) southwest of central Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Ueda Castle
Ueda Castle (上田城, Ueda-jō) was the original home of the Sanada clan, built by Sanada Masayuki.
Daio Wasabi Farm
The Daiō Wasabi Farm (大王わさび農場, Daiō Wasabi Nōjō) is a wasabi farm established in 1915 and located in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture near the center of Honshū, the main island of Japan.
Chikuma, Nagano
Chikuma (千曲市, Chikuma-shi) is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Shiojiri, Nagano
Shiojiri (塩尻市, Shiojiri-shi) is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Mount Yake
Mount Yake (焼岳, Yake-dake) literally, "Burning mountain" is an active volcano in the Hida Mountains, lying between Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, and Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
Shinonoi Line
The Shinonoi Line (篠ノ井線, Shinonoi-sen) is a railway line in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Tōmi, Nagano
Tōmi (東御市, Tōmi-shi) is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Sakaki, Nagano
Sakaki (坂城町, Sakaki-machi) is a town located in Hanishina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Matsumoto Station
Matsumoto Station (松本駅, Matsumoto Eki) is a station of East Japan Railway Company and Alpico Kōtsū in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Japan Ukiyo-e Museum
The Japan Ukiyo-e Museum (日本浮世絵博物館, Nihon Ukiyo-e Hakubutsukan) is a privately owned Japanese art museum in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture.
Matsumoto Domain
The Matsumoto Domain (松本藩, Matsumoto han) was a Japanese domain of the Edo period.
Lake Kizaki
Lake Kizaki (木崎湖, Kizaki-ko) is a lake, situated near Ōmachi, Nagano, Japan, and located at the foot of the northern Japanese Alps mountain range. Mesotrophic and subalpine in nature, numerous lakeside attractions surround the lake, with the locale …