Ōmachi (大町市, Ōmachi-shi?) is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Population: 30,599
Latitude: 36° 30' 0.00" N
Longitude: 137° 52' 0.01" E
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…
Mount Tate (立山, Tate-yama, IPA: [tate]) is located in the southeastern area of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the tallest peaks in the Hida Mountains at 3,015 m (9,892 ft) and, along with Mount Fuji and Mount Haku, it is one of Japan's "Thre…
Hakuba (白馬村, Hakuba-mura) is a village located in Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Zenkō-ji (善光寺) is a Buddhist temple located in Nagano, Japan. The temple was built in the 7th century. Nagano City, established in 1897, was originally a town built around the temple. Historically, Zenkō-ji is perhaps most famous for its involvement…
Nagano Station (長野駅, Nagano-eki) is a railway station in the city of Nagano in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
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…
M-Wave (エムウェーブ, Emu-wēbu) is an indoor sporting arena located in Nagano, Japan. Opened in 1996, the arena has a capacity of 10,000. It hosted the speed skating events of the 1998 Winter Olympics. The M-Wave is equipped with movable stands and an aut…
Ueda Castle (上田城, Ueda-jō) was the original home of the Sanada clan, built by Sanada Masayuki.
Nagano Olympic Stadium (長野オリンピックスタジアム, Nagano Orinpikku Sutajiamu) is a baseball-use stadium in Nagano, Nagano, Japan. It was used for the opening and closing ceremonies for the 1998 Winter Olympics.
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 (千曲市, Chikuma-shi) is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
The Big Hat (ビッグハット, Biggu Hatto) is an indoor ice hockey arena in Nagano, Japan with a capacity of 5,000 seated spectators. Its official name is the Nagano Wakasato Tamokuteki Sports Arena.
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 events.
Tōmi (東御市, Tōmi-shi) is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Sakaki (坂城町, Sakaki-machi) is a town located in Hanishina District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Aqua Wing Arena is an indoor arena in Nagano, Japan. The last venue to be completed for the 1998 Winter Olympics in October 1997, it hosted the ice hockey events.
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 …
Ueda Station (上田駅, Ueda-eki) is a railway station in Ueda, Nagano, Japan, jointly operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East), the Shinano Railway, and the Ueda Electric Railway.