NAGANO CITY

Nagano City Guide including Nagano City hotels (GUARANTEED LOWEST RATES), Nagano City Ski Resorts and Nagano City attractions.

Nagano city is the capital city of Nagano Prefecture, situated near the junction of the Chikuma River and the Sai River on the island of Honshu, in the Chubu region of Japan.

Nagano city (長野市) is in the Japanese Alps and the location of the 1998 Winter Olympics. Nagano is clearly a great place to ski with Japan's largest ski resort located just a short distance from Nagano city. Nagano Japan has excellent transport connections to Tokyo with the Nagano Shinkansen making the trip in as little as 90 minutes.

NAGANO CITY HOTELS
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Recommended Nagano City Hotels Holiday Inn Express Hotel Nagano has spectacular views of the snow capped mountains, this hotel will satisfy both business and leisure travellers. Its location is just a 10 minute walk to JR Nagano Station, shopping, restaurants, and temples. Sunroute Nagano Royal Hotel is one of the best located hotels in Nagano. The Sunroute Hotel is situated in front of JR Nagano Station. The hotel is just 10 minutes drive from one of the national treasure, Zenkoji.

Nagano City Ski Resorts

Hakuba
Located one hours drive west of Nagano is Hakuba  - One of the best ski resorts in Japan. Hakuba features 14 ski areas joining together to form six large ski resorts. Hakuba is ideal for skiing and snowboarding.

Shiga Kogen
Shiga Kogen is a cosy ski resort nestled in the heart of the Joshinetsu National Park near Nagano. Consisting of over 21 ski fields and 70 plus lifts, gondolas, ropeways and tows, Shiga Kogen is by far the largest ski resort in Japan.
Famous for its grand scale, ranging ski terrain, amazing panoramic views, and powder quality snow, Shiga Kogen is the ultimate destination for the keen skier and snowboarder who is in search of the best powder snow.

Nagano Japan was the host city to the 1998 Winter Olympics and thus is clearly related to winter tourism activities. The Olympics also brought with them new infrastructure including a Shinkansen link to Tokyo.