14 Sights in Nagano, Japan (with Map and Images)

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Explore interesting sights in Nagano, Japan. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 14 sights are available in Nagano, Japan.

Sightseeing Tours in Nagano

1. 東山魁夷館

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Nagano Prefectural Shinano Art Museum opened as Shinano Art Museum in Jōyama Park , Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan in 1966, becoming a prefectural museum three years later. It is dedicated to the artists of, and works relating to, Shinshū, including paintings by Hishida Shunsō, Nakamura Fusetsu, and Fujishima Takeji. On 26 April 1990, the Higashiyama Kaii Gallery (東山魁夷館) opened as an annex; currently, there are more than 970 works by the artist. After fifty years, in 2017, the complex closed for renewal, the Higashiyama Kaii Gallery reopening in 2019, the Art Museum scheduled to reopen in April 2021.

Wikipedia: Nagano Prefectural Shinano Art Museum (EN)

2. 北野美術館

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The Kitano Museum of Art , which opened in 1968 as the first private art museum in Nagano Prefecture, is today run by a public interest incorporated foundation, in the Wakaho district, in the southeastern section of Nagano in Nagano Prefecture. The museum is located next to the Yushimatenmangu Shrine, a branch of Yushima Tenman-gū which was founded in 458 in Bunkyō in Tokyo. The entrance to the museum is through the Yushimatenmangu Shrine. The museum includes a Japanese garden by Mirei Shigemori, a notable 20th century modern landscape architect, that was completed in 1965.

Wikipedia: Kitano Museum of Art (EN)

3. 正覚院

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正覚院

Shogaku-in Temple is a temple of the Chizan school of the Shingon sect located in Anmo-ri, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture. Its sango (literally, "mountain name"), which is the title prefixed to the name of a Buddhist temple, is Keishisan, and its jigo (literally, "temple name"), which is the title prefixed to the name of a Buddhist temple, is Getsurin-ji Temple. It is sometimes listed as the seven temples of Zenko-ji Temple. The principal image of Buddha is Dainichi Nyorai (Great Sun Nyorai).

Wikipedia: 正覚院 (長野市) (JA)

4. 往生寺

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往生寺

Ojo-ji Temple is a Jodo sect temple located in Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture. Its sango (literally, "mountain name"), which is the title prefixed to the name of a Buddhist temple, is Anrakuzan, and its ingo (a title given to a Buddhist temple) is Bodaiin. It corresponds to Oku no in (inner sanctuary) of Zenko-ji Temple. Its principal image is Amida Nyorai (Amitabha Tathagata).

Wikipedia: 往生寺 (長野市) (JA)

5. 往生院

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The Ojyoin is a Buddhist temple of the Jodo sect in Tsuruga Gong -do, Oaza, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture. The mountain name is Mt. Hasuike. The principal is a statue of Enko Daishi (Honen). It is one of the Seven Temple (Shichigai) of Seikoji Seven Paces. In addition, there is Benzaiten of Zenkoji Seven Lucky Gods.

Wikipedia: 往生院 (長野市) (JA)

6. 蓮乗寺

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蓮乗寺

Renjoji is a temple of Nichiren sect in Matsushiro, Matsushiro -cho, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture. The former Motoyama is Minobuyama Kuonji. It was once located on the land of Kaizu Castle, but moved to the current location when it was built. The current main hall was rebuilt in 1891 (Meiji 24).

Wikipedia: 蓮乗寺 (長野市) (JA)

7. 有島生馬記念館

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有島生馬記念館 Taken with Canon IXY Digital 70 (Digital IXUS 60) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Arishima Ikuma Memorial Museum is a museum located in Kamijo, Shinshu Shinmachi, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Ikuma Arishima's Kamakura house (commonly known as "Matsu no Yashiki") was relocated to Shinshu Shinmachi Kamijo, Nagano City, and opened as a memorial hall in October 1982.

Wikipedia: 有島生馬記念館 (JA)

8. 西方寺

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Saihoji is a temple of the Jodo sect in Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture. The mountain name is Antsuyama, and the name is Gokurakuin. The main god is the four shaku Amida Nyorai, and the side samurai is the kneeling Kannon and the session. There is Makata Pond, one of Zenkoji Nanaike.

Wikipedia: 西方寺 (長野市) (JA)

9. 西光寺

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Saikoji Temple is a Buddhist temple of the Jodo sect located in Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Karizani. The name of the temple is Saishoin. The honzon is the Kari-Kaya Oyako-Jizoson. It is known as the Temple of Picture Interpretation.

Wikipedia: 西光寺 (長野市) (JA)

10. 桐原牧神社

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Kirihara Maki-jinja Shrine is a shrine (gosha) located in 1-chome, Kirihara, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture. This place is said to have been 'Kirihara-maki' in the Heian period, and the festival of the Iwaya-koma dedication is passed down to shrines.

Wikipedia: 桐原牧神社 (JA)

11. Nagano Prefectual Art Museum

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Nagano Prefectual Art Museum Taken with Canon PowerShot G9 X / CC BY-SA 4.0

Nagano Prefectural Museum of Art is a prefectural art museum located in Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is located in Shiroyama Park on the east side of Zenkoji Temple. Its predecessor was the Nagano Prefectural Shinano Museum of Art.

Wikipedia: 長野県立美術館 (JA), Website

12. 長野市立博物館

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長野市立博物館 Taken with Canon IXY 10S (Digital IXUS 210) / CC BY-SA 3.0

Nagano City Museum is a museum located in Koshimada-cho, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture. The purpose of the museum is to study nature and human interests in the area centered around Nagano Basin and make it a base for the creation of a new era.

Wikipedia: 長野市立博物館 (JA)

13. 素櫻神社

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素櫻神社 Taken with Canon IXY 430F (Digital IXUS 245 HS) / CC BY-SA 3.0

Suzakura Jinja is a shrine located in Izumihira, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The lone cherry tree in the temple grounds is designated as a national natural monument as the "Sakura of the Divine Age of Sozakura Shrine".

Wikipedia: 素桜神社 (JA)

14. 無常院

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無常院

Moushoin is a temple of the Jodo sect in Anriko City, Nagano Prefecture. The mountain is Bodyama and the temple is Nanzenji. Shinano Sanjin3 The 12th bill of Kannon Sacred Ground. It may be listed in Zenkoji Shichidera.

Wikipedia: 無常院 (長野市) (JA)

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