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

Mount Iizuna , also written as 飯綱山 (Iizuna-yama), is a stratovolcano located ten kilometers north-northwest of the heart of Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The mountain straddles the city of Nagano and Iizuna town in Kamiminochi District, Nagano. Together with Mount Reisenji 1875.0 m, Mount Menō 1748 m, and others, it forms the Iizuna range. It has an elevation of 1,917 metres.

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Mt. Minakami is a volcano with an altitude of 659 meters in Matsushiro, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The relative height from the flat land at the foot is about 280 meters. There is also a document that describes it as a floating mountain.

Wikipedia: 皆神山 (JA)

Mt. Jizukiyama is a mountain on the northwest side of Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture. The altitude is 733 m. It is a mountain formed by the hem tuff layer, and the tuff is altered by weathering to become a clay mineral called montmorillonite, and the clay mineral becomes a slip layer in the event of a disaster.

Wikipedia: 地附山 (JA)

The Nagano City Museum is a municipal museum located in Kojimada Town, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture. It is a registered museum based on the Museum Act, aimed at investigating the relationship between nature and people in the Nagano Basin area and serving as a base for cultural creation in the new era.

Wikipedia: 長野市立博物館 (JA)

Saikoji is a Jodo sect Buddhist temple located in Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture. Its mountain name is Karikaya Mountain, and its temple name is Jakushoin. The main deity is the Karikaya Parent-Child Jizo. It is known as a temple for picture explanations.

Wikipedia: 西光寺 (長野市) (JA)

Hijiriyama is a mountain with an altitude of 1,447.1 meters on the border between Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture and Maki Village, Higashi-Chikuma District. It is located in the Seiyama Kogen Prefectural Park.

Wikipedia: 聖山 (長野県) (JA)

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 "Kamidai Zakura of Sozakura Shrine".

Wikipedia: 素桜神社 (JA)

Kitano Bungeiza is a performing arts venue located in Nishigo-cho, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It was built by Yoshito Kitano, the founder of Kitano Corporation, as a cultural contribution facility.

Wikipedia: 北野文芸座 (JA)

Renjōji is a Nichiren sect temple located in Matsushiro, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture. The former head temple is Minobusan Kuonji. It was once situated on the land of Kaizu Castle, but was moved to its current location during the castle's construction. The current main hall was rebuilt in 1891 (Meiji 24).

Wikipedia: 蓮乗寺 (長野市) (JA)

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.

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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)

The Shinshu Shinmachi Museum of Art is a public art museum located in Shinshu Shinmachi, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, and is positioned as a branch of the Nagano City Museum. In this paper, we will also describe the Musée Collection, which was also a branch of the Nagano City Museum.

Wikipedia: 信州新町美術館 (JA)

Myōgyōji Temple is a temple of the Shin Buddhist Otani sect located in Gondo-cho, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Mt. Kansheng. It may be listed as one of the seven temples of Zenkoji.

Wikipedia: 明行寺 (長野市) (JA)

Nankozuka Kofun is an ancient burial mound located in Takada, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The shape is an anterior-posterior mound. It is designated as a designated historic site of Nagano City.

Wikipedia: 南向塚古墳 (JA)

Saihoji is a Jodo sect temple located in Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture. Its mountain name is An'yoshan, and its temple name is Gokurakuin. The main deity is a four-shaku Amida Nyorai, with the attendant deities being Kannon and Seishi in a kneeling position. It has one of the seven ponds of Zenkoji, called Mufang Pond.

Wikipedia: 西方寺 (長野市) (JA)

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)

Junenji Temple is a temple of the Pure Land sect located in Nishigo Town, Minami-Nagano, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Shiunzan, and the name of the temple is Yoritomo-in. It may be listed as one of the seven temples of Zenkoji.

Wikipedia: 十念寺 (長野市) (JA)

Shogakuin is a temple of the Chizan sect of Shingon Buddhism located in Amori, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Keishizan, and the name of the temple is Gekrinji. It may be listed as one of the seven temples of Zenkoji. The honzon is Dainichi Nyorai.

Wikipedia: 正覚院 (長野市) (JA)

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.

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Kirihara Maki Shrine is a shrine located in Kirihara 1-chome, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. This area is said to have been the site of "Kirihara Maki" during the Heian period, and the shrine has a tradition of dedicating straw pieces.

Wikipedia: 桐原牧神社 (JA)

Mujoin is a temple of the Jodo sect located in Amori Koichi, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Bodhi, and the name of the temple is Nansenji. The twelfth shrine of the Shinano 33 Kannon Shrine. It may be listed as one of the seven temples of Zenkoji.

Wikipedia: 無常院 (長野市) (JA)

Ojoji Temple is a temple of the Jodo sect located in Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Anraku, and the name of the temple is Bodhi-in. It is the inner temple of Zenkoji Temple. The honzon is Amitabha.

Wikipedia: 往生寺 (長野市) (JA)