長野(ながの)

ながの
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Nagano (prefecture and city in central Honshu)
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1. Nagano (prefecture and city in central Honshu)
A mountainous, landlocked prefecture in central Honshu and its capital city. Host of the 1998 Winter Olympics and home of the temple Zenkōji.
長野(ながの)は山(やま)に囲(かこ)まれた県(けん)だ。
Nagano is a prefecture surrounded by mountains.
長野(ながの)では１９９８年(ねん)に冬季(とうき)オリンピックが開(ひら)かれた。
The Winter Olympics were held in Nagano in 1998.
長野(ながの)の善光寺(ぜんこうじ)には、毎年(まいとし)たくさんの参拝客(さんぱいきゃく)が訪(おとず)れる。
Many worshippers visit Zenkōji in Nagano every year.

Common collocations

  • 長野県(ながのけん): Nagano Prefecture
  • 長野市(ながのし): Nagano City
  • 長野(ながの)オリンピック: the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics

Cultural note

The old province was 信濃(しなの), and the area is still often called 信州(しんしゅう), as in 信州(しんしゅう)そば (buckwheat noodles) and 信州(しんしゅう)みそ. Much of the Japanese Alps lies in the prefecture, which makes it a center for skiing and mountain resorts such as 軽井沢(かるいざわ).

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