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	Nagano Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano, and was divided among many local daimyo during the Sengoku period.
		Nagano was host to the 1998 Winter Olympics, which gained the prefecture international recognition as well as gaining the prefecture a Shinkansen line to Tokyo.
		Nagano is also the prefecture which is bordered by the highest number of other prefectures in Japan and it contains the location which is the furthest point from the ocean anywhere in Japan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nagano_Prefecture (685 words)

	Nagano, Nagano - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nagano (長野市) is the capital city of Nagano Prefecture, situated near the junction of the Chikuma River and the Sai River on the island of Honshu, Japan.
		Nagano was the host city to the 1998 Winter Olympics, the 1998 Winter Paralympics and the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games and the first city to host all three of these events.
		Nagano was originally a small town built around the temple.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nagano (185 words)

	Travel97: Ready, Set, Olympics
		Nagano City, the capital of Nagano Prefecture, is roughly 125 miles northwest of Tokyo, in the northern part of a prefecture known for the majestic Japan Alps.
		Nagano, originally developed as a temple town, emerged to meet the needs of the flocks of pilgrims coming to worship at this Buddhist temple famed for its tolerance.
		Nagano City offers a convenient and accessible base from which to enjoy nature, visit historical treasures, view art, relax in a hot spring spa, or participate in winter sports at any of a number of surrounding towns and resorts.
	www.sptimes.com /Travel97/10198/Ready__Set__Olympics_.html (1323 words)

	Nagano (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Nagano (長野市; -shi) is the capital city of Nagano prefecture, situated near the junction of the Chikuma River and the Sai River on the island of Honshu, Japan.
		As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 361,221 and the density of 893.34 persons per km².
		Matsumoto, Nagano was the host city to the 1998 Winter Olympics.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/n/na/nagano.html (147 words)

	The Shinano Mainichi Shimbun (Japan)
		The people of Nagano are very conscious of their cultural legacy, and are also strong believers in the importance of education.
		Nagano is known as one of Japan's largest concentration of high-tech industries.
		Nagano is linked to Tokyo, Nagoya and the Kansai area by three highways - the Joshin'etsu, Chuo and Nagano highways - and is only 1.5 hours from Tokyo via the Nagano Shinkansen, which began operating in the fall of 1997.
	www.shinmai.co.jp /shinmai/shim9e.html (249 words)

	Asia Times
		SHINANOMACHI, Nagano Prefecture - In late August, during his soon-to-be-successful campaign for re-election as governor of the Japanese prefecture of Nagano, the flamboyant 46-year-old ex-governor Yasuo Tanaka arrived in Shinanomachi.
		Nagano is ranked in the mid-teens (among 47 prefectures) in population, income and gross prefectural product.
		Seemingly the township is still the agricultural-rich, old wayfaring town at the far northern edge of the landlocked and snow-rich prefecture of Nagano in central Japan.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Japan/DI06Dh01.html (1468 words)

	Declaration of Departure from the Press Club System? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Prefectural Government Press Club (Kensei Kisha Kurabu), the Prefectural Government Specialist Newspapers Press Club (Kensei Senmon-shi Kisha Kurabu), and the Prefectural Government Press Association (Kensei Kisha Kai) have for a long time occupied rent-free space in three locations within the Prefectural Government Building, which is the common property of the people of the prefecture.
		Nagano Prefecture’s gubernatorial press conferences, which were previously held under the auspices of the press clubs for whatever reasons, will henceforth be held under the auspices of the prefecture.
		The continued existence in Nagano Prefecture of press clubs as fraternal groups with voluntary membership is a matter for their member companies to decide.
	www.pref.nagano.jp /hisyo/press/kisya_e.htm (919 words)

	Marimari.com : Japan - Nagano
		The Nagano prefecture is comprised of the northern, central, and southern ranges of the Japan Alps, thus bringing about its name "Roof of Japan".
		Traveling within the Nagano prefecture relies heavily on the JR lines that run parallel to the Japan Alps.
		Nagano also acts as an important transport hub, providing access to the recreational facilities in the surrounding regions.
	www.marimari.com /content/japan/popular_places/central/nagano.html (440 words)

	Japan Focus Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The labor union federation, Rengo Nagano, which had supported Tanaka in the previous election, switched over to the opposing candidate, Hasegawa Keiko, so this time it was up to volunteers to do all the leg work, phone calls, and other tasks that the unionists had organized before.
		The office had told her that they were not accepting volunteers from outside the Prefecture, even though they were seriously shorthanded, but when she came anyway and asked them to let her work for even just two days, they decided to take her on as staff.
		I thought that what was starting in Nagano might just spread to the whole country and, well, I had to come." When she got there she was astonished to see the many young, energetic staff working on the campaign.
	japanfocus.org /article.asp?id=009 (2684 words)

	Nagano (prefecture) - Wikitravel
		Nagano prefecture (長野県 Nagano-ken) is located at the center of Japan.
		In culinary terms, Nagano is best known for its soba (buckwheat noodles) — those from Togakushi are reputedly the best in Japan — and miso (fermented bean paste), a staple of the Japanese diet.
		The yield of apples in Nagano is the second largest in Japan.
	wikitravel.org /en/Nagano_(prefecture) (267 words)

	Asia Times
		Some of his policy declarations became so unbearable for the conservative members of Nagano's prefectural assembly that they took recourse to the ultimate political weapon and passed a no-confidence motion against Tanaka in July, again putting Nagano in the news both nationally and globally.
		Nagano's previous two governors, who prior to Tanaka's election ruled the prefecture for 41 years since 1959, were former bureaucrats with long-established and strong connections with the central government, connections that are essential for securing national subsidies for public-works projects such as roads, bridges and dams.
		Tokushima prefecture on Shikoku Island is one such example, where residents have long opposed a dam project.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Japan/DI03Dh01.html (1308 words)

	Nagano on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Répétition de l'opéra "Nagano" à Prague La virilité du hockey sur glace est assez différente des raffinements du chant lyr.
		Michelle Kwan, à Nagano, en mars 2002 Alexi Yagudin et la médaillée de bronze des JO l'Américaine Michelle Kwan sont les v.
		Ondrej Havelka pendant une répétition "Nagano n'est pas un persiflage, une parodie ou une atteinte à l'honneur de quiconqu.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/N/Nagano.asp (1021 words)

	The Games - Nagano (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		· Nagano, Japan, the capital of Nagano Prefecture, has a population of 350 000 people and is situated 200km west of Tokyo.
		The Nagano Logo, the 'Snowflower', was announced on 26 January, 1993.
		The official mascots for the Nagano Winter Olympic Games were unveiled on 17 September, 1993 and are the Snowlets, which are based on an owl motif.
	www.olympics.org.uk /thegames/past/nagano.asp (543 words)

	Search Results for "Nagano"
		Nagano prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Tenryu River.
		It is an agricultural and industrial center with a famous agricultural school....
		...After 10 years in Japan's private sector, he was elected (1969) to parliament as a member of the Liberal Democrat party (LDP) from Nagano prefecture, and was consistently...
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/65search?query=Nagano (152 words)

	Pana Wave sect convoy eyes Yamanashi base (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Nagano -- About 50 members of the Pana Wave Laboratory sect, known for its white attire and its belief that the world will descend into chaos on May 15, cut across Nagano Prefecture on Tuesday, apparently heading for a facility it owns in Yamanashi Prefecture.
		During the journey, members were questioned by police officers at the Nagamine Pass, on the prefectural border between Gifu and Nagano, as well as in the town of Hakushu in Yamanashi Prefecture.
		Having spent the winter in Izumi, Fukui Prefecture, the sect moved to a forest road on the borders of the Hachiman and Yamato townships in Gifu on April 25, with members living in roadside tents.
	www.rickross.com /reference/pana_wave/pana_wave22.html (562 words)

	Japan Times Archives - 2001, John Guantner
		There are about 100 breweries in Nagano, but despite that very high number, the prefecture is eighth on the list in terms of volume produced.
		Indeed, the sake breweries of Nagano Prefecture have, over the last century, contributed an enormous amount to the improvement of nihonshu, most notably, in the field of yeast.
		Although brewers outside Nagano sometimes use the Alps Yeast, it is the prefecture's pride.
	www.sake-world.com /html/jt-2001_20.html (831 words)

	TIMEasia.com: News -- The Grooviest Guv (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The 45-year-old Tanaka is Governor of Japan's mountainous Nagano prefecture, west of Tokyo, but he's also a writer, specializing in autobiographical pero-guri tales, which reveal a predilection for flight attendants, married women and fine champagne.
		He ignored the entrenched bureaucrats who run things in Nagano, opened the ledger books so the public could see how much his office spends, and announced his intention to cut public-works spending by 15% and stop the construction of expensive dams, museums and highways that, these days, is just about all government in Japan does.
		Nagano is best known for the 1998 Winter Olympics held in its capital, a postcard-pretty ski resort of 363,000.
	www.time.com /time/asia/news/magazine/0,9754,127303,00.html (1817 words)

	Education World ® - Lesson Planning: Take a Trip to Nagano -- Home of the Olympic Games!
		Nagano, the third largest prefecture in Japan, spans 74 miles east to west and 132 miles north to south.
		Nagano is often called "the roof of Japan" because it is surrounded by the Japan Alps.
		Nagano is the leading producer in Japan of electric calculators, communications equipment, microscopes, and camera lenses.
	www.education-world.com /a_lesson/lesson050.shtml (1678 words)

	Nagano Prefecture -- The Rooftop of Japan
		While gleaming and sleek Olympic structures have cropped up on the former farm fields in Nagano, one place in town has changed little and that is Zenko-ji Temple.
		About his personal conversion he said: "I'm from Nagano and I wanted to be part of the big change here." The Jodo Buddhist priest does a great job making foreigners feel comfortable in one of the most famous temples in all of Japan.
		Matsumoto features a lovely castle that gave me a taste of what life was like living in a fortified castle with secret passageways and hidden floors and no heat, let alone the seven steep staircases.
	www.travellady.com /articles/article-naganoprefecture.html (1505 words)

	Search Results for Nagano - Encyclopædia Britannica
		It is the capital of the prefecture and is situated in the Nagano Basin.
		Most of the prefecture is more than 2,600 feet (790 m) in elevation, and 15 peaks, mostly volcanic, rise to more than 9,800 feet (3,000 m).
		The most memorable aspect of the Nagano Games was arguably the weather, which brought heavy snow and periods of...
	www.britannica.com /search?query=Nagano&submit=Find&source=MWTAB (442 words)

	USATODAY.com - Report: Nagano spent millions on 1998 Olympic bid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The report from the Nagano Prefecture Investigation Group criticized the Japanese city for providing an "illegitimate and excessive level of hospitality" to members of the International Olympic Committee.
		But Nagano won its bid by spending $4.4 million entertaining IOC members, another $544,000 on unspecified souvenirs, plus $776,000 that was unaccounted for, according to the report from Japan.
		The report ordered by Nagano Gov. Yasuo Tanaka in February 2004 has stirred little interest in Japan, said Tatsuya Iwase, a journalist and a member of the investigative board.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/winter/2006-01-09-nagano-bribery_x.htm (423 words)

	Cultists live in fear of isolation cells (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		NAGANO -- Members of the Aum Supreme Truth cult tremble upon hearing about the isolation cells at one of the cult's facilities in Kisofukushimamachi, Nagano Prefecture, as their very mention evokes fears of imprisonment.
		However, many are skeptical the cult has changed at all since it launched a sarin gas attack in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, five years ago, as it has carried out a series of other crimes under instructions from its leader at headquarters in Kamikuishikimura, Yamanashi Prefecture.
		Wednesday, about 200 police officers from the Metropolitan Police Department and Nagano prefectural police arrived at the cult's Renge facility in Kisofukushimamachi.
	www.rickross.com /reference/aum/aum129.html (579 words)

	Holiday Inn Express Nagano. Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan - Discounted rates at www.bookings.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan - Discounted rates at www.bookings.net
		Guests are greeted at Holiday Inn Express Nagano with warm hospitality, reasonable prices and services that can only be provided by one of the biggest hotel chains of the world.
		Many events were held at the ski jump stand in the Nagano Olympics.
	www.bookings.net /hotel/jp/holidayinnex-nagano.html (790 words)

	ZNet \| Asia \| Nagano: Japan's First Citizens' Revolution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Nagano Prefecture, a few hours by bullet train northwest of Tokyo on Japan's main island, is famed for its rugged mountains and was the site of the 2000 winter Olympics.
		In Nagano Prefecture, an estimated 70% of voters do not associate themselves with any political party.
		The waves from Nagano will certainly be felt throughout the country.
	www.zmag.org /content/print_article.cfm?itemID=2705§ionID=44 (2674 words)

	Nagano -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The city dates from the 12th–13th century and grew up around the Zenko Temple, which was founded in the 7th century.
		Nagano later developed as a market town and post station along the Hokkoku Road.
		The most memorable aspect of the Nagano Games was arguably the weather, which brought heavy snow and periods of freezing rain.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9054641 (745 words)

	Nagano Travel Guide
		Nagano City is the capital of Nagano Prefecture and was the site of the Olympic Winter Games 1998.
		The city evolved as temple town around Zenkoji, Nagano's most famous attraction and one of Japan's most popular temples.
		Nagano is connected with Tokyo by the JR Nagano Shinkansen.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e6000.html (103 words)

	AllRefer.com - Nagano, Japan (Japanese Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		347,026), capital of Nagano prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Tenryu River.
		It is also a religious center, the site of Zenkoji, a 7th-century Buddhist temple housing statues sent from the king of Korea in 552.
		It hosted the Winter Olympic games in 1998, when it became linked to Tokyo by a "bullet train." Nagano prefecture (1990 pop.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/N/Nagano.html (187 words)

	Nagano
		Nagano: 1998 Winter Olympics - Welcoming the World Final Medal Standings Leading Medal Winners Medal Sports Fact...
		91,859), Nagano prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Tenryu River.
		60,062), Nagano prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Tenryu River.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0834713.html (145 words)

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