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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 (689 words)

	CNN/SI - Olympics - Nagano residents sue IOC, Samaranch over 'entertainment' costs - Tuesday April 06, 1999 ...
		Shigeru Tomidokoro, a spokesman for the Tokyo District court, said the plaintiffs were three citizens led by Kaoru Iwata, a former town assemblyman in Nagano, 179 kilometers (112 miles) northwest of Tokyo.
		Nagano state and local governments put up 831 million yen ($6.9 million) of that total, while the rest came from private or corporate contributions.
		Iwata's group has already sued Nagano Prefecture Governor Goro Yoshimura, the chairman of the Japan Olympic Committee, Hironoshi Furuhashi, and the mayor of the city of Nagano, Tasuku Tsukada, to force them to further specify how the money was spent.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/news/1999/04/06/nagano_suit (590 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Nagano Prefecture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Nagano Prefecture (長野県; Nagano-ken) is located on Honshu island, Japan.
		The province's mountains have made it relatively isolated, and many people come for its mountain resorts and hot springs.
		Nagano's current governor, Chris Simpson, is an independent who has made a reputation internationally for attacking Japan's status quo.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Nagano_Prefecture (224 words)

	Nagano is ready ...: 2/6/98
		NAGANO, Japan -- Rising from the earth at the foot of Japan's Alps, it seems a glittering metal mountain in front of a dramatic natural range.
		In contrast to past Olympics that have attracted tourists by the throngs, most of the foreigners on the streets of Nagano with two days left before the opening ceremony are officials, journalists and an occasional pin-collector.
		Of the 1.08 million tickets sold for Nagano by the end of January, only 90,000, or about 8 percent, were sold outside Japan.
	www.s-t.com /daily/02-98/02-06-98/d01sp125.htm (1443 words)

	TIME: Last-Minute Tickets to the Winter Games
		Nagano is only 90 minutes from Tokyo on the new Asama bullet train, and round-trip fare from the capital is a modest $130.
		Many of the ryokan are clustered in the picturesque ski-resort towns that encircle Nagano.
		Nagano's hardy citizens endure the long winter by slurping bowls of piping hot noodles, and the legion of soba stalls that line the city's narrow streets make a cheap and tasty introduction to Japanese food.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/1998/int/980126/travel_watch.lastminute_17.html (939 words)

	Washingtonpost.com: Nagano City
		A cluster of venues within Nagano, a city of 360,000 surrounded by mountains, will host competitions in five events: ice hockey (two sites); speedskating; figure skating, short-track speedskating; bobsled and luge; and freestyle skiing.
		The stadium is in Nagano's Mashima district, southeast of the city center.
		Long-track speedskating will take place in the "M-Wave" stadium, a structure that straddles the city's Asahi and Mamejina districts and which is built to mimic the contours of the surrounding mountains.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/longterm/olympics1998/nagano/articles/naganocity.htm (457 words)

	Snow Monkeys (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Nagano Snow Monkeys from the Mountain Zone's Olympic Cybercast
		Nagano Snow Monkeys--the Scene Surrounding the 1998 Olympics...
		Just outside Nagano is the misnamed Hell Valley, a system of outdoor volcanic water pools built in...
	3dsono.net /snow-monkeys.html (302 words)

	KISHO KUROKAWA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The art museum is situated at the base of Kanbayashi Ski Run in Shiga Kogen Ski Resort, which is host to the Nagano Olympics.
		The town of Yamanouchi gave birth to Chinese-style painter and this museum will house some 70 pieces created by Katei Kodama and his school.
		In addition, a donation of Edo, Meiji and Taisho era artifacts, collected by the eminent artist Nobutaka Oka and his forefathers will be exhibited together with a collection of Roman and antique iridescent glass.
	www.kisho.co.jp /144.htm (193 words)

	USATODAY.com - Travel - News - Bathing monkeys steal the show in Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		YAMANOUCHI, Japan (AP) — The scene is rugged.
		They were a popular draw during the 1998 Nagano Olympics, when the snowboard half-pipe event was held just a 20-minute walk away.
		Despite its relatively remote location and an economic slowdown that has soured tourism in Japan, roughly 90,000 visitors trek through the woods of Nagano each year to see Jigokudani Wild Monkey Park, according to park director Eishi Tokida.
	www.usatoday.com /travel/news/2002/2002-06-11-monkey.htm (753 words)

	Gerg comes from behind for Olympic women's slalom gold
		Gerg, who was 0.60 second behind Compagnoni after the first run, clocked 46.51 in the second round on the Mt. Yakebitai course to finish with a combined time of 1 minute, 32.40 second -- a mere 0.06 second faster than the Italian two-time Olympic champion.
		Nagano Olympics Alpine combined silver medalist Martina Ertl of Germany finished without a medal in fourth, followed by Sabine Egger of Austria.
		Prerace favorite Pernilla Wiberg of Sweden, the silver medal winner in the women's downhill, made an early exit as she lost balance about halfway through the course in her first run.
	www.shinmai.co.jp /oly-eng/19980219/0002.htm (386 words)

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		Nagano organizers, citing environmental concerns, initially balked but in December agreed to a compromise that raised the start 279 feet.
		A snowboard giant slalom course is set with gates that force riders to turn as they make their way down the mountain, just like alpine skiing giant slalom.
		Nagano's halfpipe is 393 feet long with an average slope of 18 degrees.
	www.jsonline.com /sports/oly98/sport20598.stm (4098 words)

	Nagano Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
		This picture is of Zenkoji and Nagano City from the hill I live on (Ojoji Daira).
		Directions: You can catch a 100yen bus from Nagano Station or it is a pleasant walk through the shopping area on Chuo Dori up a small hill to the entrance.
		M-Wave was built for the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics as a speed skating arena.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/Japan/Nagano_ken/Nagano-972868/Things_To_Do-Nagano-BR-1.html (774 words)

	Winter Olympic Games 1998
		The Torch Relay began with the kindling of the Olympic flame in Greece in December 1997.
		The 1998 Olympics was held in the Nagano Prefecture on the Japanese island of Honshu.
		Besides Nagano City, events were held in Yamanouchi (Shiga Kogen), Hakuba, Karuizawa, and Nozawa Onsen.
	www.damoon.net /dead/JapanOlym.html (1143 words)

	Washington Post: Winter Olympics
		Events at the Nagano Games will be held at five venues in the Japanese Alps.
		Hundreds of police officers were mobilized Tuesday to tighten security around Winter Olympic venues and the train and bus stations in Nagano.
		More than 2,400 athletes from 72 countries are expected in Nagano for the Games, which begin Feb. 7.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/longterm/olympics1998/nagano/venues/overview.htm (85 words)

	OLYMPICS/NAGANO 1998
		And the word among snowboarding's tight brotherhood in Nagano was that no one was going to accept any prizes they didn't earn if the giant-slalom medals were redistributed.
		A day later, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that because there was no formal agreement between the I.O.C. and the I.S.F. to ban marijuana outright, the I.O.C. could not legally strip Rebagliati of his medal.
		I compare it to cracking open a beer at a friend's [house]: it's so common, nobody thinks about it." In fact, many had joked that with snowboarding's induction into the Nagano Olympics, some riders would inevitably get busted for their hemp affections.
	www.time.com /time/reports/olympics/snowboarding2.html (1151 words)

	PHOTOGUIDE.JP - Japan Photos by Philbert Ono - Jigokudani Yaen Koen 地獄谷野猿公苑/04saru
		nagano, yamanouchi-machi, snow monkeys, onsen, hot spring, jigokudani yaen, mark hemmings
		Fuji Neopan 1600 or Kodak TMAX 3200 work well at Jigokudani, as it allows you to shoot in the low light of mountainous areas such as Nagano.
		The year in the copyright notice © within the image indicates when the image was first published.
	photoguide.jp /pix/displayimage.php?album=43&pos=3 (99 words)

	Simmen wins men's halfpipe and Germany's Thost wins women's halfpipe
		Up-and-coming Gian Simmen won the first gold medal for Switzerland in the Nagano Olympics as he topped both runs in the men's snowboard halfpipe competition Thursday.
		The 20-year-old Swiss, who posted a comfortable 5.7-point lead after the first run, managed only the fourth best mark in the second attempt but still claimed the title with a total of 85.2 points and a winning margin of 2.8 points.
		Nicola Thost of Germany came from behind to win the Olympic women's halfpipe gold medal in snowboarding Thursday in Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture.
	www.shinmai.co.jp /oly-eng/19980212/0003.htm (563 words)

	CNN/SI - Olympics - Snowboarding
		While Michelle Kwan was all business, Tara Lipinski was determined to make friends and have fun, and she left Nagano with a cool keepsake
		The giant slalom involves two runs, with the winner being the one with the lowest combined time.
		The sport, already racked by controversy involving two organizations that claim to be the "ruling" body, has a huge to-do heading into Nagano.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/events/1998/nagano/sports/snowboarding.html (345 words)

	Education World (TM) - Lesson Planning Skills Page: Welcome to Nagano! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The map shows some of the cities that are part of Nagano Prefecture in Japan, which is home to the 1998 Winter Olympic Games.
		Is Hakuba in the northern or the southern part of Nagano Prefecture?
		To travel from Hakuba to Yamanouchi, would you travel to the east or to the west?
	www.education-world.com /a_lesson/TM/WS_olympics_nagano_map.shtml (177 words)

	Access (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Other ski hills in short walking distances are: Maeyama and Yokote yama.
		From Nagano Station, ride the Nagano Dentetsu Railway to Yudanaka.
		During the ski season there are 11 daily direct express buses (JR Snowliner / Shigakogen Kyuko Bus about \1800 one way) departing from Nagano Station’s East Exit to Shiga Kogen.
	www.sachikoski.bizland.com /eaccess.htm (67 words)

	Yamanouchi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Blue Ice International launched it's inaugural Olympic Educational Adventure at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics.
		The host city for the Blue Ice Team of 20 students and teachers was Yamanouchi, the venue for the Giant Slalom and Snowboarding events.
		They were gracious hosts and their hospitality was greatly appreciated by all the members of the Blue Ice Team.
	www.blueiceonline.com /yama.html (58 words)

	Yamanouchi, Nagano - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jigokudani Yaen Park features Japanese macaques bathing in the onsen
		Yamanouchi (山ノ内町 -machi) is a town located in Shimotakai District, Nagano, Japan.
		As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 15,326 and a density of 57.63 persons per km².
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yamanouchi,_Nagano (81 words)

	Okushiga Kogen Hotel Nagano : Nagano : Japan - Hotels Guide by BootsnAll
		This hotel is in the heart of the mountainous region of Shiga-Kogen Heights, north of Nagano.
		This area is one of the most famous skiing resorts in Japan and well-known area for Alpine ski races of the Winter Olympic Games in 1998.
		Guests will be rewarded for making the trip to this area by the breathtaking scenery of this mountainous area and experience a resort in traditional Japanese style whatever the season.
	www.bootsnall.com /hotels/h/54132/Okushiga-Kogen-Hotel-Nagano (297 words)

	Nagano Olympics 98, New Zealand team
		Our friends at the mountain zone are cybercasting live from Japan.
		Ruby, a pre-race favourite after winning seven consecutive World Cup events earlier this season, finished the second leg with a combined time of two minutes 17.34 seconds to claim the first ever women's Olympic snowboarding gold medal.
		Meanwhile, high hopes for the first U.S. medal of the Nagano Olympics virtually disappeared when all four American women fell during the first run.
	www.boarderzone.com /olympics.htm (730 words)

	Shimaya Ryokan - Nagano, Japan
		Nagano Hostels > Hotels & Guesthouses > Shimaya Ryokan
		We are an affordable Japanese style inn located in Yudanaka Onsen, Nagano Prefecture.
		We are only 8 minutes walk from Yudanaka Station, Nagano Dentetsu Line.
	www.hostelz.com /hotel/39176-Shimaya-Ryokan (649 words)

	Nagano Travel: Yudanaka and Shibu Onsen (Snow Monkeys)
		Yudanaka and Shibu Onsen are the two most prominent of more than half a dozen hot springs, clustered together in Yamanouchi Town in northern Nagano Prefecture.
		Enjoy outdoor baths and the view of Nagano mountains.
		From Nagano Station (100 minutes, 8000 Yen from Tokyo Station by JR Nagano Shinkansen), take the Nagaden Railway to Yudanaka Station, the terminal station.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e6025.html (488 words)

	Access - YURAKUAN - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Yudanaka is a traditional Onsen town with unlimited resources of natural hot springs water, located at the foot of Shiga Kogen heights where the 1998 Winter Games were staged.
		Please refer to the map for the rest of directions to the inn.
		Nagano Dentetsu line to Yudanaka (limited express train 45 min.)
	www.yurakuan.com /e/access.html (279 words)

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		Japanese Macaque monkeys sit in a hot spring at Jigokudani Wild Monkey Park in Yamanouchi, Nagano, Japan.
		Chinese legend holds that Buddha asked all the animals to meet him on New Year's Day and named a year after each of the twelve animals that came.
		Buddha then proclaimed that those born in the animal's year would absorb some of that animal's traits.
	cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /interactive/world/0401/gallery.background/content.3.html (62 words)

	Snowboarders visit monkey park
		YAMANOUCHI, Japan (AP) -- Once weather wiped out the competition, members of the U.S. women's snowboarding team tried another kind of adventure.
		In fact, I've got five of them in my room right now."
		In addition to visiting the monkey park, Van Ert and other team members passed the time playing video games, getting together with relatives and looking around Nagano.
	slam.canoe.ca /SlamNaganoSnowboardingArchive/feb9_mon.html (474 words)

	Engine101.com - Powering Creative (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Japanese Snow Monkey, or Macaque, living in the Nagano mountains of Japan.
		The monkeys live in the Shiga Kogen highland region which has many natural hotsprings.
		Please contact us to get a quote to purchase this image.
	engine101.com /photo.cfm?argPhotoID=67E642FA-F67F-6353-CD17B15785410DB1 (54 words)

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		Japanese monkeys bathe in a hot spring in a valley in Yamanouchi, central Japan.
		Japanese Macaque monkeys have learned how to have a relaxed moment as they dip in a hot spring in the snow at Jigokudani Wild Monkey Park in Yamanouchi, Nagano prefecture, central Japan.
		The monkeys are very well looked after and get fed in the park
	www.worldofmonkey.com /monkey_hot_bath.htm (138 words)

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