page_title: Nagano Prefecture
section_title: Cities
hierarchical_section_title: Nagano Prefecture / Geography / Cities
caption_attribution_description: View of Nagano City from Mt. Asahiyama
context_page_description: Nagano Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,052,493 and has a geographic area of 13,561 km². Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the northeast, Saitama Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the southeast, Shizuoka Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture to the south, and Gifu Prefecture and Toyama Prefecture to the west.
  Nagano is the capital and largest city of Nagano Prefecture, with other major cities including Matsumoto, Ueda, and Iida. Nagano Prefecture has impressive highland areas of the Japanese Alps, including most of the Hida Mountains, Kiso Mountains, and Akaishi Mountains which extend into the neighbouring prefectures. The abundance of mountain ranges, natural scenic beauty, and rich history has gained Nagano Prefecture international recognition as a world-class winter sports tourist destination, including hosting the 1998 Winter Olympics and a new Shinkansen line to Tokyo.
context_section_description: Nineteen cities are located in Nagano Prefecture:
  Azumino
  Chikuma
  Chino
  Iida
  Iiyama
  Ina
  Komagane
  Komoro
  Matsumoto
  Miyota, Nagano
  Nagano (capital)
  Nakano
  Okaya
  Ōmachi
  Saku
  Shiojiri
  Suwa
  Suzaka
  Tōmi
  Ueda
caption: Nagano City
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