Nagano
Japanese Alps city
Nagano is a city in central Japan, capital of Nagano Prefecture in the mountainous Chubu region.
It hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics and remains known for skiing and winter sports.
The city is also home to Zenkoji, a seventh-century Buddhist temple that draws millions of pilgrims annually.
We spent a week in Nagano during ski season.
Religious journey to shrine
- BuddhismEnlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
- shrineSacred devotional place
- pagodaTiered Asian temple tower
- incenseAnger greatly, or aromatic resin
meditation · prayer · monks · sacred · worship · torii · offerings · bell
Final millennium's penultimate year
- winter gamesSeasonal cold-weather recreation
- medalsAwards for achievement
- athletesSports competitors
- torchHandheld burning light source
ceremony · biathlon · bobsled · curling · figure skating · ice hockey · luge · skiing
Central Honshu mountain ranges
- summitsHighest elevations or conferences
- peaksHighest points attained
- ridgesNarrow elevated formations
- alpineOf high elevations
elevation · altitude · skiing · snowboarding · trekking · hiking · climbing · hot springs
Japanese family name
- ChinoCotton twill material
- landlockedHaving no sea access
- HonshuJapan's primary island
- ruralOf the countryside
agricultural · apple orchards · vineyards · soba · miso · sake · buckwheat · wild vegetables
pilgrimage
Religious journey to shrine
- BuddhismEnlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
- shrineSacred devotional place
- pagodaTiered Asian temple tower
incense · meditation · prayer · monks · sacred · worship · torii · offerings · bell · national treasure
1998
Final millennium's penultimate year
- winter gamesSeasonal cold-weather recreation
- medalsAwards for achievement
- athletesSports competitors
torch · ceremony · biathlon · bobsled · curling · figure skating · ice hockey · luge · skiing · snowboarding
Japanese Alps
Central Honshu mountain ranges
- summitsHighest elevations or conferences
- peaksHighest points attained
- ridgesNarrow elevated formations
alpine · elevation · altitude · skiing · snowboarding · trekking · hiking · climbing · hot springs · onsen
Matsumoto
Japanese family name
- ChinoCotton twill material
- landlockedHaving no sea access
- HonshuJapan's primary island
rural · agricultural · apple orchards · vineyards · soba · miso · sake · buckwheat · wild vegetables · craft beer
- Olympic CitiesAthens, Barcelona, Beijing, Berlin, London
- HonshuTokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Yokohama, Nagoya
- Honshu PlacesTokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Yokohama, Nagoya
- Japan GeographyAkita, Chiba, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Hiroshima
- Japanese CapitalsTokyo, Sapporo, Sendai, Nagoya, Kyoto
- Japanese CitiesTokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Yokohama, Nagoya
NaganoOkinawa
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Kanagawa · Chiba · Fukuoka · Miyazaki · beach destinations
NaganoRio de Janeiro
Brazilian coastal metropolis
Sydney · Athens · Los Angeles · Tokyo · Barcelona