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Travel Home > Directory > Destinations > Asia > Japan > Nagano
Nagano Hotels Reservation including – Karuizawa Prince Hotel Sunroute Ueda Hotel Holiday Inn Express Hotel Tokyu Inn Hotel Okushiga Kogen Hotel Jal City Hotel Sunroute Nagano Royal Hotel Nagano Winter Sports Accommodation.
The Karuizawa Prince 3 star hotel Nagano has something to offer any season of the year - whether it's alpine sports in winter (The 1998 Winter Olympics were in Nagano) or tennis, golf and cycling during the temperate summer months. Combine a family or business function with a leisurely stay. Or enjoy an active holiday through the range of outdoor activities and sports.
Nagano Prefecture is located in the Chûbu region of the Honshû island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nagano. Nine of the twelve highest mountains in Japan can be found in this inland prefecture. 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.
Zenkô-ji is a Buddhist temple, located in Nagano, Japan. The temple was built in the 7th century. Nagano City, established in 1897, was originally a town built around the temple. Historically, the Zenkô-ji is perhaps most famous for its involvement in the battles between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen in the 16th century, when it served as one of Kenshin's bases of operations.
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Other candidate cities were Aosta, Italy; Jaca, Spain; Östersund, Sweden; and Salt Lake City, USA.
Japan's Jigokudani Monkey Park is in Yamanouchi, Shimotakai District, Nagano Prefecture. It is part of the Joshinetsu Kogen National Park, and is located in the valley of the Yokoyu-River, in the northern part of the prefecture. It is famous for its large population of wild Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata), more commonly referred to as Snow Monkeys.
Nagano is the capital city of Nagano Prefecture, situated in the northern part of the prefecture near the junction of the Chikuma River and the Sai River, on the main island of Honshû, Japan. Nagano is most famous for Zenkô-ji, a 7th century Buddhist temple which overlooks the city. A million tourists visit Nagano annually, the gateway to a variety of sightseeing spots. In 1998, Nagano played host to the XVIII Olympic Winter Games.
