It’s time for ‘Japan by Prefecture‘ again! This is the series that aims to provide the highlights of each prefecture of Japan, along with my personal favourites and suggestions from readers. This week, we’re looking at Nagano (長野県). Nagano Prefecture is part of the Chubu Region (中部地方) and the capital is Nagano City (長野市). I’ve actually been to a lot of Nagano’s … Continue reading
On 15th May I spent a night in Matsumoto. Matsumoto (松本), in Nagano Prefecture (長野県), is somewhere that I had heard lots about but never been to, so I was keen to check it out and see what kind of city it was. Unfortunately it was grey and starting to rain when I arrived, but … Continue reading
Last week’s post was about Suganuma (すがぬま / 菅沼), so this week I need to start with ま (ma). A big thank you to japanaustralia who always gives some good suggestions. This week’s were: manga (漫画), Matsumoto (松本), Matsuyama (松山) and Matsue (松江). I’ve decided to write about… Matsumoto (まつもと / 松本) Matsumoto City (Matsumoto-shi / 松本市) in Nagano Prefecture is somewhere I always quite … Continue reading
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