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  All-Inclusive Stays Tempt Vacationers with Low-Hassle Luxury in Japan

  All-inclusive services are on the rise, with accommodation packages covering everything from dining ...

  March 1, 2023

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  Nagano: Book Market in Train Station Becomes Gathering Place for Locals and Railway Enthusiasts

  NAGANO — A used book market held once or twice a month in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, is serving a...

  February 13, 2023

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  Local company in Nagano turning old house, community center into ‘decentralized hotel’

  NAGANO — A project is underway to convert a vacant old house and an aging public facility into accom...

  January 1, 2023

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  Former school repurposed as wooden toy museum in Nagano

  KISO, Nagano — A wood-built elementary school has reopened as a wooden toy museum 25 years after its...

  January 1, 2023

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  Nagano: Cow milking, soft serve feature at ranch festival

  NAGAWA, Nagano — A farm in the town of Nagawa, Nagano Prefecture, held its annual ranch festival at ...

  December 11, 2022

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  Mt. Asama on Nagano, Gunma border shows signs of autumn

  Mt. Asama, which straddles Gunma and Nagano prefectures, displays clear signs of autumn on Wednesday...

  October 26, 2022

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  Nagano: The Hokuto Bunka Hall in Nagano hosted the final performance of the Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival

  NAGANO — More than 3,000 elementary school students attended an orchestra concert for children, the ...

  October 10, 2022

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  Nagano: Competition puts spin on homebuilt bicycles

  TAKAYAMA, Nagano — Cyclists took to the streets in the town of Takayama, Nagano Prefecture, last mon...

  July 24, 2022

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  Fans flock to Nagano museum to honor late painter Taizi Harada

  SUWA, Nagano — Mourners prayed for the soul of late painter Taizi Harada in front of an altar and se...

  March 29, 2022

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  Nagano: Absence of frozen lake surface cracks reported to deities

  SUWA, Nagano — About 30 people took part in a traditional ceremony held last month to report to the ...

  March 15, 2022

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  Nagano: Chemical product inspector rewarded for detailed work

  NAGANO — The government has bestowed upon Haruhiko Kuwabara, 65, the title of contemporary master cr...

  December 28, 2021

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  Nagano: ‘Village of stars’ earns world record recognition

  NAGANO — The village of Achi, Nagano Prefecture, has been recognized with a Guinness World Record fo...

  April 27, 2021

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