Matsushiro Underground Imperial Headquarters, Nagano

Name: Matsushiro Underground Imperial Headquarters
Address: Nagano, Japan

#10 among attractions in Nagano

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Matsushiro Underground Imperial Headquarters

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Matsushiro Underground Imperial Headquarters, Nagano

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The Matsushiro Underground Imperial Headquarters was a large underground bunker complex built during the Second World War in the town of Matsushiro, which is now a suburb of Nagano, Japan. The facility was constructed so that the central organs of the government of the Empire of Japan could be transferred there. In its construction, three mountains that were symbolic of the Matsushiro municipality were damaged. ()

Local name: 松代大本営跡 Coordinates: 36°32'45"N, 138°12'14"E

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Matsushiro Underground Imperial Headquarters – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kitano Museum of Art, Matsushiro Castle, Chōkoku-ji, Mori Shogunzuka Kofun.

5.7 miNE
Museum, Art museum
Kitano Museum of Art, Nagano
145 min walk • The Kitano Museum of Art, which opened in 1968 as the first private art museum in Nagano Prefecture, is today run by a public interest incorporated foundation, in the Wakaho district, in the southeastern section of Nagano in Nagano Prefecture.
1.4 miN
Forts and castles
Matsushiro Castle, Nagano
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1.3 miN
Temple, Buddhist architecture
Chōkoku-ji, Nagano
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3.8 miW
Museum
Mori Shogunzuka Kofun, Chikuma
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3.9 miW
History museum, Museum
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5.9 miSW
Park, Forts and castles
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3.3 miN
36°35'30"N • 138°11'17"E
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3.2 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
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6.8 miNW
Dam
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174 min walk • Otagiri Dam is a dam in the Nagano Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1954.
3.1 miNW
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
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5.5 miSW
Sport, Sport venue
Chikuma City Togura Gymnasium, Chikuma
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