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Shinano

#1445 among destinations in Japan

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Local name: 信濃町 Population: 7.7 thous. (2019)Area: 57.64 mi²Coordinates: 36°49'42"N, 138°10'48"E
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Day trips

Shinano – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Kurohime, Lake Nojiri Naumann Elephant Museum, Mount Myōkō, Lake Nojiri.

  • mount kurohime myoko3.1 miW
    Volcano

    Mount Kurohime, Myoko

    79 min walk • Mount Kurohime is a 2,053-metre stratovolcano located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the "Five Mountains of Northern Shinshu", which also includes Mount Iizuna, Mount Myōkō, Mount Togakushi and Mount Madarao.

  • lake nojiri naumann elephant museum1.5 miE
    Museum, Specialty museum

    Lake Nojiri Naumann Elephant Museum

    38 min walk • Lake Nojiri Naumann Elephant Museum opened on the shore of Lake Nojiri in Shinano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, in 1984. Initially the Nojiri-ko Museum, it was renamed the Lake Nojiri Naumann Elephant Museum in 1996.

  • mount myoko joshinetsukogen national park5.4 miNW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano

    Mount Myōkō, Joshin'etsukogen National Park

    138 min walk • Mount Myōkō is an active stratovolcano in Honshu, Japan. It is situated at the southwest of Myōkō city, Niigata Prefecture, and a part of Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park. Mount Myōkō is listed as one of 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, and together with Mount Yahiko, it is well known as the "famous mountain" of Niigata Prefecture.

  • lake nojiri1.4 miSE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

    Lake Nojiri

    35 min walk • Lake Nojiri is in the town of Shinano, Kamiminochi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Second to Lake Suwa among lakes in Nagano Prefecture, Nojiri is a resort, the location of the first pumped-storage hydroelectricity in Japan, and the site of a Japanese Paleolithic excavation.

Where to next? Visit nagano Nagano region page or discover the top tourist attractions in Japan.

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