Nagano Prefecture
prefecture of Japan
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Summary
Nagano Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 8,599 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #18 of 49).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Head of government: Shuichi Abe[5]
- Capital: Nagano[6]
- Shares border with: Aichi Prefecture[7], Gifu Prefecture[8], Toyama Prefecture[9], Niigata Prefecture[10], Yamanashi Prefecture[11], Shizuoka Prefecture[12], Gunma Prefecture[13], Saitama Prefecture[14]
- Anthem: Shinano no Kuni[15]
- Named after: Nagano[16]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Nagano[17], Matsumoto[18], Ueda[19], Okaya[20], Iida[21], Suwa[22], Suzaka[23], Komoro[24], Ina[25], Komagane[26], Nakano[27], Ōmachi-shi[28], Iiyama[29], Chino[30]
- Flag: flag of Nagano prefecture[31]
- Twinned administrative body: Missouri[32], Hebei[33]
- Legislative body: Nagano Prefectural Assembly[34]
- Executive body: Nagano prefectural government[35]
- Commons category: Nagano prefecture[36]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[37], Japan Standard Time[38]
- Archives at: Nagano Prefectural Museum of History[39]
- Has part(s): Hokushin region[40], Tōshin region[41], Chūshin region[42], Nanshin region[43]
- Inception: August 8, 1871[44]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Nagano Prefecture include 23638 Nagano[45], an asteroid[46].
Why It Matters
Nagano Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for it include 23638 Nagano[45], an asteroid[46].