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VILLAGE Report #Nagano Prefecture

Kiso Hirasawa lacquerware

[VILLAGE Report vol.28] Seven Production Areas in the Mountains | Nagano Prefecture

Nagano Prefecture has 7 nationally designated items: Shinshu-tsumugi silk, Kiso lacquerware, Iiyama Buddhist altars, Uchiyama paper, Matsumoto furniture, Nagiso woodturning, and Shinshu forged blades. They are scattered across areas of the prefecture divided by mountains.

[VILLAGE Report vol.28] Seven Production Areas in the Mountains | Nagano Prefecture

Nagano Prefecture has 7 nationally designated items: Shinshu-tsumugi silk, Kiso lacquerware, Iiyama Buddhist altars, Uchiyama paper, Matsumoto furniture, Nagiso woodturning, and Shinshu forged blades. They are scattered across areas of the prefecture divided by mountains.

The Sanmon Gate of Zenkoji

Nagano Prefecture Specialties, Souvenirs, Shrines, Temples, and Travel | 47 Prefecture Guide

Lettuce and miso rank first in Japan. Zenkoji Temple has no sect affiliation, and Suwa Taisha is the head shrine of Suwa shrines across Japan. We have organized Nagano Prefecture’s specialties, souvenirs, shrines and temples, sightseeing, and traditional crafts by category.

Nagano Prefecture Specialties, Souvenirs, Shrines, Temples, and Travel | 47 Prefecture Guide

Lettuce and miso rank first in Japan. Zenkoji Temple has no sect affiliation, and Suwa Taisha is the head shrine of Suwa shrines across Japan. We have organized Nagano Prefecture’s specialties, souvenirs, shrines and temples, sightseeing, and traditional crafts by category.