Nagano

American  

[nah-gah-naw] / nɑˈgɑ nɔ /

noun

1. a city on central Honshu, in central Japan.

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Nagano British  

/ nəˈɡɑːnəʊ /

noun

1. a city in central Japan, on central Honshu: Buddhist shrine; two universities. Pop: 359 045 (2002 est)

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Nagano

Born in Japan’s mountainous Nagano region in 1932, Suzuki’s success with 7-Eleven sprang from a scrupulous attention to detail and an insight into the possibility of software and logistics to give retailers an edge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

To find out, the researchers traveled to Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park in Nagano prefecture.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026

Snowboarding made its debut at the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano and parallel giant slalom, or PGS, was introduced four years later at Salt Lake City.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

Thanks in part to skaters like France's Surya Bonaly - who performed the move illegally but successfully at Nagano 1998 - the backflip is now legal again.

From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026

I got the impression that the girls in the factories at Kōfu in Yamanashi prefecture were not driven so hard as those at the factories in the Suwas in Nagano.

From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by Scott, J.W. Robertson