Nagano

[ nah-gah-naw ]

noun

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

Nagano

/ nəˈɡɑːnəʊ /

noun

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

Example Sentences

The last time Japan had hosted an Olympics was in 1998, when the winter games were held in Nagano and Osaka was a year old.

From TruthBeTold.news

Trains run from Tokyo to Nagano (90 minutes); Nagano to Nozawa Onsen takes 75 minutes by bus.

From The Daily Beast

Despite not really being prepared to host, Nagano won the bid.

From The Daily Beast

While there, she first taught English in the Nagano Prefecture and then was hired on at a local school board in Yokohama.

From The Daily Beast

Nagano is full of what someone called "a new rural type" of men who read and delight in going to lectures.

From Project Gutenberg

The other day in Nagano, a politician told a treacherous lie.

From Project Gutenberg

At Nagano-mura, a pottery produced ware with a streaky glaze, but not painted.

From Project Gutenberg

One of the most famous images of this Bodhisattva is at Zenkô-ji, Nagano.

From Project Gutenberg