Nagano (disambiguation)
Nagano means:
- Nagano-ken , a Japanese prefecture since 1871, see Nagano Prefecture
- Nagano-shi (before 1897- machi ), a city since 1897 and the capital of Nagano Prefecture (Shinano Province), see Nagano
- Nagano-chō (before 1910 -mura ), a city in the akasaka prefecture (Kawachi province) that belonged to a district until 1954, renamed Kawachi-Nagano when it was raised to the status of an independent city, see Kawachinagano
- Nagano-chō (before 1921 -mura ), until 1930 a district city in Shiga Prefecture, renamed Shigaraki, see Shigaraki (Shiga)
- Nagano-machi (before 1922 -mura ), a district town in Akita Prefecture that existed until 1955, merged with other communities to form Nakasen (now part of Daisen), see Nagano (Akita)
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Nagano-mura , several former Japanese village communities (partly today's districts):
- Nagano (Gunma) , until 1955 in Nishi-Gunma County of Gunma Prefecture, incorporated into Takasaki
- Nagano (Saitama) , until 1937 in Kita-Saitama County of Saitama Prefecture, incorporated into Oshi (now Gyōda)
- Nagano (Ishikawa) , until 1907 in Nomi County of Ishikawa Prefecture, incorporated into Teraino (later Terai, now part of the city of Nomi)
- Nagano (Shizuoka) , until 1955 in Iwata County of Shizuoka Prefecture, incorporated into the city of Iwata
- Nagano (Mie) , until 1954 in the Anō district of Mie prefecture, incorporated into Misato (today part of Tsu)
- Nagano (Wakayama) , until 1956 in Nishi-Muro County of Wakayama Prefecture, incorporated into Muro (now part of Tanabe)
Nagano is a family name for the following people:
- Fūka Nagano (* 1999), Japanese soccer player
- Kent Nagano (* 1951), American conductor of Japanese origin
- Nagano Osami (1880–1947), Japanese admiral
- Satoshi Nagano (* 1982), Japanese football player
- Nagano Shigeo (1900–1984), Japanese entrepreneur
- Nagano Yonako (* 1933), Japanese opera singer (mezzo-soprano) and vocal teacher
Nagano is the title of an opera by the Czech composer Martin Smolka , which deals with the victory of the Czech ice hockey team over Russia during the 1998 Olympic Games