Nagano (disambiguation)

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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)
  • 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:


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