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Nagano (長野, population 350,000) is a Japanese city on the island of Honshu. Situated near the junction of the Chikuma River and the Sai River , it is the capital of the Nagano prefecture.

Nine of the twelve highest mountains in Japan can be found in this inland prefecture. Nagano is also the prefecture which is bordered by the highest number of other prefectures in Japan and it contains the location which is the furthest point from the ocean anywhere in Japan.

Matsumoto, Nagano was the host city to the 1998 Winter Olympics. A famous 7th century Buddhist temple, Zenkoji, is located here. The origin of Nagano was a small town around it.

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-'''Nagano''' (&#38263;&#37326;, population 350,000) is a [[Japan]]ese city on the island of [[Honshu]]. Situated on the [[Tenryu River]], it is the capital of the [[Nagano prefecture]].
+'''Nagano''' (&#38263;&#37326;, population 350,000) is a [[Japan]]ese city on the island of [[Honshu]]. Situated near the junction of the [[Chikuma River]] and the [[Sai River]] , it is the capital of the [[Nagano prefecture]].
 Nine of the twelve highest mountains in Japan can be found in this inland prefecture. Nagano is also the prefecture which is bordered by the highest number of other prefectures in Japan and it contains the location which is the furthest point from the ocean anywhere in Japan.
-[[Matsumoto]], Nagano was the host city to the [[1998 Winter Olympics]]. A famous [[7th century]] [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] temple, [[Zenkoji]], is located here.
+[[Matsumoto]], Nagano was the host city to the [[1998 Winter Olympics]]. A famous [[7th century]] [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] temple, [[Zenkoji]], is located here. The origin of Nagano was a small town around it.