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About Nagano Prefecture

Nagano is the capital city of Nagano Prefecture within the Chubu location of Japan. As of October 1, 2016, the metropolis had an predicted population of 375,234, and a populace density of 449 individuals in line with km². Its overall area is 834.81 square kilometres. Nagano is placed in former Shinano Province and advanced from the Nara period as a temple metropolis at the gate of the well-known Zenko ji, a 7th-century Buddhist temple which was relocated to this vicinity in 642 AD, and as a submit station on the Hokkoku Kaido toll road connecting Edo with the Sea of Japan coast.

During the Sengoku length, the place changed into hotly contested between the forces of the Uesugi extended family primarily based in Echigo Province and the Takeda clan based totally in Kai Province. The several Battles of Kawanakajima among Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen were fought near right here. During the Edo length, a good deal of the place got here below the control of the Sanada extended family primarily based at Matsushiro Domain.

The location suffered from flooding in 1742, and from a negative earthquake in 1847. Following the Meiji recuperation and the advent of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889, the cutting-edge city of Nagano become mounted. Nagano was extended to city status on April 1, 1897. It turned into the first metropolis founded in Nagano Prefecture and the 43rd city in Japan.

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