Fudoki Japan
長野県 · Chubu Region

Nagano Hidden Gems

Au cœur des Alpes japonaises. Les singes sauvages se baignant dans les sources chaudes de Jigokudani, le château noir de Matsumoto, la vallée alpine de Kamikochi à 1 500 m et les nouilles soba de Shinshu définissent une préfecture où montagne et tradition ne font qu'un.

9 spots

Le toit du Japon : chaînes alpines, relais de poste sur l'ancien Nakasendo et l'architecture en bois de temple la plus ancienne du pays.

Climat et meilleure saison

Étés frais en altitude et hivers froids et enneigés ; ville hôte des Jeux olympiques d'hiver de 1998. Randonnée de juillet à octobre, ski de décembre à mars.

Spécialités culinaires

  • Shinshu soba
  • Oyaki
  • Wasabi
  • Miso

Lieux emblématiques

  • Vallée de Kamikochi
  • Temple Zenkoji
  • Relais de poste de Tsumago et Narai
  • Singes des neiges de Jigokudani
Nakamachi Street — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Nagano· Matsumoto

Nakamachi Street

Nakamachi (中町通り) is Matsumoto's former merchant district, lined with traditional kura storehouses built in the late 1800…

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Updated Aug 2026
Daio Wasabi Farm — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Nagano· Matsumoto

Daio Wasabi Farm

Daio Wasabi Farm (大王わさび農場) is Japan's largest wasabi cultivation facility, covering 15 hectares of terraced fields fed b…

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Updated Aug 2026
Matsumoto City Museum of Art — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Nagano· Matsumoto

Matsumoto City Museum of Art

Matsumoto City Museum of Art (松本市美術館) is dedicated primarily to Yayoi Kusama, the avant-garde artist known for her polka…

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Updated Aug 2026
Utsukushigahara Open-Air Museum — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Nagano· Matsumoto

Utsukushigahara Open-Air Museum

Utsukushigahara Open-Air Museum (美ヶ原高原美術館) is Japan's highest art museum, located at 2,000 meters elevation on the Utsuk…

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Updated Aug 2026
Bessho Onsen (Nagano) — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Nagano· Matsumoto

Bessho Onsen (Nagano)

Bessho Onsen (別所温泉) is a quiet hot spring town with a remarkable concentration of Kamakura-period (1185–1333) temples, e…

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Updated Aug 2026
Matsumoto Castle — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Nagano· Matsumoto

Matsumoto Castle

Matsumoto Castle (松本城) is one of Japan's five National Treasure castles and the oldest surviving original wooden donjon…

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Updated Aug 2026
Shinshu Soba — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Nagano· Matsumoto

Shinshu Soba

Nagano Prefecture (historically called Shinano or Shinshu) is Japan's premier soba-producing region, thanks to its high…

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Updated Aug 2026
Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Nagano· Matsumoto

Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre

The Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre (まつもと市民芸術館, opened 2004) is a striking contemporary building designed by architect…

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Updated Aug 2026
Matsumoto Timepiece Museum — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Nagano· Matsumoto

Matsumoto Timepiece Museum

The Matsumoto Timepiece Museum (松本市時計博物館) houses one of Japan's largest collections of mechanical clocks, watches, and t…

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Updated Aug 2026