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Nagano Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (229 words) |
 | Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano, and was divided among many local daimyo during the Sengoku period. |
| Nagano was host to the 1998 Winter Olympics, which gained the prefecture international recognition as well as gaining the prefecture a Shinkansen line to Tokyo. |
| 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. |
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