Nagano City articles
Nagano City local-knowledge articles — history, food and place names, with sources. Prep for "Nagano Expert Quiz".
- Togakushi soba, oyaki, and the roads linking mountain and townHow Togakushi soba, oyaki, and other flour foods, plus old paths and railways, trace the link between mountain and town, sourced.
- Nagano City's history, beyond ZenkojiBeyond its temple-town image: Nagano City's history from burial mounds and medieval battles to Edo-era rule and railways, sourced.
- The memory of Kawanakajima and Matsushiro's historic sitesThe remembered standoff between Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin, kept apart from Matsushiro castle town's own heritage, sourced.
- Togakushi's five shrines and the space of mountain faithHow Togakushi's five shrines each play a role, and how the approach road and lodgings map that faith onto the mountain, sourced.
- What sets "Nagano" and "Shinshu" apartNagano City, Zenkoji-daira, Hokushin, Shinshu, Shinano Province: the same word can cover different ground. A sourced guide.
- The road, lodging, and trade of Zenkoji's temple townBeyond the main hall: how fundraising tours, the Nakamise shopping street, and its approach road shaped Zenkoji's town, sourced.