Stroll around town and discover Japanese culture

Nagano City tourist information center

Across from the Shinkansen Ticket Station
Saikoji Temple

This temple is over 800 years old.
The temple is also famous for Etoki (telling Buddhist stories through pictures like manga)
There are Goshuin stamp books.
Great Buddha of Success

The founder of this Buddha statue became a monk of great temple.
So, it is called the Great Buddha of Success.
Olympic memorial park

This was the site of the 1998 Nagano Olympics Medalist Award Ceremony. You can view the Olympic Rings and a miniature model of the Olympic Cauldron.
Guardian Gate（Niomon）

The gurdian gate of Zenkoji temple called Niomon. The statues of Nio gurdian protect the temple from enemies of Buddhism.
Nakamisedori

There are tens of shops on both sides of the street.
They sell Buddhist altar fittings and different kinds of souvenirs.
They also sell ice creams and modern sweets.
Seson-in-Shakado

In the hall, the life- sized bronze Shaka statue is lying down.
It was made about 800 years ago.
There are Omikuji (fortune slips), Omamori (lucky charms/ amulets), and other attractive things.

Nagano City has been developed under Zenkoji temple. You can find many historical, cultural things along the road sides from Nagano station to Zenkoji temple.