Nagano, Nagano

Nagano is the capital of Nagano Prefecture and hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics. Nagano Olympic Stadium is here.

Teams that have played here

• Shinano Grandserows, Baseball Challenge League, 2008-

People born here

• Tsuneo Kobayashi, NPB pitcher
• Yukihiko Machida, NPB outfielder
• Yoshiki Matsuhashi, NPB catcher and umpire
• Jiro Miyazaki, NPB infielder
• Takeshi Miyazaki, NPB infielder and manager
• Daisuke Naoe, NPB pitcher
• Misaki Sasahara, NPB outfielder
• Ryota Sato, NPB pitcher
• Kichiro Shimaoka, college coach; Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
• Kunio Takayama, NPB pitcher
• Shizuma Yamagishi, NPB pitcher

People who died here

• Yoshiki Matsuhashi, NPB catcher and umpire

Educational establishments located here

• Matsushiro High School
• Nagano Commercial High School
• Nagano High School
• Nagano Nihon University High School
• Nagano Yoshida High School