Important Cultural Properties of Nagano Prefecture

right|thumb|The Gardens of Zenkō-ji, 2004 '''''' is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Nagano, Japan. The temple was built in the 7th century. It is one of the few remaining pilgrimage sites in Japan. The modern city of Nagano began as a town built around the temple.

, historically also known as Suwa Shrine (諏訪神社 Suwa-jinja) or , is a group of Shinto shrines in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The shrine complex is the ichinomiya of former Shinano Province and is considered to be one of the oldest shrines in existence, being implied by the Nihon Shoki to already stand in the late 7th century.

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Shinto shrine in Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Buddhist temple in Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Shinto shrine in Nagano Prefecture, Japan

is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Tendai sect located in the city of Komagane, Nagano, Japan. It is one of the five major Tendai temples in the Shin'etsu region of Japan. Its main image is a hibutsu statue of Fudō Myō-ō.

Shinto shrine in Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Buddhist temple in in Ueda, Nagano prefecture, Japan