Education World
Back To Article
Welcome to Nagano!

DIRECTIONS: Use the map of Nagano at http://www.jinjapan.org/region/map/nagano.html on the Internet to answer each of the questions below. The map shows some of the cities that are part of Nagano Prefecture in Japan, which is home to the 1998 Winter Olympic Games.

1. Many Olympic skiing events will take place in Hakuba. Is Hakuba in the northern or the southern part of Nagano Prefecture? ___________

2. Is Hakuba nearer to Omachi or to Yamanouchi? _________________

3. To travel from Hakuba to Yamanouchi, would you travel to the east or to the west? ________________

4. Find Nagano City. It is between Hakuba and Yamanouchi. Now find Ueda. Is Ueda north or south of Nagano City? _____________

5. In which direction would you travel to get from Matsumoto to Shiga? _____________

6. Which city borders Hara to the north? _____________________

7. Is Azumi in the eastern or western part of Nagano? _____________

8. In which direction would you travel to get from Azumi to Chino? ______________

9. In which direction would you travel to get from Neba to Nagano City? ______________

10. Which city is farther from Nagano City -- Kiso or Otaki? _________________

© 1998 by Education World. Permission is granted to teachers to reproduce this skill page for classroom use.