In one nagano village , shimojo , where almost a third of the citizens are pensioners , some of the elderly have started providing child care so that young women can work .
The building 's structure was inspired by a visit to the takasugi-an teahouse in nagano , japan , however it was built using european materials and labor .
Doctors praise the preventive health care in mountainous nagano prefecture , which has the highest life expectancy and the lowest health-care costs in japan .
医生们赞扬预防卫生保健,多山的长野县就是拥有日本最高平均寿命并且最低卫生保健花费的县城。
Japanese macaques , also known as snow monkeys , stay warm in the winter by bathing in the natural hot springs at nagano .
日本猕猴,也叫雪猴,在日本长野县浸泡天然温泉以抵御冬天的寒冷。
Ms. nagano has been walking or riding her bicycle all over town to check on the well-being and whereabouts of the 115 children enrolled at her nursery .
长野贞子一直步行或骑着自行车满城转,查看在她的托儿所注册的115个孩子的生活情况以及下落。
Two japanese macaques , or snow monkeys , interact in a hot spring in jigokudani , nagano prefecture , japan .
两只日本猕猴(也称雪猴),在日本长野县的地狱温泉里休息
Ten years ago , when cbs held the television rights for the winter olympics in nagano , japan , the network managed to broadcast 170 hours of coverage over 17 days .
The crisis deepened yesterday when an event planned to mark the torch 's visit to nagano , japan , was cancelled , even though officials said there would be no changes to the route of the torch relay itself .
An official in nagano prefecture , northwest of tokyo , said the high percentage of gold found at the suwa facility was probably due to the large number of precision equipment manufacturers in the vicinity that use the yellow metal .