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長野県は、日本の中部地方に位置する県。県庁所在地は長野市。 令制国名の信濃国にちなみ、信州とも呼ばれている。海に面していない内陸県であり、日本アルプスを始め大規模な山岳地があるため可住地面積率は低い。 関東甲信越（広域関東圏）の一つであり、北陸新幹線（長野新幹線）や中央本線、中央自動車道などで結ばれている首都圏（特に東京）との繋がりが深い。愛知県と隣接する県中南部は名古屋を中心とした中京圏からのアクセスも良好である。
Nagano Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū.
Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the northeast, Saitama Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the southeast, Shizuoka Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture to the south, and Gifu Prefecture and Toyama Prefecture to the west.
Nagano is the capital and largest city of Nagano Prefecture, with other major cities including Matsumoto, Ueda, and Iida.
Nagano Prefecture has impressive highland areas of the Japanese Alps, including most of the Hida Mountains, Kiso Mountains, and Akaishi Mountains which extend into the neighbouring prefectures. The area's mountain ranges, natural scenery, and history has gained Nagano Prefecture international recognition as a winter sports tourist destination, and hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics.
It is served by the Hokuriku Shinkansen line, with direct services to Tokyo, Toyama, and Kanazawa.
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.