 The present-day core city of Nagano includes the districts and former towns of Nagano, Shinonoi, Matsushiro, Wakaho, Kawanakajima, Kohoku, Naniai, Shinkomachi, Toyono, Togakushi, Kinasa, Ooka, Shinshushincho, Nakajo.Nagano has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification "Dfa") that borders on a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification "Cfa").Its location in a sheltered inland valley means it receives less precipitation than any part of Japan except Hokkaidō.