Shinano no Kuni

"Shinano no Kuni" (信濃の国) is a prefecture song of Nagano Prefecture, Japan, created for educational purposes. Because of its popular appearance in public areas such as train stations and TV programs, a large segment of the prefecture's population can remember the song. Sometimes the song is used (jestingly) to test one's patriotism to the region. The song was played during the opening ceremony of the 1998 Winter Olympics to accompany the Parade of Nations.^{[citation needed]}

The song was created in 1900, and was officially designated as Nagano's prefectural song on 20 May 1968.^[1] The lyrics were written by Kiyoshi Asai, a Nagano-born teacher, and the tune was composed by Masaharu Kitamura.^[1]

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^ Jump up to: ^a ^b 北陸新幹線金沢開業に向け、長野駅と飯山駅の発車メロディをそれぞれ県歌「信濃の国」と唱歌「ふるさと」といたします。 ["Shinano no Kuni" and "Furusato" to be used as departure melodies for Nagano and Iiyama Stations] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company Nagano Division. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.

[jreast20141107-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b 北陸新幹線金沢開業に向け、長野駅と飯山駅の発車メロディをそれぞれ県歌「信濃の国」と唱歌「ふるさと」といたします。 ["Shinano no Kuni" and "Furusato" to be used as departure melodies for Nagano and Iiyama Stations] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company Nagano Division. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.

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Shinano no Kuni

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