MIDORI Nagano — Local services in Nagano

Can't beat the location but i got the very worst customer service from various shops in THIS one single mall in Japan!! It was so bad that i went to even talk to the local tourism office there about them: 1. Floral shop clerk ignored me although i have waited over 5 mins patiently while she was just busy wrapping up flowers, 2. Grocery shop clerk basically threw 4 pairs of disposable chopsticks in my basket roughly as soon as i asked for a pair of chopsticks for my sashimi 3. Went to a western style restaurant for strawberry parfait but this is way too sweet that no normal person can finish it while I DID because I traveled alone & didn;t want to make a scene 4. cosmetic counter lady tried to scam me by putting a product i didn't want to buy and pretend it was the one i wanted in the tax free sealed bag (both are same price). I bought products from this same lady 3 times in the last 18 months!! When she was caught she pretended it was a mistake and kept asking me to keep the wrong item because it is already paid and in sealed bag!! If you were solo tourist, I highly suggest to stay away from this mall especially any shops selling food, grocery and...

A department store with multiple floors, 5 floors and a basement, easily accessible from JR Nagano station. The most interesting part of this dept store has to be its ready to eat food section, located on the first floor, just head to the east exit and find an escalator down. It's not the cheapest, but the quality is there. I would recommend you travelers on a tight budget to visit here instead of...

Midori mall conveniently connected to the Nagano train station is fairly large with a mix of different kinds of shops and restaurants. There is a grocery store on the lower floor, a few soba restaurants as well as other restaurants on the upper floor. The Oraho sweets and souvenirs section has all kind of yummy and desserts - my favorite is the 2...