A few facts about Chikuma
- Chikuma has a population of about 59,000.
- It's part of the Nagano region.
- Tokyo, the largest city in Japan, is about 171 km away.
- The nearest bigger city is Nagano, about 16 km away.
- Towns nearby: Ueda (22 km), Azumino (32 km) and Matsumoto (34 km).