The Meiji Government intended to divide Nagano Prefecture into two (Nagano Prefecture, Chikuma Prefecture), but the plan was cancelled because the prefectural government office of Chikuma was burnt down.
尚、明治政府は長野県も2分割（長野県、筑摩県）する方針であったが筑摩県庁の焼失により分割が中止された。