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As Nagano Prefecture’s second largest city, Matsumoto offers visitors lots to explore and enjoy all year round. From its iconic castle to its historic streets full of great craft stores, eateries and...

The best way to discover any country and get to know the people is through its food and drink! This casual yet engaging guided tour takes you to multiple locations in Matsumoto City at night so you c...

As a proud castle town, Matsumoto is the ideal place to try your hand at traditional ‘taiko’ drums. Originally used during warfare, taiko are now practiced purely for ceremony and entertainment, taki...

Known as ‘cha-do’ in Japanese, tea ceremonies were originally introduced to Japan from China and over the centuries have been refined into a uniquely experience – perhaps the most quintessential ‘Jap...

Famous of its iconic castle, of the story of Matsumoto is that of legendary samurai class, that ruled the city and country for hundreds of years. The legacy of the samurai is evident throughout Matsu...

A small town nestled up next to the mountains, Inami punches far above its weight. This town is famous for being the center of traditional woodcarving in Japan. There are over 100 workshops throughou...

Visitors to Matsumoto will enjoy one of Central Japan’s most historic city where the past lives on in the form of its famous castle and historic streets full of old merchant stores. Travelers wanting...

People in Japan sometimes say, ‘There are two types of towns here. Temple towns and castle towns’. Matsumoto is very much a castle town; a historic city boasting one of Japan’s best preserved cas...

Home to one of Japan’s last and best-preserved Edo Period (1603-1868) castles, Matsumoto is an ideal city in which to delve into the feudal past by retracing the very steps of ‘daimyo’ (feudal lo...