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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...

Discover the charms and food culture of the Asama Onsen district of historic Matsumoto City, on this 5-hour guided walking tour. Led by a locally-based guide, you’ll delve into the tastes and tra...

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...

Matsumoto is a small but historic city ideally-suited to exploration on a bicycle. The creatively-named ‘eTour de Matsumoto’ allows visitors to do just that, with the choice of four, six and eigh...

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...

Known as ‘washi’, traditional Japanese paper plays an important role in country's thriving arts and crafts scene. With a history dating back more than one thousand years, this seemingly simple past-t...

Travelers heading to Matsumoto from April until October and looking for a tranquil, relaxing activity might like to consider rafting in nearby Azumino. A rural enclave within easy reach of Matsum...

Matsumoto City and the surrounding region is an ideal area to explore by bicycle. Ride NAGANO provides guided cycling tours following recommended courses or customizable to your needs, interests and ...