Matsumoto Castle

4-1 Marunouchi, Matsumoto , Nagano, Chubu, Japan - Phone: 0263/32-2902

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  • 1

    Summer Vacation and Stuff

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    ... see a bit of central Japan for 6 days. The trip took us to Magome (old fashioned town), Tsumago (old fashioned town), Matsumoto (cool castle), Komaga-take (mountain), Niigata (port), Sadoga-shima (island), and Tokyo (big city!). Along the way we rode the ...

  • 2

    Mountain Fortress

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    ... nights bathing experience, another crack of dawn start to drop my bag in the station locker and a 30 min walk to the castle in Matasumoto. A lot smaller than Himeji-Jo and less impressive, the best thing about the castle is the setting. The back drop ...

  • 3

    Black castle of the crows in the Japan Alps

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    ... there's a fair bit of history left here and there. But the real reason to swing through Matsumoto is to pay a visit to its historic castle. One of the twelve remaining original castles in the country, Matsumoto-jo is really magnificent. Shorter and ...

  • 4

    Matsumoto

    Spent a night here, visited the castle, amazing sight! Saw at both day and night. Hostel was very nice, free station pickup, free cycle hire. Biking around the city, great fun! Visited an onsen late evening, nothing special, water stank of ...

  • 5

    Matsumoto

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    ... charged 30 pounds. We got a bit fed up with the expense of Japan at this point! On the last day we visited the castle in Matsumoto, and were given our very own tour by an extremely enthusiastic guide who was very happy to practise his English on us. We ...

  • 6

    World Heritage Caste in Matsumoto

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    ... where the chef is focused and only working on mastering one dish.   We spent most of our time in Matsumoto at the World Heritage Castle.  The castle is only one of a few ancient wooden castles left in Japan, since most of the others ...

  • 7

    Official ALIEN

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    ... get filled with concrete! Talking of such matters - urban planning is crazy here - the centre is quaint with it's 400 year old castle and weaving streets, and near us it just changes nicely from city to country in about 10 minutes of walking, but to the ...

  • 8

    Bongo Drummers and Street Furniture

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    ... We've got a morning in Matsumoto before we have to catch the train eastwards, so there's time to see its best feature, Matsumoto Castle. It's a black wooden tower, 6 storeys high, founded on some very strong wooden beams and pillars. It's got windows and ...

  • 9

    Matsumotoooo! Matsumotoooo! Matsumotoooo!

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    ... must drive the staff mad.  Not much here though, just another castle here amid the mountains.  It is the oldest wooden castle in Japan so one of the "big 4".  One interesting feature is the hidden 3rd floor - not visible from the outside - ...

  • 10

    Ramblin' in Matsumoto

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    ... Kevin's house to downtown Matsumoto, which took about an hour, with lots of brief stops along the way. We went to the castle, Matsumoto's principle attraction, and had lunch at a Nepalese restaurant, buffet style. It was there that Jeff told me I was ...