MATSUMOTO CASTLE, NAGANO PREFECTURE
Hi lovelies, so sorry for the long blog gap! I was super busy with Our Kawaii Tokyo, moving out tasks, and a day job. Last weekend, I went to Matsumoto in Nagano prefecture with two of my colleagues. One of our first few stops is the Former Kaichi School (first community school in Nagano). Kaichi means "opening people's intelligence" in English by the way!
ACCESS 25-minute walk or 5-minute bus ride from JR Matsumoto train station
10-minute walk from Matsumoto Castle
ADMISSION
¥300 for adults and ¥150 for Elementary school students and Junior Highschool
BUSINESS HOURS
8:30am - 4:30pm (closed on Mondays but open on National Holidays-Mondays then closed the next day instead)
Matsumoto castle is one of the four castles (the others are Himeji Castle, Hikone Castle and Inuyama Castle) designated as National Treasures of Japan. I personally like Matsumoto Castle the most for it's sophisticated appeal.
Fortunately, there are characters roaming around when we've visited on a Saturday afternoon.
Matsumoto Castle is also known as the "Crow Castle" because of it's black exterior. It is categorized as a flatland castle (hirajiro) due to the fact that it's not built on a hilltop or amid rivers but on a plain.
The Moon Viewing Room is my favourite part of the castle.
Thank you mommy Gleah and her husband for this trip! Her hubby said that Matsumoto is best visited during May (Spring time) and August (Summer). Other places that I would love to visit in Matsumoto next time I visit are Norikura Highland Onsen, Kamikochi and Japan Alps, Utsukushigahara and Norikura plateau. SOMEDAY, I'll be back.
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