DAY1 START
Access to Nagano Prefecture
Kobe Airport
By plane: approximately 60 minutes
Shinshu Matsumoto
Airport
Matsumoto Castle / Nawate Street / Walk around Nakamachi Dori
At Matsumoto Castle, a national treasure, you can get a glimpse of various appearances depending on the season. Nawate Street, just a short walk from Matsumoto Castle, is a shopping street full of nostalgic atmosphere. Nakamachi Dori is another shopping street with attractions such as traditional craft shops and fashionable restaurants. Try walking more slowly than usual while fully enjoying the atmosphere of the castle town.
3 minutes by Car
Hikariya Higashi
You can enjoy Japanese cuisine in a building created by renovating the prestigious merchant house Machiya, which is over 125 years old. You can enjoy the deliciousness of salmon with various cooking methods at the lunch-only "Shinshu Salmon Gozen". Not only fish but also meat dishes are excellent.
3 minutes by Car
Matsumoto City Museum of Art
A permanent exhibit of Yayoi Kusama, the world-renowned artist from Matsumoto, will be on display. An all-encompassing art museum composed of four basic elements: Appreciation, Representation, Learning, and Communication. The museum welcomes visitors with its adorable polka-dot exterior design.
15 minutes by Car
Hoshino Resorts Kai Matsumoto
(Asama Onsen)
An inn where you can enjoy the historic Asama Onsen with eight kinds of hot springs and thirteen streets. Shinshu cuisine, a lot of wine, and music related to Matsumoto. It is a space where you can feel Japanese with traditional crafts such as bran paintings of Edo suminagashi and kumiko shoji. Enjoy music, wine, hot springs and have an extravagant time.
