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  • May 1, 2019

    Tea Ceremony Experience in Matsumoto

    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...
  • May 1, 2019

    Soba-Making Experience in Matsumoto

    Made from buckwheat, ‘soba’ noodles are one of the most popular dishes in Japan and nowhere more so than in Matsumoto. While in the city you will come across lots of soba restaurants with many promot...
  • May 1, 2019

    Kimono & Ninja Costume Rental in Matsumoto

    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...
  • March 7, 2022

    Soba-Making, Sake & Wasabi Lunch Experience in Matsumoto

    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...
  • March 7, 2022

    Castle Town Secrets & Traditional Gastronomic Lunch Tour

    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...
  • March 7, 2022

    eTour de Matsumoto (Guided eBike Tours)

    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...
  • March 7, 2022

    Guided Walking Tour: Footsteps of the Castle Lords

    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...
  • May 1, 2019

    Traditional Papercraft Experience in Matsumoto

    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...
  • May 1, 2019

    Guided Cycling In & Around Matsumoto

    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 ...