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  • Nawate Street & Nakamachi Street

    2017/09/19

    Nawate Street

    A shopping avenue a short three-minute walk from Matsumoto Castle.

    Named from the rope (‘Mizu Nawate’) strung around the outer edge of the castle moat at the time of its construction. It was originally a bank facing the castle but in the 20th year of the Meji era, shops popped up along the bank and in the 12th year of Hesei it became the site of the kajika frog festival celebrating the frogs that were said to be plentiful along the Metoba river in Matsumoto. Because traffic on the road is limited to pedestrians, it is very crowded with tourists on the weekends.

     

    Nakamachi Street

    Nakamachi street runs west to east along the Zenkoji road and flourished as wholesale sake brewing and clothing shops gathered on the street. However, in the late Edo period and Meiji era the southern Fukashi area suffered fires that destroyed many homes and shops. In order to provide protection from repeated fires, the craftsmen of the area used ‘Namako’ tile and plaster walls and the classic and characteristic black and white concrete-like designed ‘Namako’ walls can still today be seen in this middle town area of Matsumoto.

  • The National Treasure, Matsumoto Castle

    2017/09/01

     

    The castle was built as a strategic fortress for defending the territory against attacks that occurred during the tumultuous Sengoku Period. Matsumoto Castle’s ‘Tenshu’ (the highest tower in the castle), the ‘Watariyagura’ (passageway tower), and Inui Tower were all built toward the end of the period to monitor Tokugawa Ieyasu of the Kanto region.

     

    Accordingly, in preparation for battles, these three towers were constructed with 115 small windows through which arrows and guns could be fired. Additionally, a section of the wall on the 1st floor was replaced with 11 windows through which guns could be fired.

     

    The ‘Tatsumitsukeyagura’ and ‘Tsukimiyagura’ towers were built approximately 40 years later, during the early Edo Period, when a more peaceful era resulted in a diminished need to construct for battle preparation. The combination of the old and new towers is the Matsumoto Castle of today. Matsumoto Castle is the only castle in Japan in which towers from two different periods have been unified into one and it thus serves as one important feature of Matsumoto’s history.

     

     

    Matsumoto Castle Lord History

     

    Ishikawa Family (23 Years)

    1石川教正　2石川康長

    1 – Kazumasa Ishikawa 　2 – Yasunaga Ishikawa

     

    Ogasawara Family (4 Years)

    3小笠原秀政　4小笠原忠真

    3 – Hidemasa Ogasawara 4 – Tadazane Ogasawara

     

    Toda Family (16 Years)

    5戸田康長　6戸田康直

    5 – Yasunaga Toda 6 – Yasunao Toda

     

    Matsudaira Family (5 Years)

    7松平直政

    7 – Naomasa Matsudaira

     

    Hotta Family (4 Years)

    8堀田正盛

    8 – Masamori Hotta

     

    Mizuno Family (83 Years)

    9水野忠清　10水野忠職　11水野忠直　12水野忠周

    13水野忠幹　14水野忠恒

    9 – Tadakiyo Mizuno 　10 – Tadamoto Mizuno 　11 – Tadanao Mizuno 　12 – Tadachika Mizuno　13 – Tadamoto Mizuno　 14 – Tadatsune Mizumoto

     

    Toda Family (142 Years)

    15戸田光慈　16戸田光雄　17戸田光徳　18戸田光和

    19戸田光悌　20戸田光行　21戸田光年　22戸田光庸

    23戸田光則

    15 – Mitsuchika Toda 　16 – Mitsuo Toda 　17 – Mitsuyasu Toda　 18 – Mitsumasa Toda

    19 – Mitsuyoshi Toda 　20 – Mitsuyuki Toda　 21 – Mitsutsura Toda　 22 – Mitsutsune Toda

    23 – Mitsuhisa Toda

     

    Event Information

     

    ■Spring Events

     

    ◇National Treasure Matsumoto Castle Night Cherry Blossom Viewing

    ◇National Treasure Matsumoto Castle Cherry Blossom Lighting Event

    ◇Urasenke Fellowship Gathering – Spring Tea

    ◇Special Spring Opening of Taikomon (Taiko Gate)

    ◇National Treasure Matsumoto Castle [Matsumoto Clan Ancient Gunnery Performance]

    ◇Aoyama Ikebana Outdoor Exhibition / Tea Ceremony ~ Matsumoto City Establishment Anniversary

    ◇Sekishū Style Tea Ceremony – Matsushiro Gathering

     

     

    ■Summer Events

     

    ◇Special Summer Opening of Taikomon (Taiko Gate)

    ◇National Treasure Matsumoto Castle [Taiko Drum Festival]

    ◇National Treasure Matsumoto Castle [Music & Performance] ~ An illuminated mysterious world ~

    ◇Free entrance days for guests dressed in Japanese traditional attire (Kimono etc.)

    ◇National Treasure Matsumoto Castle [Moonlight Concert]

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    ■Fall Events

     

    ◇Shinshu ・ Matsumoto Soba Matsuri (festival)

    ◇National Treasure Matsumoto Castle [Joint Tea Party]

    ◇National Treasure Matsumoto Castle [Doll Exhibition]

    ◇Special Fall Opening of Taikomon (Takio Gate)

    ◇National Treasure Matsumoto Castle [Ancient Gunnery Performance]

    ◇National Treasure Matsumoto Castle [Chrysanthemum Exhibition]

    ◇National Treasure Matsumoto Castle [Youth Kendo & Naginata Competition]

    ◇National Treasure Matsumoto Castle [Traditional Song & Sword Dance]

    ◇National Treasure Matsumoto Castle [Youth Samurai Parade]

    ◇National Treasure Matsumoto Castle Old Castle Drum Performance

    ◇National Treasure Matsumoto Castle [Fall Tea Ceremony]

    ◇Festival of the “Legend of the God of Eve of the 26th”

    ◇National Treasure Matsumoto Castle – Falconry Display

     

     

    ■Winter Events

    ◇Winter Preparation (Castle greenery dressing for winter, etc.)

    ◇Kadomatsu (traditional pine decoration) display setting

    ◇Cleaning and decoration (display of traditional rope decoration)

    ◇National Treasure Matsumoto Castle [New Year Celebration Ceremony]

    ◇National Treasure Matsumoto Castle [Ice Carving Festival]

    ◇Cultural Heritage Site Fire Protection Day [National Treasure Matsumoto Castle Fire Department Training Day]

     

  • Matsumoto Folkcraft Museum

    2017/09/01

     

     

    Located on the outskirts of Matsumoto City, the Matsumoto Folkcraft Museum is a traditionally styled building situated in a quiet neighborhood. Craft store owner and operator, Mr. Tarō Maruyama, was moved to construct the building after being thoroughly impressed by the Mingei folk art movement begun by Mr. Yanagi Sōetsu. The museum displays not only numerous Matsumoto Mingei folk art furniture works, but also various other types of craft items. Regardless of region, or even country, if they are folk craft goods, items have been gathered from far and wide and are on display for the enjoyment of visitors.

     

    開館時間　9：00～17：00（最終入館16：30）

    休館日　毎週月曜日（休日の場合はその翌日）

    12月29日～1月3日

    料金　大人300円（団体20人以上200円）

    小中学生　70歳以上の松本市民は無料

    Hours 9:00 ~ 17:00 (Last entry 16:30)

    Closed: Every Monday (Closed the following day when Monday is a holiday)

    12/29 ~ 1/3

    Entrance fee: Adults 300 Yen (for groups of 20 or more, 200 Yen each)

    Elementary School age children and seniors over 70 are free

  • Matsumoto City Museum of Art

    2017/09/01

    The Matsumoto City Museum of Art is one of various museums that represent Matsumoto as an ‘academic city’. Since opening is April of 2002, various works of art created by multiple artists have been exhibited in the museum. It is a museum rooted in the community that strives to serve as a place for appreciation, expression, and learning.

    As the birthplace of the world famous Yayoi Kusama, the museum also centrally displays some of her works.

    You can also see Yayoi Designed polka dot vending machines only here at the museum.

  • Kamikōchi

    2017/09/01

    The British Revered Walter Weston praised the splendor of Kamikōchi, the Hotaka mountain range, and Mt. Yari to the world. Up until that time, mountaineering was not recognized as a leisure pastime and, in addition to making the area famous, Weston is also credited with also popularizing the activity. As a result of popularizing mountain climbing, he is widely praised as being the “father of mountaineering in Japan”.

    The person who guided Walter Weston to Kamikōchi was Mr. Kamonji Kamijō.

    Entering the Showa era, mountaineering boomed and tourists flourished to the Kamikōchi area. As the number of cars and busses increased, the environment suffered and in 1975 car regulation on the Kamikōchi Park Line began. Thanks to those efforts, the beautiful nature has been protected and preserved.

     

    Two famous places in Kamikōchi are Kappa Bridge and Taisho Pond. Taisho Pond was created through the eruption of Mt. Yake. Mud flow, resulting from the eruption on June 6th of 1915, blocked the Azusa river and Taisho Pond emerged as a result. Visitors view with awe the trees that died, as a result of the eruption, still standing in Taisho Pond to this day. In recent years rotting has progressed and some of the trees occasionally suddenly fall over. Before too long the mysterious scene will be a thing of the past.

     

    Note: Kamikōchi is closed from November to April. Entrance is prohibited during this period.

     

    For more information, please visit the following website:

    http://www.kamikochi.or.jp/

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