Discover Matsumoto: Landmarks, Sake, Kaiseki, & Castle Tour

Explore charming Matsumoto City with this multi-sensory guided walking tour! Visit key landmarks like a traditional warehouse and other historic buildings. Try a variety of the region’s finest sake, then enjoy a kaiseki meal at a traditional Japanese restaurant with a picturesque garden. The grand finale is a tour of Matsumoto Castle–a national treasure and cultural site steeped in samurai history.

Experience flow:

Visit Matsumoto City landmarks like a traditional warehouse and other historic buildings

Taste some of the region’s finest sake

Enjoy a kaiseki lunch at a traditional Japanese restaurant with a picturesque garden

Tour Matsumoto Castle

Your Matsumoto City adventure begins by meeting your friendly guide at Nakamachi Street–a beloved local area lined with traditional merchant houses now housing galleries, shops, and cafes. From here, you’ll stop at a traditional Japanese warehouse and other historic buildings that populate the city landscape. After you’ve soaked up the key scenery, try some of Matsumoto’s finest sake with a tasting experience!

After all this walking, you’ve surely worked up an appetite! Continue the journey by activating your sense of taste and smell with an authentic kaiseki meal using seasonal Japanese ingredients.

Matsumoto's delicious local cuisine and fine ingredients are the stars here, offering authenticity with enough variety for gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian menu adjustments. A genuine taste of the region primes guests for their foray into the grounds of Matsumoto Castle. Of course, plenty of treasures await within, from the weathered walls that defended the town to stunning vistas visible from its upper floors. This 16th-century marvel is one of Japan's few remaining original castles, and its five-tiered donjon stands as a stoic witness to centuries of samurai stories.