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Nagano Private Tour - Matsumoto Castle
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Matsumoto Castle Tour & Samurai Experience, Nakamachi Street

Unique Experience
Nagano Tour Guide - Ken-ichi M.

Joined 2025

Ken-ichi M.
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Nagano
English
11 hours
Private tour (only you and Ken-ichi M.)
Up to 6 people

A symbol of Samurai is Japanese castles where the lord, top of Samurai resided. Matsumoto castle is one of only 5 castles designated a "National Treasure" of Japan.

Not only watching top Samurai's residence but also experiencing Samrai's ancient art of combat by wearing Samurai clothes and grasping a katana, Japanese sword.

After having lunch (Soba:buckweat noodles or Sanzoku-yaki Bandit Chicken=Japanese KFC is recommended), let's stroll Nakamachi Street to take a look at classic warehouses.

Itinerary

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07:00 AM

Meeting Point

Your hotel lobby in Nagano-city or Nagano-station (Japan Railway East)

- Please select your suitable meeting point. In case of Nagano-station, plrase meet at the front of Nagano City Tourist Information Center.

07:30 AM

Nagano-station Local Line Gate

Let's get on the express train departing at 7:44am to Matsumoto-station arriving at 8:37 am.

09:20 AM

Matsumoto Castle

Let's visit more than 400 years old and the oldest in Japan, wooden castle, consisted from 5-tiered, 6-story tower.

11:00 AM

Samurai Experience

Let's wear samurai clothes and grasp a katana sword. Then, please learn samurai’s ancient fighting techniques from a master samurai.

12:00 PM

Lunch

On the way to next destination, please have lunch.

Soba (buckweat) noodles or Sanzoku-yaki Bandit Chicken (Japanese KFC) is recommendable.

01:30 PM

Nawate Street and Nakamachi Street

Let’s stroll these 2 streets.


At Nawate Street, the uncommon shops are lining and giving you a retro feel. Located just in front of Yohashira Shrine. This area is known as a sacred place for frogs. A flog god is ebshrined here.


Nakamachi street has many traditional storehouses characterized by their black-and-white, crisscross-pattern walls.

04:20 PM

Matsumoto-station

Let’s get on the train departing at 4:34pm to Nagano-station arriving at 5:50pm.

Ending Point

Nagano-station

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Inclusions & Exclusions

What‘s included

guide fee

What‘s not included

public transportation fees US$25 per person

Matsumoto Castle Entrance fee US$9 per person

Samurai Experience fee US$90 per person

Lunch fee US$10 per person

Tour Important Information

* Please note that the stairs to reach the top of Matsumoto Castle’s tower are steep and narrow.

Cancellation Policy

  • Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
  • 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
  • No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Nagano Tour Guide - Ken-ichi M.

Joined 2025

Ken-ichi M.
5.00 / 5
(1 reviews)
Identity Verified
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About Tour Guide Ken-ichi M.

In March 1983, I graduated Chiba university. Major is psychology.

In April 1983, I entered a manufacturing company of semiconductor components and I was assaigned to the overseas sales dept.

For more than 40 years, I had done sales activities with foreign semiconductor companies using English language.

I had visited foreign customer companies located in several foreign countries on once a month basis.

I have stationed myself in Singapore and Malaysia for 5 years.


I have homestayed in Los Angels for a month and in Oakland New Zealand for a week.

I have welcomed an American teacher in my house for a week as a homestay program.


I have passed the examination of Tour Guide in 2016.


I have teached the skiing in Shiga Highland Ski Resort, Happo-one Ski Resort and Iwatake Ski Resort.


I had guided bus passengers(most of them were Austllarian people) at the bus terminal in Hakuba-Happo.


I am now teaching junior high school students English grammar.

Reviews

Nice busy sight seeing day.

Ken was a mellow and flexible guide. We rented a car and it was great to have Ken with us to show us around and share his knowledge with us. We enjoyed our day very much, although if you are based in Nagano, that's a lot of driving in a day and does not leave a ton of time at each stop. Would be best to do if you are staying in or near Matsumoto.

Francois D.

Ken-ichi M.

Mrs. and Mr. Francois D. I thank you very much for choosing me as the guide for your wonderful and memorable tours in Nagano pref. I hope you could have spent a satisfactory journey. If you were happy, I am also happy !! As we talked at that time, If you have a chance to come to Japan again as a Japan lover and spend the time again with me for skiing !!

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