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

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Nagano Tour Guide - Ken-ichi M.

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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

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What‘s included

guide fee

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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

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Nagano Tour Guide - Ken-ichi M.

Joined 2025

Ken-ichi M.
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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.

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