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Matsumoto Castle Tour and Sake Tasting 1
Matsumoto Castle Tour, Local Lunch and Sake Experience 2
Matsumoto Castle Tour, Local Lunch and Sake Experience 3
Matsumoto Castle Tour, Local Lunch and Sake Experience 4
Matsumoto Castle Tour, Local Lunch and Sake Experience 5
By Welcome Matsumoto
Free cancellation available
Price is RM 393 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h
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Overview

  • This one-day tour in Matsumoto covers three parts: a visit to Matsumoto Castle, one of twelve castles in Japan with its original wooden keep still standing; a local lunch built around soba noodles or miso, and a tasting of sake from Nagano Prefecture.

    The tour starts at Matsumoto Castle, one of Japan's most striking original castles before moving to a food experience and a lunch built around two dishes tied to Nagano Prefecture.

    Which experience runs on a given day depends on availability and season. The two options are a soba-making class or a miso brewery tour. Both food experiences include a lunch with vegetarian and vegan alternatives.

    Then, your guide will walk you through a tasting of several sake varieties, each reflecting different rice strains, fermentation methods, and aging processes. Between pours, you guide will explain how water quality, seasonal brewing cycles, and rice polishing ratios shape what's in your cup.

Activity location

  • Matsumoto Castle
    • 4-1 Marunouchi,
    • 390-0873, Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Matsumoto Castle Admission Ticket Counter
    • 1 4
    • 390-0873, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan

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Matsumoto Castle Tour, Local Lunch and Sake Experience

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00
Price details
RM 392.83 x 1 AdultRM 392.83
RM 297.28 x 1 ChildRM 297.28
Total
Price is RM 297.28
Until Fri, 11 Sept

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Entry/Admission – Matsumoto Castle guided tour
  • Inclusions
    Entry/Admission – Traditional Nagano Lunch Experience
  • Inclusions
    Entry/Admission – Guided Sake Tasting
  • Inclusions
    English Speaking Guide
  • Exclusions
    Sake Brewery Tour
  • Exclusions
    Miscellaneous fees during the activity (snacks, souvenirs, etc.)
  • Exclusions
    Insurance (Travel Insurance, Private Insurance, etc...)

Know before you book

    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
    • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
    • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • This is a walking tour and includes a moderate walk.
    • Please note that the stairs to reach the top of Matsumoto Castle’s tower are steep and narrow.
    • please note, the legal drinking age in Japan is 20 years and over. Persons under that age are not allowed to consume alcohol on this tour.
    • There is no minimum age requirements.
    • Children less than 6 years old can participate for free (soft drinks for children’s can be arranged)
    • Our tour can accommodate most food allergies and dietary restriction.

Activity itinerary

Matsumoto Castle

  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Matsumoto Castle, known for its black lacquered exterior. Built in the 1590s during Japan's Warring States period, the fortress was designed for defense: steep stairs, narrow passages, and gun ports throughout the main keep. Its purpose shifted after the wars ended. Around 1633, feudal lord Naomasa Matsudaira added the tsukimi yagura, a moon-viewing room, transforming part of this military fortress into a space for contemplation and ceremony.

Matsumoto

  • 4h 30m
The tour's second part adds a food experience and a lunch built around dishes tied to Nagano Prefecture. Which food experience runs on a given day depends on availability and season. The two options are a soba-making class followed by lunch, where guests prepare their own noodles by hand, or a miso brewery tour followed by lunch, which includes a walk through a working miso brewery. Both include vegetarian and vegan alternatives. The tour concludes with a sake tasting. Matsumoto has long supported sake production, fed by a network of spring wells drawing from mountain runoff that surrounds the city. Your guide will walk you through a tasting of several sake varieties, each reflecting different rice strains, fermentation methods, and aging processes. Between pours, you guide will explain how water quality, seasonal brewing cycles, and rice polishing ratios shape what's in your cup. You will have time to sit, sample, and understand how sake remains part of daily life in Matsumoto.

Location

Activity location

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    Matsumoto Castle
    • 4-1 Marunouchi,
    • 390-0873, Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Matsumoto Castle Admission Ticket Counter
    • 1 4
    • 390-0873, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan

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