Fancy some wasabi wine or ice cream? This farm, a 15-minute bike ride from JR Hotaka Station, is a must for wasabi-lovers. An English map guides you among wasabi plants (130 tonnes of wasabi are grown in flooded fields here annually) amid rolling hills, restaurants, shops and workspaces. It's a fascinating and fun place for a stroll, but there's a huge bus park out the front, so be mentally prepared for lots of other visitors.
Dai-艒 Wasabi-N艒jo
Matsumoto & the Northern Japan Alps
老澳门六合彩开奖记录's must-see attractions
27.13 MILES
Founded in the 7th century, National Treasure 窜别苍办艒-箩颈 is home to the revered statue Ikk艒-Sanzon, said to be the first Buddhist image to arrive in Japan 鈥
7.67 MILES
Must-see 惭补迟蝉耻尘辞迟辞-箩艒 is Japan's oldest wooden castle and one of four castles designated National Treasures 鈥 the others are Hikone, Himeji and Inuyama鈥
29.5 MILES
Comprising three sub-shrines, Togakushi-H艒k艒sha, Togakushi-Ch奴sha and Togakushi-Okusha, each a few kilometres apart, Togakushi-jinja honours the 1911m鈥
6.38 MILES
This popular art museum showcases the work of Chihiro Iwasaki (1918鈥74), who became world-renowned while specialising in children's-book illustrations鈥
7.51 MILES
Housing more than 100,000 woodblock prints, paintings, screens and old books, this renowned museum exhibits but a fraction of its collection. The museum鈥
7.95 MILES
狈补飞补迟别-诲艒谤颈, a few blocks south from the castle, is a popular street for a stroll. Vendors along this riverside walk sell antiques, souvenirs, and鈥
8.3 MILES
This sleek museum has a good collection of the work of Japanese artists, many of whom hail from Matsumoto or whose art depicts scenes of the surrounding鈥
Utsukushi-ga-hara Open Air Museum
14.9 MILES
Atop Utsukushi-ga-hara-k艒gen plateau you'll find this seemingly random sculpture garden with some 350 pieces, mostly by Japanese sculptors. The鈥
Nearby Matsumoto & the Northern Japan Alps attractions
1.58 MILES
Ten minutes' walk north from JR Hotaka Station, Rokuzan Bijutsukan showcases the work of Meiji-era sculptor Rokuzan Ogiwara (1879鈥1910; aka the 'Rodin of鈥
6.38 MILES
This popular art museum showcases the work of Chihiro Iwasaki (1918鈥74), who became world-renowned while specialising in children's-book illustrations鈥
7.39 MILES
A few blocks north of the castle, the former Kaichi School is both an Important Cultural Property and the oldest elementary school in Japan, founded in鈥
7.51 MILES
Housing more than 100,000 woodblock prints, paintings, screens and old books, this renowned museum exhibits but a fraction of its collection. The museum鈥
5. Matsumoto Open-Air Architectural Museum
7.54 MILES
Adjacent to the better-known Japan Ukiyo-e Museum, amid fields and rice paddies beneath the gaze of the Alps, stand these five examples of striking late鈥
7.67 MILES
Must-see 惭补迟蝉耻尘辞迟辞-箩艒 is Japan's oldest wooden castle and one of four castles designated National Treasures 鈥 the others are Hikone, Himeji and Inuyama鈥
7.95 MILES
狈补飞补迟别-诲艒谤颈, a few blocks south from the castle, is a popular street for a stroll. Vendors along this riverside walk sell antiques, souvenirs, and鈥
7.96 MILES
Home to Japan's largest pendulum clock (on the building's exterior) and over 300 other timepieces, including fascinating medieval Japanese creations, this鈥