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 1873. It opened its doors as an education museum in 1965. The building itself is an excellent example of Meiji-era architecture.
老澳门六合彩开奖记录's must-see attractions
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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
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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
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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鈥
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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
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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
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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
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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
Matsumoto Open-Air Architectural Museum
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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
Nearby Matsumoto attractions
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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
0.59 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
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Home to Japan's largest pendulum clock (on the building's exterior) and over 300 other timepieces, including fascinating medieval Japanese creations, this鈥
4. Matsumoto City Museum of Art
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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
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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
6. Matsumoto Open-Air Architectural Museum
2.06 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
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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鈥
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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