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-Edo- and early-Sh艒wa-era architecture for you to explore. The museum is approximately 3km from JR Matsumoto Station (about 楼1600 by taxi) or 15 minutes' walk from 艑niwa Station on the Alpico line (楼180, six minutes).
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
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This is a reconstruction of one of the most significant checkpoints on the Edo-period trunk roads. From its perch above the river valley, it's easy to see鈥
Nearby Matsumoto attractions
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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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Home to Japan's largest pendulum clock (on the building's exterior) and over 300 other timepieces, including fascinating medieval Japanese creations, this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
2.05 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
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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
6. 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
7.54 MILES
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