Day trip hot springs, walking distance
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4minToutouan Biwa bath (part of Asama hot springs)
It has the 400 year history as the bath of the Matsumoto domain lord. It is the hot springs facility that guests can spend relaxing time as a day trip. Huge bathtub and open-air spa are available.
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4minHot plaza Asama
There are the sauna, water bathtub, and massage facility, and local people also love to visit its hot springs facility as a day trip. It has held the event every 26th of each month as "hot springs day". (If the event day is the same day of facility holiday on each month, it will be changed.)
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4minSenke bath (part of Asama hot springs)
It is the well known bath in the Asama hot springs, and people who like the hot water to visit from afar to its hot springs facility as a day trip.
Sanctuary for guests who use motorcycles.
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75minVenus line
It is the road for sightseeing between Chino city and Ueda city Utsukushigahara art museum. Its total length is about 76 km. It has seasonal scenes that are good for people who use motorcycles for sightseeing.
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25minUtsukushigahara skyline (Close during winter period)
It is the road fromMisayamać»Misuzu to Takeshi Pass. Its total length is about 12 km. In early summer, as it holds the bicycle competition "Tour de Utsukushigahara", It is popular as the touring road for bicycles. (Close during winter period)
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45minMarchen road (Close during winter period)
The Marchen road, the road of crossing the northern Yatsugatake, connect between Tateshina highland (Chino city) and Sakuhocho. Its total length is about 38 km. It is the second highest road (2127m) in Japan. (Close during winter period)
Main sightseeing places in Matsumoto
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By car
15minNational treasure Matsumoto castle
The Matsumoto castle surrounded by the triple water moats is famous sightseeing place for not only local people but also people from all over the world. People can enjoy and see the cherry blossom in spring, tender green in summer, to be tinged with ginkgo in fall, and to be covered by snow in winter. In the night, people can enjoy the night view of the Matsumoto castle as well.
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By car
14minNawate street
Shops such as food, toy and antique are lined up on the Nawate street along a river, and it is one of the popular sightseeing place of Matsumoto that cannot be replaced.
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15minMatsumoto city art museum
With the Matsumoto city art museum has conducted a permanent exhibition of Yayoi Kusama, the artist from Matsumoto city. It also has an annex with the restaurant in the garden, and we can see people who take meals on the terrace during a sunny day.
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15minKaichi school
Kaichi school, the oldest elementary school in Japan, can be looked around inside. As its building, western-style-architectures, represents Meiji era (1868-1912), its unusual design draws attention. You can experience the atmosphere of the day.
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By car
14minYohashira shrine
The Yohashira shrine is well known as "God for according with someone's hopes." People from around the country have visited them for praying.
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14minMatsumoto city museum
The Matsumoto castle has an annex with the Matsumoto city museum that provides and exhibits the historical information of Matsumot city and traditional crafts and got the attention from foreign visitors.
