15 Best Matsumoto Tours

“We had a wonderful tour with Matt, our very knowledgeable and personable guide. As we walked towards the castle, Matt explained how the city evolved over time and enthousiastically answered all our questions regarding the history of the castle and Japan in general. The Samueai…”

“Matsumoto was fine, but the the majority of the day is spent in the bus. The itinerary should be reversed and Kamikochi should be first and given more time. However regardless of this and even if you get a clear day to see the mountains…”

“We had a great tour even though it did not go as expected due to weather conditions. Joyce was a lovely guide and provided lots of interesting information and came up with nice alternative activities as we were not able to go to Kamikochi.”

“I was on a trip solo and thanks for Kei, the guide for that day. He was very informative. We started the tour with Samurai experience a community learning center in Nakamachi street for an hour. I couldn't remember my sensei but her performance was…”

“Great! Our guide, Tom from Canada, was super. He has great knowledge of the area and Japan having lived there for decades. Equally good is his knowledge of social history and especially that of the local area. A big bonus is that he’s also a…”

“My tour guide Sayuko gave me a very detailed and personal tour around the city and inside and outside of Matsumoto Castle. Could definitely recommend!”

“A nice way to explore the Nakasendo trail from Tsumago to Magome. We started our journey from Matsumoto by a private bus van to Tsumago - which has buildings dating back to the 17th century. Our guides, Kim and Hemi took us throRead more”

“I continue being impressed by this tour company. This is the second tour with them on my current trip to Nagano. I am impressed with guides terrific personalities, quality of transportation.”

“We were basically the one ones on the tour (2 of us) so it was like a private tour (lucky us!). We walked at our pace, even stopped at some places to stamp my book (post offices on the way, tourism office and the towns…”

“highly recommended. guide is well spoken and knowledgeable. He took care of us very well.”

“The tour was really fun and informative. Our tour guide, Shawn, shared a lot of historical and cultural stories about the locations we were visiting and also the region surrounding us. Matsumoto castle is a great part of the regional history and definitely worth a…”

“Kai wasn't enthusiastic guide but his English was a bit limited and he was a bit hard to understand, not his problem but ours as we are Americans in Japan. He did his best to point out interesting features of the castle. The soba noodle…”

“Great way to see the Matsumoto area and had a great soba lunch from a local restaurant. The guide was very friendly and gave a good overview of the Matsumoto area”

“Castle is the oldest original castle in Japan and a must see with a guide that speaks fluent English and Japanese, noodle making was very good and I could tell the chef had been doing it for years, he helped me with each step. Got…”

“Communications were great with this company, Japan Awaits. My wonderful guide for the day, Hori Horiuchi, met me at Nagano station and took care of everything from there. Matsumoto Castle was a very nice tour and then we walked throRead more”