There is an abundance of ground water in the urban area of Matsumoto city.
There are water canals to bring water for the daily use of citizens, for fighting fires.
A moat around the town was built during the Edo period.
You can get a map of the various spring water installations at the 3rd floor information booth in Matsumoto station.
CHUBU [ Matsumoto ]
-Historic Sites
This castle is one of four national treasure castles(Himeji Castle, Hikone Castle, Inuyama Castle) in Japan.The oldest T...
CHUBU [ Matsumoto ]
-Historic Sites
These streets will take the visitor back to the Edo period.Old black tiled houses and white joints in the wood supports ...
CHUBU [ Matsumoto ]
-Historic Sites
The school was built for elementary school about 150 years ago.This building was designed with western and Japanese mixe...
CHUBU [ Matsumoto ]
-Mountain View
Kamikochi is a well-known place to see autumn colors, the base for advanced mountain climbers,and hiking routes.Kappabas...
CHUBU [ Matsumoto ]
-Mountain View
Mount Norikura is an active volcano(3,026m height) a very broad skirt.You can enjoy a magnificent view from the mountain...
CHUBU [ Matsumoto ]
-Mountain View
Norikura-kogen is the hillside of Mount Norikura.It is well known as summer resorts, climbing and hiking activities, aut...
CHUBU [ Matsumoto ]
-Mountain View
Shinhodaka Ropeway is the only Japanese double decker gondola to enjoy superb viewat more than 2,000m above sea level.Th...