Matsumoto Castle, National Treasure of Japan
Event Information

Autumn events

Shinshu Matsumoto Soba festival

  • DetailsNational Soba festival which consists of many soba shops from all over Japan and regional goodies, local food, "slow" food, and a large exhibition of products of Shinshu.

National Treasure Matsumoto Castle, Joint Tea Ceremony

  • PlaceNational Treasure Matsumoto Castle Honamaru Garden
  • DetailsAs the start of The 62nd National Treasure Matsumoto Castle’s castle festival, 5 different schools in the city hold a joint tea ceremony. Please enjoy the scenery of Matsumoto Castle and the hospitality.
  • SupportUra Senke, Omote Senke, Edo Senke, Dainihon Tea Ceremony Society, Undenshindoryu

National Treasure Matsumoto Castle "Traditional Gunnery Performance"

  • PlaceNational Treasure Matsumoto Castle Ninomaru goten ato
  • DetailsThis event is held as a part of The 62nd National Treasure Matsumoto Castle’s castle festival.Please pay attention to the gun-bearing troopers’ equipment, the variety of firelock guns, and the sequence of actions to fire, and listen to the roaring sounds of the guns.
  • PerformersAichi Prefecture Old Gunnery Research Society Gunnery troopers, Sunpu Old style Gunnery Research Society Sunpu Gunnery Members, Matsumoto Castle Gunnery Troopers
  • SponsoreMatsumoto Castle Gunnery Storehouse Akabane Collection Association

National Treasure Matsumoto Castle Chrysanthemum Exhibition

  • PlaceNational Treasure Matsumoto Castle Honmaru Garden
  • DetailsThis event is held as a part of The 62nd National Treasure Matsumoto Castle’s castle festival. Enjoy the chrysanthemums that have been loved since the Edo Era.

National Treasure Matsumoto Castle "Boys and Girls Kendo Naginata Championships"

  • DateNovember 3rd (National holiday)
  • PlaceNational Treasure Matsumoto Castle Honmaru Garden * Location may change to Matsumoto City Juken due to rain.
  • DetailsThis event is held as a part of The 61st National Treasure Matsumoto Castle's castle festival.Under the clear sky, young people practice Japanese traditional martial arts' spirit and technique with Matsumoto Castle as a backdrop.

National Treasure Matsumoto Castle "Gin'eikenshibu"

  • DateNovember 3rd (National holiday) *May be cancelled due to rain.
  • PlaceNational Treasure Matsumoto Castle Honmaru Garden
  • DetailsThis event is held as a part of The 61st National Treasure Matsumoto Castle's castle festival.There is a performance of gin'eikenshibu with Matsumoto Castle in the autumn as a backdrop.

National Treasure Matsumoto Castle "Busha Kyudo Ceremony"

  • DateNovember 3rd (National holiday)
  • PlaceMatsumoto City Kyudo ground (Address: 28-7-4, Chuo, Matsumoto)
  • DetailsThis event is held as a part of The 62nd National Treasure Matsumoto Castle’s castle festival.At Matsumoto City Kyudo ground, with a great regard for manners, young people's spirits fly with their arrows in a quiet competition.
  • ContactMatsumoto Castle Kyudo ground Tel. 0263-36-0834

National Treasure Matsumoto Castle Boys and Girls Mushagyoretsu

  • DateNovember 3rd (National holiday) *May be cancelled due to rain.
  • PlaceNational Treasure Matsumoto Castle Honmaru Garden and the downtown
  • DetailsThis event is held as a part of The 62nd National Treasure Matsumoto Castle’s castle festival.Disclosing the history of Matsumoto Castle, sincerely hoping for peace and prosperity, 120 children and 80 adults in samurai armor, and princess and ninja costumes parade the street just like in a historic picture scroll.

National Treasure Matsumoto Castle Kojo-Taiko Performance

  • DateNovember 3rd (National holiday) *May be cancelled due to rain.
  • PlaceNational Treasure Matsumoto Castle Honmaru Garden
  • PerformerNational Treasure Matsumoto Castle Kojo-Taiko
  • DetailsThis event is held as a part of The 62nd National Treasure Matsumoto Castle’s castle festival.For the kickoff party for the parade of boys and girls in Japanese traditional armor and costumes, there is a performance of inspiring songs by National Treasure Matsumoto Kojo-taiko.

National Treasure Matsumoto Castle Autumn Tea Ceremony

  • DateNovember 3rd (National holiday)
  • PlaceNational Treasure Matsumoto Castle Honmaru Garden
  • Tea fee¥500 per seat (tea and sweets are included)
  • CooperateSado Urasenke Tankokai Inc. Nagano Prefecture branch Chushin branch
  • DetailsThis event is held as a part of The 62nd National Treasure Matsumoto Castle’s castle festival.You can enjoy a traditional Japanese Macha (tea) while appreciating the deepening autumn.

Nijurokuyasaireitaisai

  • DateNovember 3rd (National holiday)
  • PlaceNational Treasure Matsumoto Castle Honmaru Garden
  • DetailsThis event is held as a part of The 62nd National Treasure Matsumoto Castle’s castle festival.Matsumoto Castle Kojokai hosts a festival for Nijurokuyashin, which is the guardian deity of Matsumoto Castle.

National Treasure Matsumoto Castle and falconry

  • PlaceNational Treasure Matsumoto Castle Ninomaru goten ato
  • AdmissionFree (Admission to the Tenshu is charged)
  • DetailsThe performance and lecture of falconry.