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An Unusual Cherry Blossom Season at Matsumoto Castle

Triumph & Tragedy: Matsumoto’s ‘Higher School’

Matsumoto’s ‘Yaoya’: the Mom & Pop Shops of Town

Quiet & Multi-Cultured: The Old Agetsuchi-machi Neighborhood

Shioi-no-yu: A Century of Bath House History in Downtown Matsumoto

The Fleeting Snows of the Matsumoto Winter

Reasons to Watch Your Step in Matsumoto

Matsumoto’s City Buses: Moving Works of Art

A Slice of Serenity Next to the Castle: Ikegami Hyakuchiku-tei

In Search of Water: the Suiban-jo Castle Ruins

Yohashira Shrine & The Colors of the Season

Fab Fall Colors & Few People: Agata-no-mori 2020

A Dig Into Matsumoto’s Distant Past (Going on now!)

A Closer Look at the Ruling Clans of Matsumoto Castle

Yohashira Shrine Festival 2020: Signs of Life & Normalcy

Less-Traveled Roads: Gofukuji Temple and Mt. Hachibuse

Hiking Up Through History: The Twin Ruins of Hayashi Castle

Ekimae Hiroba: Practical & Historical Matters, Right Outside the Station

Kotaku-ji: Quiet Temple, Cool Details

Hayashi: Quiet Hood of History, Mystery & Confusion

Igawa & Ogasawara: Minor Names with Major History

Hiking Asama Onsen – Part 4: The Four Doorways to Gotenyama

Hiking Asama Onsen – Part 3: Climbing Daionji-yama