Wi-Fi hotspot
Here is a guide to the public Wi-Fi "Wi-Fi Spots" available free of charge to tourists visiting Matsumoto.
There are a total of 30 public hotspots, providing uninterrupted coverage from Matsumoto Station to Matsumoto Castle.
*In March 2026, 14 new spots were installed along the route from Matsumoto Station to Matsumoto Castle, in addition to the original 20 locations.
1. Public Free Wi-Fi
SSID: Matsumoto_City_Free_Wi-Fi
Terms of Use
Sign up via email or social media, or connect using the [ Japan Wi-Fi auto-connect ] app.
Connection duration: Up to 60 minutes
(※ There is no limit on the number of connections, so you can reconnect and use the service as many times as you like.)
Available Locations
[Matsumoto Station to Matsumoto Castle Area]
① Matsumoto City Tourist Information Center (inside Matsumoto Station)
② Matsumoto Station Plaza (wooden tile area)
③ Area around the Actist store building on Koen-dori
④ Around the Current Building on Koen-dori
⑥ Area around Tsuruparking on Honmachi Street
⑦ Plaza in front of Shinmai Media Garden
⑧ Area around the Chitose Bridge Building on Honmachi Street
⑨ Area around the Matsumoto City Clock Museum
⑫ Toyo Keiki Otemon Parking Lot (Municipal Matsumoto Castle Otemon Surface Parking Lot (for large vehicles))
⑬ Masugata Square on Daimyo-cho Street (Tadachiya Cafe)
⑭ Area around the NTT Daimyo-cho Building on Daimyo-cho Street
⑮ Around the Main Office of Matsumoto City Hall on Daimyo-cho Street
⑯ Matsumoto City Tourist Information Center
⑰ Area around the Matsumoto City Hall Main Building
⑱ West of Matsumoto Castle South Outer Moat Boulevard
⑲ Area around the Matsumoto Castle Ticket Office
⑳ Matsumoto Castle (Inside the Honmaru Garden, near the Matsumoto Castle Management Office)
㉑ West of Matsumoto Castle Park
㉒Chubu Security & Rescue, Matsumoto Castle North Municipal Parking Lot (Kaichi Municipal Parking Lot)
㉓National Treasure: Former Kaichi School Building
[Suburbs]
㉔ Hot Plaza Asama (Asama Onsen Kaikan)
㉕Shiraito-no-Yu (Utsukushigahara Onsen Fureai Yamabe-kan)
No. 36 Kamikochi Myojin Pond ( Hodaka Shrine Okumiya)
㉝ Shirahone OnsenTourist Information Center
㉞ Utsukushigahara Parking Lot Shop (Utsukushigahara Highlands Nature Conservation Center)
2. Wi-Fi with no registration required and unlimited connection time
- Shinmai Media Garden
- A multi-purpose facility designed by Toyo Ito, like the Matsumoto Civic Art Center, built in 2018.This open-concept building, wi…
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- Nawate Street
- Nawate Street once lay between the southern outer moat of Matsumoto Castle and the clear stream of the Metoba River; its name co…
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- Nakamachi Street
- Nakamachi Street is a street of merchant houses that flourished in the Edo period (1603–1868) along the Zenkoji Temple roa…
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3. Wi-Fi network accessible via registration with a social media account or email address
(SSID: ALPICO_FREE_Wi-Fi)
■Matsumoto Bus Terminal
■Kamikochi Bus Terminal
■Shin-Shimashima Station
■Kamikochi Line (Inside the Train)
■Inside the bus bound for Kamikochi
■Express buses operated by Alpico Kotsu to and from Matsumoto