# Things to see in Matsumoto, Nagano (Japan): 63 places and when to go

> Matsumoto, Nagano is a city in Japan with around 225,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 63 places in and around it, mainly Mountains (36), Nature (27), Hiking (10). The best known are Matsumoto Castle, Mount Jōnen and Mount Tsubakuro. In June there are 14 h 27 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 33. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/matsumoto/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Japan · 36.2404, 137.97
- **Population:** About 225,000
- **Places:** 63 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/montana/) (36) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/naturaleza/) (27) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/senderismo/) (10) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/museos/) (8) · [Hot springs](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/termal/) (6) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/espiritual/) (5)
- **Also possible:** All year round.
- **Nearest airport:** HND Tokyo, 181 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Mount Okuhotaka, at 3,190 m.

## What to see in Matsumoto, Nagano

The places in and around Matsumoto, Nagano, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Matsumoto Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/castillo-de-matsumoto/): Building in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan · 216 m
- [Mount Jōnen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-jonen/): Mountain in Nagano Prefecture, Japan · 24 km
- [Mount Tsubakuro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-tsubakuro/): Mountain in Nagano Prefecture, Japan · 30 km
- [Takashima Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/takashima-castle/): Japanese castle · 26 km
- [Japan Ukiyo-e Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/japan-ukiyo-e-museum/): Art museum in Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan · 3.3 km
- [Kaichi School](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kaichi-school-museum/): Meiji-era pseudo-Western style school building in Matsumoto, Japan; first modern school building designated a National Treasure (2019) · 334 m
- [Anraku-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/anrakuji-temple/): Buddhist temple in Nagano Prefecture, Japan · 21 km
- [Mount Chō](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-cho/): Mountain in Japan · 23 km
- [Mount Minami](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-minami/): Mountain in Matsumoto, Nagano and Takayama, Gifu in Japan · 30 km
- [Kurumayama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-kuruma/): Mountain in Nagano Prefecture, Japan · 25 km
- [Mount Kasumizawa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-kasumizawa/): Mountain in Japan · 30 km
- [Mount Mae-Jōnen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-mae-jonen/): Mountain in Japan · 23 km
- [Mount Oteshō](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-ohtensho/): Mountain in Japan · 28 km
- [Mount Nabekanmuri](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-nabekanmuri/): Mountain in Japan · 17 km
- [Sunritz Hattori Museum of Arts](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/sanritz-hattori-museum-of-art/): Museum in Japan · 24 km
- [Asama Onsen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/asama-onsen/): Building in Nagano Prefecture, Japan · 3.0 km
- [Dakesawa Goya](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/dakesawa-hut/): Mountains · Hiking · 29 km
- [Harmo Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/harmo-museum/): Museum of naive art on Lake Suwa, in Nagano, Japan · 22 km
- [Ikushima Tarushima Shrine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/ikushima-tarushima-jinja/): Shinto shrine in Nagano Prefecture, Japan · 26 km
- [Karasawa Hütte](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/karasawa-hutte/): Mountains · Hiking · 28 km
- [Karasawa Goya](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/karasawagoya/): Mountains · Hiking · 28 km
- [Matsumoto City Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/matsumoto-city-museum/): Museum · 577 m
- [Matsumoto City Museum of Art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/matsumoto-city-museum-of-art/): Museum in Japan · 1.1 km
- [Mount Ariake](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-ariake/): Mountain in Nagano Prefecture, Japan · 25 km

And the other 39, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Mount Higashitenjo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-higashitenjo/), [Mount Okuhotaka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-okuhotaka/), [Mount Roppyaku](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-roppyaku/), [Mount Yokotōshi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-yokotoshi/), [Mount Chōchōmiyama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/chochomiyama/), [Gendarme](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/gendarme/), [Akaiwa Dake](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-akaiwa/), [Mount Karasawa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-karasawa/), [Mount Kita-Hotaka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-kita-hotaka/), [Mount Mae-Hotaka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-mae-hotaka/), [Nishi Dake](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-nishi/), [Mt. Hikarujo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-hikarujo/), [Mt. Komayumi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-komayumi/), [Mount Okami](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-okami/), [Mount Takabotchi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-takabocchi/), [Mount Ōtaki](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/miount-ohtaki/)
- **Snow**: [Royal Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shirakabako-royal-hill/), [Blanche-Takayama Ski Resort](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/blanche-takayama/), [Echo Valley Ski Resort](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/echo-valley/), [Kurumayama-Kogen SKYPARK Ski Resort](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kurumayama-kogen-skypark/), [Family Gelände Kirigamine Ski Area](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/family-gelande-kirigamine-ski-area/)
- **Museums and art**: [Tateshina Teddy Bear Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/tateshina-teddy-bear-musuem/)
- **Temples**: [Eifuku-ji Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/eifukuji/), [Kitamuki-kan'non](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kitamuki-kannon/), [Shōrin-ji Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shorinji/)
- **Mountains**: [Hotakadake Sansō](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/hotakadakesanso/), [Kamonjigoya](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kamonjigoya/), [Minamidakegoya](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/minamidakegoya/), [Otenjo Hutte](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/otenjo-hutte/), [Yamanohidaya](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/yamanohidaya/), [Yarisawa Lodge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/yarisawa-lodge/), [Yokoosanso](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/yokoosanso/)
- **Architecture**: [Kappa Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kappa-bridge/)
- **Hot springs**: [Autobahn Hot Spring Lake suwa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/autobahn-hot-spring-lake-suwa/), [Daishiyu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/daishiyu/), [Hot Plaza Asama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/hot-plaza-asama/), [Oyu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/oyu/), [Shioinoyu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shioinoyu/)
- **Food and drink**: [Masumi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/masumi/)

## When to go to Matsumoto, Nagano

Months when you can visit Matsumoto, Nagano: all year round. Its places do not agree on a single best time, so check each one.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 47 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 40 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 43 |
| April | Possible | 12 h 56 |
| May | Possible | 13 h 55 |
| June | Possible | 14 h 27 |
| July | Possible | 14 h 14 |
| August | Possible | 13 h 23 |
| September | Possible | 12 h 13 |
| October | Possible | 11 h 03 |
| November | Possible | 10 h 02 |
| December | Possible | 9 h 33 |

In June there are 14 h 27 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 33. In April, 31 of the 63 places are at their best.

When to go to Japan in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Matsumoto, Nagano

The nearest main airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND, Tokyo), 181 km as the crow flies. How to get around Japan (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.2404%2C137.97)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=36.2404%2C137.97)

## Other towns nearby

- [Nagano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/nagano-2/): 6 places · 24 km
- [Nagano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/nagano/): 211 places · 49 km
- [Toyama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/toyama/): 11 places · 84 km
- [Kōfu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kofu/): 88 places · 86 km
- [Takaoka, Toyama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/takaoka/): 10 places · 99 km
- [Maebashi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/maebashi/): 55 places · 100 km

And all of Japan, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Matsumoto, Nagano?

The best known: [Matsumoto Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/castillo-de-matsumoto/), [Mount Jōnen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-jonen/), [Mount Tsubakuro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-tsubakuro/), [Takashima Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/takashima-castle/), [Japan Ukiyo-e Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/japan-ukiyo-e-museum/). In all, 63 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### How do you get to Matsumoto, Nagano?

The nearest main airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 181 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=36.2404%2C137.97) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Matsumoto, Nagano as the destination and these 63 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).