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  • Matsumoto City Museum of Art
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    3.5
    122 Reviews
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    Nagano Pref. Matsumotoshi Marunouchi 4-1
    This is a municipal museum on the grounds of Matsumoto Castle in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, exhibiting items related to the history and folk customs of the area. It introduces the history of the castle and the castle town from their origin to the modern day. There are also materials which convey information and allow visitors to learn about local lifestyles and customs including raised cloth pictures, star festival dolls, travelers’ guardian deity and an aging ceremony. One important highlight is the Edo period waterworks discovered during an archaeological dig.

    The Matsumoto City Museum covers three floors of a building adjacent to the castle grounds. It is different from many city museums in that it includes some early history of the city and area. It is...

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  • Matsumoto Timepiece Museum
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    4.0
    130 Reviews
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    Nagano Pref. Matsumotoshi Chuou 1-21-15
    This museum displays a wide range of timepieces centering on a collection donated by antique timepiece researcher Chikazo Honda. The museum has a policy of displaying each timepiece in its collection (which contains more than 1,000 items) in working condition whenever possible. The museum also exhibits a number of phonographs, which have a deep connection to the history of timepieces. The museum is notable for the massive pendulum clock, one of Japan's largest, which is built into the front of the building. The museum is a 10-minute walk from JR Matsumoto Station.

    If you are curious about technology or history this is a fascinating museum. Who knew the Egyptians invented the hourglass as an advance over water to tell time. There were candles for predetermined...

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  • Matsumoto Mingei-kan (Matsumoto Folkcraft Museum)
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    4.0
    44 Reviews
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    Nagano Pref. Matsumotoshi Satoyamabe 1313-1
    Matsumoto Mingei-kan is a folk craft museum located about 15 minutes by car from the center of Matsumoto City. Taro Maruyama, the owner of a folk craft shop, founded the museum in 1962. The museum houses a collection of about 6,000 artifacts of the Mingei movement from the Taisho period (1912–1926) which introduces the idea of “beauty of necessaries” in daily necessities used for handwork in everyday life. In 1983 the building was donated to Matsumoto City and now it is an integral part of the Matsumoto City Museum.

    Im a huge fan of Japanese folk art (mingei), and Ive been to my share of folkcraft museums in Japan. This one had some really interesting objects but I could only look and wonder what they were. I...

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  • Omachi Alpine Museum
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    4.0
    30 Reviews
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    Nagano Pref. Omachishi Omachi 8056-1
    The Omachi Alpine Museum, located in Omachi, Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture, opened in 1951 as Japan’s first museum dedicated to mountains. In addition to introducing the wildlife and history of the Hida Mountains, the museum also holds exhibitions on the symbiosis between mountain-top ecosystems and people. At the attached zoo facility, Hida Mountain wildlife like Japanese serows and owls are kept; an exhibit featuring ptarmigans, a designated National Special Monument, reopened in 2016. The facility is a popular place to view rare mountain animals.

    Very modern inside. Most of the signs were Japanese only, but it was still possible to figure out the gist of the displays (we were one non-speaker and one beginner-speaker). Especially liked the...

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  • Omachi Energy Museum
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    3.0
    13 Reviews
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    Nagano Omachi-shi Taira 2112-38
    This fun and educational museum uses models and experiment exhibits to reveal the hidden fundamentals behind how energy can be transformed into heat, light, movement, and electricity. Museum exhibits also include a real, now retired water turbine, and visitors can follow the history of the development of hydraulic power as well.

    子ども向けと聞いていたけど、理系を選んだ後の学年以上向けかと思うくらい内容は高度。 ボタンを押したら装置が動く展示が多様にあり、楽しみながら学べます。 難しいことが分からなくても、レトロ な展示を見るだけでも楽しめます。

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  • Azumino Tensan Center
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    4.5
    6 Reviews
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    Nagano Azumino Hotaka Ariake 3618-24
    A museum located in Azumino City which introduces the history of the cultivation of the Japanese oak silkmoth. Thread made using the cocoons of the moths is produced similar to that of regular silk, but the resulting fabric is lighter and softer, and possesses a distinctive color and luster. Inside, visitors can learn about the history of Japanese oak silkmoths and their ecology. In the adjoining studio, visitors can watch as textiles are woven from the moths' cocoons. The museum's shop sells Japanese oak silkmoth silks and accessories. In addition, visitors can also see actual Japanese oak silkmoths being raised in an open breeding house on the grounds.

    We visited Azumino during the off season of March. The town bus was not running during our visit. We took a taxi to the Azumino Tensan Center. The taxi was about $23.00 US from the Hotaka station...

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  • Japan Ukiyo-e Museum
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    Nagano Pref. Matsumotoshi Shimadachi New cut 2206-1
    The Sakai collection, as it is called, started with the woodblock prints of sixth-generation Yoshiaki Heisuke Sakai. It was the10th-generation Fujiyoshi Sakai who took the works spanning a period of 200 years and established the Japan Ukiyo-e Museum in 1982 in order to share the precious collection, which includes handwritten works and woodblock-printed books, with the rest of the world. It is the largest collection of 19th-century woodblock prints in the world. It’s a minute by car from the Matsumoto Interchange on the Nagano Expressway.
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  • Matsumoto City Shiga Fossil Museum
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    Nagano Matsumoto-shi Nanaarashi 85-1
    "When local elementary school students discovered part of a whale fossil in 1986, a large excavation was conducted. They uncovered the ""Shiga Sperm Whale,"" now the museum's main exhibit. Located in northern Matsumoto City, this region is known as a prefectural treasure trove of marine mammal fossils (whales and pinnipeds). It was only the second complete fossil sperm whale skeleton ever excavated along the Pacific Rim, as well as the world's oldest. Fossils of shellfish, fish, and plants are also on display."
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  • Azumino Municipal Toyoshina Folk Museum
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    Nagano Azumino Toyoshina 4289-8
    A folk museum which introduces the history of Toyoshina, Azumino City. A painting depicting Azumino as seen from the south is displayed in the entranceway. Next to that, there are exhibits containing trace fossils of shrimp and crabs, which indicate this area was once ocean. In the museum's standing exhibition space, everything from daily life in the area to seasonal events is portrayed in great detail, presenting the area's way of life. There's also an activity corner with a water play area. In addition, the museum regularly holds special exhibitions and events, and the facility plays a role in passing on the area's culture.
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  • Matsumoto City Azusagawa Akademia Hall
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    Nagano Matsumoto-shi Azusagawa Yamato 566-12
    A 10-minute drive from the Matsumoto Interchange and 20 minutes from JR Matsumoto Station. This art and history museum is located in the front of the Azusagawa Library. In part a place for local residents to rest and relax, there's a coffee room in the lobby and an outdoor event space; visitors can also take in cherry blossoms on the grounds in spring. Exhibition room number 1 can be rented out and is used for exhibitions and concerts. Exhibition room number 2 displays works by local artists such as Toranoshin Kawagoe and Kesao Horasawa, and also introduces the history of the Azusagawa area. Exhibits include pottery discovered during archeological excavations and farming implements once used by local residents.
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  • Hijiri Museum
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    Nagano Higashichikuma-gun Omimura O Hijiri 5887-1
    A museum situated on the east bank of Hijiri Lake. The museum has exhibits on the history of Omi Village, the Zenkoji Kaido road, and the Shinano 33 Kannon Temple Pilgrimage, enabling visitors to learn about the history of the area and the way its people have lived. A separate building is dedicated to aviation and displays unusual and rare aviation-related items, including an F-104 fighter jet.
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  • Chikuni no Sho Museum
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    Nagano Pref. Kitadumigunotarimura Chikuniotsu 3125-1
    This is a historical archive in Kita-azumi County in Nagano Prefecture that communicates the history of the Chikuni Kaido road. Also called the Salt Road, it was used to transport goods from the Sea of Japan to Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture and this archive was built on the remains of a guard house built at an important point along the way. An original private house has been relocated from a Chikuni settlement and rebuilt and visitors can see the way everyday life was at that time. There is also a Chikuni Bansho guard house and a Shiokura salt store. It is around one and a half hours from Azumino Interchange on the Nagano Expressway.
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  • Shionomichichojiya Yabusamekaikan
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    4.5
    10 Reviews
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    Nagano Pref. Omachishi Omachi 2572

    This is on of three local salt road museum stops you can get on one ticket. The displays are fascinating and tell a great tale of old time. During the fueding Times, the lords fought over...

  • Sake no Museum
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    2.5
    8 Reviews
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    Nagano Omachi-shi Taira 2811

    大町温泉郷のバス停そばにある酒の博物館。地元の酒だけではなく、全国のお酒を扱い、ずらっと一升瓶が並ぶさまを見たかったのですが、訪問した時は閉館中でした。特に再開時期は掲示されていませんでした。

  • Matsumoto Municipal Museum
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    Nagano Matsumoto-shi Ote 3-2-21
  • Alps Onsen Museum
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    Nagano Omachi-shi Taira Omachi Hot spring village 2811-41
  • Matsumoto Municipal Archaeological Museum
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    Nagano Matsumoto-shi Nakayama 3738-1
  • Matsumoto Yama To Natural Museum
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    Nagano Matsumoto-shi Arigasaki 2455-1
  • Matsumoto Education Culture Center
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    Nagano Matsumoto-shi Satoyamabe 2930-1
  • Soba Fureai Museum
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    Nagano Matsumoto-shi Minami Matsumoto 2-6-52
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Nagano prefecture is an exciting mix of mountains, hot spring monkeys, and preserved Edo history. At the heart of the Japanese Alps, Nagano is one of the country’s most popular destinations, whether in winter for its snow sports and the much-loved Jigokudani Monkey Park or in the warmer months for discovering the undulating hills on foot. For fantastic Edo architecture, head to the Kiso Valley for a 60-kilometer stretch of quaint wooden buildings that marked the Nakasendo route 200 years ago.

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