Shinkansen from Shinjuku to Matsumoto
In front of the time piece museum
Children's Day/Tengo no Sekku/Boy's Day
Flying carp shaped winsocks called koinobori
Matsumoto's frog statue
Frogs with Katanas welcoming visitors
The street of the frogs, kaeru
Nawate Dori shopping street
Taiyaki snack, we tried the red-bean and sausage filling and it was savoury
Yohashira shrine
Matsumoto Castle aka Crow Castle
Listed as a National Treasure of Japan
Two cute Japanese girls attempting a wefie
A flatland castle surrounded by a moat
Another Japanese boy attempting an interesting pose
Parco shopping centre
Kobayashi Soba
Tenzaru Soba - Tempura Soba
Yukimi Soba with quail egg
Just next to Hotel New Station, Matsumoto
Mac Donalds
Travel tickets
Onroute to Biwa No Yu onsen
Hillside village of Asama Onsen
Inside the indoor bathhouse
After soaking in the onsen
Yakult vending machine
Outdoor bathhouse
Revisited the Matsumoto Castle in the evening
Torishin - Yakitori Bar
Unfortunately there was no English Menu and we had to depend on J's cousin to translate the kanji
appetiser
grilled chicken
Finished off with a cup of hot green tea
Single room
Free hot spring in the hotel on the 7th storey, which meant we didnt need to travel to Asama area to enjoy the hot springs there and could have ventured out to Kamikochi
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