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Matsumoto

Matsumoto Castle

Matsumoto Castle, originally known as Fukashi Castle, is one of 's premier historic castles, along with and . It was the seat of Matsumoto Domain under the Edo Period Tokugawa shogunate.
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  • Opening hours:
    8:30 AM—5:00 PM
    April 29th—May 5th: 8:00 AM—6:00 PM
    August: 8:00 AM—6:00 PM
    December 29th—December 31st: closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: building in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Fukashi Castle”
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Matsumoto City Museum and Kaichi School Museum.

Museum
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is situated 190 metres southeast of Matsumoto Castle.

Museum
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The Kaichi School in , was one of the first schools in . It opened in a temporary building in May 1873, the year after the first major education reforms were introduced by the new Ministry of Education. is situated 490 metres north of Matsumoto Castle.

Museum
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is situated 540 metres south of Matsumoto Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Azumino.

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is a city located in , . As of 1 March 2019, the city had an estimated population of 97,761 in 39744 households, and a population density of 290 persons per km2. Its total area is 331.78 square kilometres.

Matsumoto Castle

Latitude
36.23866° or 36° 14′ 19″ north
Longitude
137.96893° or 137° 58′ 8″ east
Elevation
594 metres (1,949 feet)
Inception
1504
Levels
5
Open location code
8Q8V6XQ9+FH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 300077872
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6942118
Wiki­data ID
Q739612
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Matsumoto Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة ماتسوموتو”
  • Azerbaijani: “Matsumoto qəsri”
  • Basque: “Matsumoto gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “castell de Matsumoto”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Matsumoto”
  • Catalan: “Castell Matsumoto”
  • Chinese: “松本城”
  • Czech: “Hrad Macumoto”
  • Czech: “Macumoto”
  • Danish: “Matsumoto-borgen”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel Matsumoto”
  • Dutch: “Matsumoto Castle”
  • Esperanto: “Kastelo Macumoto”
  • Finnish: “Fukashin linna”
  • Finnish: “Matsumoto-jō”
  • Finnish: “Matsumoton linna”
  • French: “castel de Matsumoto”
  • French: “château de Fukashi”
  • French: “château de Matsumoto”
  • French: “Château de Matsumoto”
  • French: “le corbeau noir”
  • French: “Matsumoto-jō”
  • German: “Burg Matsumoto”
  • German: “Fukashi-jo”
  • German: “Fukashi-jō”
  • German: “Matsumoto-jo”
  • German: “Matsumoto-jō”
  • German: “Matsumotojo”
  • German: “Schloss Matsumoto”
  • German: “松本城”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο του Ματσουμότο”
  • Hebrew: “טירת מצומוטו”
  • Hungarian: “Macumotói várkastély”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Matsumoto”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel Matsumoto”
  • Italian: “Castello di Matsumoto”
  • Japanese: “Matsumoto-jō”
  • Japanese: “まつもとじょう”
  • Japanese: “松本城”
  • Japanese: “深志城”
  • Japanese: “烏城”
  • Javanese: “Istana Matsumoto”
  • Korean: “마쓰모토성”
  • Korean: “후카시 성”
  • Lithuanian: “Macumoto pilis”
  • Malayalam: “മാറ്റ്സുമോട്ടോ കാസിൽ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Matsumotoborgen”
  • Norwegian: “Matsumotoborgen”
  • Persian: “قلعه ماتسوموتو”
  • Polish: “Zamek Matsumoto”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Matsumoto”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Matsumoto”
  • Portuguese: “Matsumoto-jo”
  • Portuguese: “Matsumoto-jō”
  • Russian: “Замок ворона”
  • Russian: “Замок Мацумото”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Macumoto”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Matsumoto”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Matsumoto”
  • Spanish: “Mastumoto castillo”
  • Swedish: “Matsumoto slott”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทมะสึโมะโตะ”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทมัตสึโมโตะ”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทมัตสึโมะโตะ”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทมัทสึโมโตะ”
  • Turkish: “Matsumoto Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Мацумото”
  • Uzbek: “Matsumoto qalʼasi”
  • Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Matsumoto”
  • Vietnamese: “Thành Matsumoto”
  • Western Panjabi: “میٹسوموٹو قلعہ”
  • Yue Chinese: “松本城”

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