Matsumoto Castle (16C) is a magnificent building constructed on a stone plinth presiding at the centre of the village. Along with its moats (still filled with water today), it has an armada of defences worthy of the most impregnable of medieval castl..

The wealthy Sakai family made an active contribution to artistic creation in Matsumoto during the Edo period, and put together a huge collection of Japanese art. The collection includes ukiyo-e woodblock prints ("pictures of a floating world&q..