Matsumoto Castle Park

A very beautiful park. The castle reflecting in the water is magical. The inside of the of the castle is very interesting with alot to look at. You can look at old armor, guns, art, war stories and more. You have to take of your shoes before entering the castle, taking photos while on the stairs is not allowed.

First time in a Japanese castle. The ancient fire arms exhibit was very interesting. It was crowded, but no so bad you couldn't stop to look at the displays. Not really much else inside except seeing the style of construction and imagining what it would be like inside during an assault. Stairs are crazy steep.

Great castle with a small history & weapons museum inside. Beautiful grounds, tickets are only ¥700. Only downside was that it would be nice if they controlled how many people go inside the castle at once. It was a bit crowded going up to stairs. 100% recommend going inside!

Looks great from both inside and out. Pretty cheap admission fee. With all that said after a few castles in Japan they start to blend together. The main highlight for this one is the contrasting color scheme of black and white which gave it the name crow castle. Also they had some samurai guards to greet you near the entrance to the castle which was kinda awesome.😎 P.S. I don’t know why but I was disappointed with the lack of any swords or knives on display, they only had guns.

We were too late to visit the castle from the inside, and spent some time outside a bit after closing time. You can get some nice views of the castle from the park. There are kooi and turtles in the castle moat.