[Spring] a cherry tree of a Matsumoto castle, when is best time? The superb view light up information which changes with day and night

Approximately 300 of Someiyoshino cherry tree, KOHIGANZAKURA, double flowering cherry tree and weeping cherry tree meet the floral summer so that Tenshu and a trench may be circled in spring of a Matsumoto castle.
The north Alps where the daytime is remaining snow, glorious spring cityscape can be enjoyed with Tenshu where I appear in a light up in the evening in shakkei. A Someiyoshino cherry tree blooms at the beginning of April in case of a common year, and about 10 days will be best time.

The weeping cherry tree by which it's one cherry tree that you can't overlook in the garden.
When Kiyomasa Kato visited, you call the folklore with which the Matsumoto lord of castle connected a piece (horse) "cherry tree of piece link" as origin. You can take a picture against the background of Tenshu, so it's one of popular photo spots in spring.

"Corridor of Sakura Ko Namiki" will be held for 10 days from 3 days later when a bloom declaration of a cherry tree was here.
Sakura of Tenshu and an inner citadel garden is lit up, and it's wrapped in the fantastic atmosphere.
"Cherry blossoms by night meeting" is held for 8 days in the inner citadel garden, and it's also recommended to enjoy flower viewing dumpling and cherry blossoms by night at a performance, a tea-ceremony room and a street stall of a flute and court music of Japan at an enjoying the moon turret.

▼ Corridor of Sakura Ko Namiki
3 days later of a bloom declaration by date :Matsumoto castle Administration Office-10 days (the beginning of April-middle ten days)
A day-Thursday 18:30-21:00
Friday . Saturday 18:30-22:00
Sakuranamiki in a place :Matsumoto castle outer moat
Inquiry: 0263-36-2002 (in national treasure Matsumoto castle Sakuranamiki light up business executive committee/Television Shinshu)

▼ Cherry blossoms by night meeting
3 days later of a bloom declaration by date :Matsumoto castle Administration Office-8 days (the beginning of April-middle ten days)
17:30-21:00
A place: National treasure Matsumoto native place circle garden
The charge: During holding time, night free opening  can't climb an inner citadel garden in※ Tenshu.
Inquiry: 0263-32-2902 (Matsumoto castle Administration Office)
Remarks: You light up Sakura of national treasure Matsumoto Shiro Tenshu and an inner citadel garden, and three songs of (Japanese harp and bamboo clarinet), flute and court music of Japan are played at an enjoying the moon turret. You can hold a tea ceremony (speech of 500 yen) in the inner citadel garden, and there is also business of the street stall of a flower viewing dumpling (Matsumoto old castle meeting) and the permanent Shop.

▼ Event details in spring are this.
http://www.matsumoto-castle.jp/event/spring
※ A schedule and the contents change it or are sometimes cancelled.

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A cherry tree which suits a surface of the water in a trench and is crowded is nice. The world of profound and quiet elegance light spreads.

[Summer] the Matsumoto castle wrapped in the tone of the heroic Japanese drum

When Fuji who colors in the park, Azalea, a water lily, Siberoan iris and Satsuki azalea finish bloom, and midsummer comes, the most big event in summer "national treasure Matsumoto castle drum festival" is held.
A specially-installed stage is put in the inner citadel garden where last Saturday of July and Sunday will be a main stadium every year for 2 days, and a performance of a Japanese drum rings.

The approximately 20 sets of group which concentrated from every region of the country also takes pride in its eminent scale at the whole country as events of a Japanese drum, and shows a performance of a Japanese drum which works with each other in perfect harmony. The famous professional player who plays an active part by taking place in the world is invited as a guest every year and plays jointly with a local drum group in a finale. The states which develop the performance full of heat against the background of the Matsumoto castle are highlights.
A performance at in front of Matsumoto station and a downtown and Experience which flatters are performed by the daytime, and rhythm of a drum affects a town in summer.

When a specially-installed performance is held for "special open house in drum gate summer" and an inner citadel garden in Tenshu Tsuiki and the drum gate which was built and restored in 1999 in a simultaneous period and performed "firewood Noh play", yukata and summertime casual kimono wear are worn, various events are prepared for a Matsumoto castle in summer such as a Matsumoto castle and the "visitor free entrance of Japanese clothes" by which a Matsumoto city museum becomes free.

▼ National treasure Matsumoto castle "drum festival"
Date: 2025 year July 26 (Sat) and 27 day (Sun)
17:30-20:30 (for entrance, from 16:30)
A place: National treasure Matsumoto native place circle garden Specially-installed stage
The charge: Free entrance
Inquiry: 0263-34-8307 (in Matsumoto city sightseeing brand department)

▼ Firewood Noh play "Mibai way"
Date: August 8 (Fri)※ Cancelled in the event of rain in 2025
17:30-20:30 (opening 17:30 and start 18:00)
A place: National treasure Matsumoto castle Ninomaru Palace mark Specially-installed stage
The charge: Enjoyment no charge (to 15:00-20:30, only an inner citadel garden, free entrance)
Remarks: When a mountain range in the north Alps is dyed dark red, first lighting ceremony is performed in a Ninomaru Palace trace. A performance the outdoors Noh play and a sense of togetherness with an audience are created.

▼ Visitor free entrance of Japanese clothes
When I arrive by Japanese clothes (yukata and summertime casual kimono wear) during a summer time extended period, the entrance fee for the national treasure Matsumoto castle becomes free.
Date: 2025 year August 9 (Sat)-17 day (Sun)※ summer time extended time frame
8:00-18:00 (for the last entrance, to 17:30)
Remarks: There is a part difficult to climb because stairs are steep in Tenshu.

▼ Summer event details are this.
http://www.matsumoto-castle.jp/event/summer
※ A schedule and the contents change it or are sometimes cancelled.

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Please enjoy the powerful performance the drum group by which they gather from every region of the country is developing one after another with a light up of a Matsumoto castle.

[Autumn] the autumnal tints of the Matsumoto castle, when is best time? Recommendation event in autumn and highlight

A cherry tree, a maple and zelkova serrata will be the sign of the autumn in September, and begin to color, and a Matsumoto castle park is dyed in vivid autumn scenery.
It's around the end of October that an ordinary year and the autumnal tints meet best time. The form of the surface of the water in a trench and Tenshu colored by colored leaves that the blue and clear sky of autumn is reflected is the refreshing landscape.
It's even possible to look the autumnal tints of the mountains such as Houhou and Utsukushigahara in the north Alps a view also begins to be wonderful and covered with snow where from Tenshu around.

The chrysanthemum exhibition" with which the composite plant of the large wheel as much as hundreds of pots competes for gorgeousness is held from the end of October to the beginning of November, and it's recommended to go around in the Matsumoto castle park while taking a walk.

"housha archery meeting" etc. is held by a Matsumoto castle according to the origin citizen festival by which a large-scale parade is performed for which I wait on November 3 of Culture Day, and a crowd is shown most.

▼ Festival near Shinshu Matsumoto
Date: In 2025, without holding
In the place :Matsumoto castle park
Admission: Free.
Inquiry: 0263-33-8002 (Shinshu and festival executive committee secretariat near Matsumoto)
Remarks:http://www.sobamatsuri.jp/index.html

▼ Chrysanthemum exhibition
Date: 2025 year October 28 (Tue)-November 12 (Wed)
8:30-17:00 (for the last entrance, to 16:30)
A place: Uncertain.
Admission: Free.

▼ housha archery meeting
Date: November 3 (Mon)8:40-15:30 in 2025
A place: Ninomaru Palace mark specially-installed meeting place
The charge: Free.

▼ Event details in autumn are this.
http://www.matsumoto-castle.jp/event/autumn
※ A schedule and the contents change it or are sometimes cancelled.

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Places near the taste pride hold a grand assembly in a Matsumoto castle for a festival near Shinshu Matsumoto! The fun event which does taste comparison in the center of the Soba Noodles. The ingredients in autumn, local food and a class B gourmet in Shinshu are being also sold.

[Winter] a snow scene, when is best time? Contrast of winter Matsumoto castle and snow

There is little snow in a Matsumoto city, about 15 cm of snow is observed from January to February, and a beautiful contrast with black Tenshu and white snow can be enjoyed.
Recommended one is a view from the park southwest side. Black of a weatherboarding, white of snow and a plaster wall and vermilion in an enjoying the moon turret time edge will be the exquisite color beauty.

Ogasawara button can hang "WARABOTCHI" on Hanaki of approximately 50 stocks and can hang "suspension of branches with rope" on a pine and a paulownia striped azalea at an inner citadel garden.
The winter fence to defend a plant by the one by which no steps piled straw on domed with "WARABOTCHI". "Suspension of branches with rope" is the method to stretch a rope and is peculiar to Snow Country to protect a branch of a tree. You're enjoying as winter charming sights in a Matsumoto castle park.

A colorful event is also performed against the background of the Matsumoto castle in winter. "National treasure Matsumoto shirokoorichou festival" then, a craftsman bustles with the family such as "koorichou contest" and "jumbo slide of ice" who gathers round and competes for the capacity of the delicate ice sculpture through night from the whole country. The projection mapping which colors night is also held, and art of light only in winter can be enjoyed.

A view of the Matsumoto castle which shines by the winter blue sky and the north Alps covered with snow whitely also is wonderful and is a superb view point remarkably.

▼ Matsumoto castle projection mapping
URL:https://matsumoto-kacchin.jp/illumination#projection-mapping
Date: 2025 year December 13 (Sat)-February 15 (Sun) in 2026
A place: National treasure Matsumoto Shiro Tenshu
Time :18:00-22:00

▼ National treasure Matsumoto shirokoorichou festival 2026
URL:https://matsumoto-kacchin.jp/ice-festival
Date: 2026 year January 24 (Sat)-25 day (Sun)
Place :Matsumoto castle park and other ones
The entrance in the charge :Matsumoto castle park and the inner citadel garden is free When climbing※ Tenshu, there is a charge.

▼ Winter event details are this.
http://www.matsumoto-castle.jp/event/winter
※ A schedule and the contents change it or are sometimes cancelled.

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Production work of a sculpture of ice is opened to the public. When the temperature rises, the clarity disappears, melts and cracks gradually, so early in the morning, time as early as possible can be visited in the best state.