• Experience Matsumoto’s Celebrated Samurai Culture
• Follow the Footsteps of the Samurai onto Matsumoto Castle
• Visit Matsumoto Castle: The Heart of the Samurai Story
• Experience in Katana sword techniques and the art of the combat
• Select your Sword and Learn the Art of the ‘Katana’ Sword

What better place to have your samurai experience than in a city with an authentic castle from the feudal era? Constructed at the end of the ‘Sengoku Jidai’ (Warring States Period), Matsumoto Castle is the grandest symbol of the city’s feudal origins and samurai heritage To this day, residents of Matsumoto remain proud of that heritage, that can be experienced firsthand through an historic activity available in the city Discover the history of Matsumoto Castle and the Samurai, then step into the shoes of an apprentice Samurai and experience this ancient art of combat for yourself!