Starting from Fukashi Castle which was built during the Eisho period of the Warring States period, Matsumoto Castle has become a National Treasure as the oldest extant five structure/six story castle in Japan. Its contrasting black and white, against the shining Japanese Alps makes for splendid scenery.

Guide to the Interior of the Castle

• The Keep and Its Structure
• Kuromon (Black Gate)
• Relief images of Ichikawa Ryozo and Kobayashi Unari
• Mizuno Tadanao consecration lantern
• Toda clan’s lanterns
• Ogasawara peony
• Cherry tree to which a horse was tied
• Honmaru Goten (Palace) ruins
• Boshin War Troops Memorial Monument
• Taiko-mon (Drum Gate)
• Ninomaru Goten (Palace) ruins
• Kosanji Goten (Palace) ruins
• Wakamiya Hachiman Ruins
• Photos of the member castles of the National Castle Administrator Council