松本へお出かけ:おすすめコース　Day trip to Matsumoto: Sample Itinerary

亀清旅館・戸倉上山田温泉の行きか帰りの途中で寄れる人気スポットの１つは松本市。お城を見て終わるという人が多いけど、松本の魅力はもっともっと深いので是非、冒険してみてください。

私たち家族は昨日、久しぶりの親子のお出かけして来ました。

縄手通りや中町でぶらぶらして、アンティーク屋さんから若女将が喜ばれるブッティクや若旦那が喜ばれるアウトドアー用品の店まで、楽しい買い物だけで一日が終わりそう。ところどころに川辺の公園や井戸があって、子供達も飽きない。

その途中で必ずおなかがつくはずなので、食事は個性的なレストランは沢山ある。今回はバーガー専門店のU2さんとピッザ・パスタのシアトルさん(どこかで聞いた事あるような名前…）

文化の面でも松本が進んでいます。今回は松本美術館の前を通るだけ;私たちの目的が佐渡島から来た太鼓の「鼓童」のコンサート＠松本市民芸術会館。

５月２８日（土）と２９日（日）はクラフトフェアーマツモト２０１１年です。日本中でも代表的なアートアンドクラフトのイベントです。

この機会で、ぜひお出かけしてみてください。そのあとは、亀清旅館へお風呂をどうぞ。車で約４５分、電車なら松本駅・姨捨管４５分。

Matsumoto City is a popular place to stop on the way to or from Kamesei / Togura Kamiyamada Onsen. Our family took a rare day off to go for a drive and explore the town.

Unfortunately, many visitors to 'Moto see the famous castle and call it good. There is so much more to the town, people should really get out and explore it.

We based our wanderings around the shopping streets Nawate and Nakamachi. There's everything from antique shops to clothing boutiques that the proprietress loves, and outdoor goods shops that I love. And with all the water features around town including riverside parks and drinking wells, the kids never got bored.

You could conceivable get lost in the shopping all day, but you eventually have to take a break to eat. And Matsumoto certainly has you covered with a corncupia of unique restaurants. This trip, we patronized burger shop U2 and pizza / pasta restaurant Seattle (Hmm, I've heard that name somewhere).

It would be a shame not to also see some of Matsumoto's cultural attractions, too. This time we passed on seeing the city's art museum because we had plans to see the Kodo taiko concert at the classy Performing Arts Center. Some of the patrons were dressed in kimono -- people in Matsumoto really know how to do it up right.

Next weekend is Matsumoto's annual Craft Fair. So if you are in Nagano on May 28th or 29th, consider attending the Craft Fair. And if you weren't planning on coming, perhaps you should -- this is a legitimate arts and crafts fair, one of Japan's largest.

And then make the trip to Kamesei for a bath (only 45 minutes by car, or 45 minutes from Matsumoto Station to Obasute Station).

クラフトフェアーまつもとのHPはこちらClick here for Craft Fair Matsumoto's website.