Rural Japan in Early Summer | Matsumoto & Azumino, Nagano — Beneath the Japan Alps

A slow travel guide to rural Japan in early summer — Matsumoto & Azumino, Central Nagano, beneath the Japan Alps. A slow ride through Azumino's wasabi fields, beneath the snowmelt-fed waters of the Northern Alps, ending in the quiet castle town of Matsumoto. Two unhurried days in Central Nagano — where rice fields meet the mountains, and old storehouses become quiet cafés. 📕CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:26 Azumino 3:17 Soshunfu Song Monument 6:40 Daio Wasabi Farm 8:53 Soba Restaurant Jiyuan Asakawa 10:13 HOW DOUGHNUTS 11:47 Oyado Nagomino 14:36 Matsumoto 15:24 Nakamachi Street 16:38 Doon Shokudo Indoyama 17:24 Shiokawa Coffee Shop 18:25 Matsumoto Castle 20:54 Trip Route & Access 📍PLACES VISITED ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー Soshunfu Song Monument https://maps.app.goo.gl/2AWxaZDSCJxGS... Daio Wasabi Farm https://maps.app.goo.gl/WgiDojY2AXBgh... Soba Restaurant Jiyuan Asakawa https://maps.app.goo.gl/ArXMZr67spS6U... HOW DOUGHNUTS https://maps.app.goo.gl/CSrvQBPAfJPoy... Oyado Nagomino (where we stayed) https://maps.app.goo.gl/KrXzLXDtC731r... Nakamachi Street https://maps.app.goo.gl/Yvh4Sw1e391nk... Doon Shokudo Indoyama https://maps.app.goo.gl/rTeuuCW5C9MV7... Shiokawa Coffee Shop https://maps.app.goo.gl/pzFb1zhnF9yZh... Matsumoto Castle https://maps.app.goo.gl/YFWSNL7UwnJta... ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー Subscribe for more slow journeys across hidden Japan. #JapanTravel #HiddenJapan #RuralJapan #Nagano #Matsumoto #SlowJapanDays