{"id":1552,"date":"2013-10-05T15:41:17","date_gmt":"2013-10-05T06:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/welcome.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp\/modules\/xpressme\/?p=1552"},"modified":"2018-05-18T09:24:00","modified_gmt":"2018-05-18T00:24:00","slug":"matsumoto-soba-matsuri%e3%80%80%e6%9d%be%e6%9c%ac%e3%81%9d%e3%81%b0%e7%a5%ad%e3%82%8a%e3%80%80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/shopping\/matsumoto-soba-matsuri%e3%80%80%e6%9d%be%e6%9c%ac%e3%81%9d%e3%81%b0%e7%a5%ad%e3%82%8a%e3%80%80\/","title":{"rendered":"Matsumoto Soba Matsuri\u3000\u677e\u672c\u305d\u3070\u796d\u308a\u3000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sobamatsuri.jp\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Soba Festival at Matsumoto Castle<\/a><\/strong> is on October 12th to 14th (Sat to Monday) this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/P1020002.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" title=\"P1020002\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/P1020002-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/booth_map.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" title=\"booth_map\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/booth_map-300x205.jpg?resize=300%2C205&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/P1020001.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" title=\"P1020001\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/P1020001-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/sobamatsuri20121006-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" title=\"sobamatsuri20121006 1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/sobamatsuri20121006-1-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe biggest annual &#8220;Soba&#8221; festival in Nagano prefecture which attracts more than \uff11\uff16\uff10\uff0c\uff10\uff10\uff10 \u00a0epicureans and tourists from all over Japan. \u00a0Not only soba, bunch of other local food and drink booths are arranged around the castle. This year, local &#8220;Sake&#8221; tasting event\uff081,500 yen\/ticket)\u00a0is also taking place at &#8220;Flower -Clock Park&#8221; in front of PARCO department store in downtown.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/P1020006.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" title=\"P1020006\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/P1020006-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/P1020007.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" title=\"P1020007\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/P1020007-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOn the way to the castle, on Daimyo-cho Street, live &#8220;Taiko (Japanese drums)&#8221; performance and other live performances by local artists will be played all day long.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/P1000989.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" title=\"P1000989\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/P1000989-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/misora20121006-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" title=\"misora20121006 1\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/misora20121006-1-300x210.jpg?resize=300%2C210&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/P1000999.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" title=\"P1000999\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/P1000999-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/P1000998.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" title=\"P1000998\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/P1000998-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSoba chefs from many other regions are competing their original hand made soba in the castle garden and downtown area for 3 days. This is going to be a perfect opportunity to taste different kind of soba with regional varieties, since each soba dish costs around 500 yen for this event.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/P1020003.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" title=\"P1020003\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/P1020003-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/oyaki-shunnsai-20121006.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" title=\"oyaki shunnsai 20121006\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/oyaki-shunnsai-20121006-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nYou never get bored hanging about Matsumoto during this event since local soba, beer, sake, beef steak, fruits, vegetables and many other specialities are available.<\/p>\n<p>Please come and enjoy this wonderful gastronomical party in Matsumoto!!!<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\"><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/shopping\/matsumoto-soba-matsuri%e3%80%80%e6%9d%be%e6%9c%ac%e3%81%9d%e3%81%b0%e7%a5%ad%e3%82%8a%e3%80%80\/\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/shopping\/matsumoto-soba-matsuri%e3%80%80%e6%9d%be%e6%9c%ac%e3%81%9d%e3%81%b0%e7%a5%ad%e3%82%8a%e3%80%80\/\" data-text=\"Matsumoto Soba Matsuri\u3000\u677e\u672c\u305d\u3070\u796d\u308a\u3000\"  >Tweet<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soba Festival at Matsumoto Castle is on October 12th to 14th (Sat to Monday) this year. 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