{"id":703694,"date":"2025-04-04T13:42:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T04:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitmatsumoto.com\/?p=703694"},"modified":"2025-04-13T00:20:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T15:20:41","slug":"matsumoto-black-matsumoto-castle-themed-food-1-matsumoto-castle-black-burger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/gourmet\/matsumoto-black-matsumoto-castle-themed-food-1-matsumoto-castle-black-burger\/","title":{"rendered":"Matsumoto Black &#8211; Matsumoto Castle themed food 1. Matsumoto Castle Black Burger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Matsumoto fans,<br \/>\nHow are you?<\/p>\n<p>How many of you will be in town in the next few days?<br \/>\nGreat timing! Sakura are beginning to bloom!<\/p>\n<p>In the next few days I will have a lot of great pictures of the flowers to share with you all but in the meantime I want to share some information on Matsumoto Castle themed food.<br \/>\nI noticed that this has become a trend, there is a Matsumoto Castle themed ice cream, a Matsumoto Castle themed ramen, and today I will talk about Matsumoto Castle Black Burger.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, what all these dishes have in common is the color (black like the castle).<\/p>\n<p>This burger is from Burger Place B-Pono, in Nakamachi.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\\\/en\\\/gourmet\\\/matsumoto-black-matsumoto-castle-themed-food-1-matsumoto-castle-black-burger\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:137862970}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 551px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"551\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 734px; height: 551px;\" data-original-width=\"734\" data-original-height=\"551\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/gourmet\/matsumoto-black-matsumoto-castle-themed-food-1-matsumoto-castle-black-burger\/attachment\/img_0160\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"730\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"547\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"703704\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_0160.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0160\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_0160.jpeg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_0160.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_0160.jpeg?w=730&#038;h=547\" width=\"730\" height=\"547\" data-original-width=\"730\" data-original-height=\"547\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_0160\" alt=\"IMG_0160\" style=\"width: 730px; height: 547px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 366px; height: 551px;\" data-original-width=\"366\" data-original-height=\"551\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/gourmet\/matsumoto-black-matsumoto-castle-themed-food-1-matsumoto-castle-black-burger\/attachment\/img_0161\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"362\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"272\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"703713\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_0161.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0161\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_0161.jpeg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_0161.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_0161.jpeg?w=362&#038;h=272\" width=\"362\" height=\"272\" data-original-width=\"362\" data-original-height=\"272\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_0161\" alt=\"IMG_0161\" style=\"width: 362px; 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height: 203px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 275px; height: 207px;\" data-original-width=\"275\" data-original-height=\"207\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/gourmet\/matsumoto-black-matsumoto-castle-themed-food-1-matsumoto-castle-black-burger\/attachment\/img_0170\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"271\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"203\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"703785\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_0170.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0170\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_0170.jpeg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_0170.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_0170.jpeg?w=271&#038;h=203\" width=\"271\" height=\"203\" data-original-width=\"271\" data-original-height=\"203\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_0170\" alt=\"IMG_0170\" style=\"width: 271px; height: 203px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>It is a new burger place in town.<\/p>\n<p>I went to try the Matsumot Castle Black Burger<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\\\/en\\\/gourmet\\\/matsumoto-black-matsumoto-castle-themed-food-1-matsumoto-castle-black-burger\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:137862970}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 551px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"551\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 734px; height: 551px;\" data-original-width=\"734\" data-original-height=\"551\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/gourmet\/matsumoto-black-matsumoto-castle-themed-food-1-matsumoto-castle-black-burger\/attachment\/img_0162\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"730\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"547\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"703722\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_0162.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0162\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_0162.jpeg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_0162.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_0162.jpeg?w=730&#038;h=547\" width=\"730\" height=\"547\" data-original-width=\"730\" data-original-height=\"547\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_0162\" alt=\"IMG_0162\" style=\"width: 730px; height: 547px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 366px; height: 551px;\" data-original-width=\"366\" data-original-height=\"551\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/gourmet\/matsumoto-black-matsumoto-castle-themed-food-1-matsumoto-castle-black-burger\/attachment\/img_0163-3\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"362\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"272\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"703731\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_0163.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0163\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_0163.jpeg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_0163.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_0163.jpeg?w=362&#038;h=272\" width=\"362\" height=\"272\" data-original-width=\"362\" data-original-height=\"272\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_0163\" alt=\"IMG_0163\" style=\"width: 362px; 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height: 271px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>It consists of black bread, salad, avocado, mozzarella, egg, bacon and a beef patty.<br \/>\nImpressive, right?<\/p>\n<p>(By the way, did you know that burgers in Japan come with a paper wrap to prevent all the oil to fall while you are eating?)<\/p>\n<p>It was also delicious (and more voluminous than expected).<br \/>\nPerhaps you might want to order one for take out and take it to Matsumoto Castle for your Sakura pic nic!<\/p>\n<p>Address:<br \/>\nMatsumoto Chuo 2-9-14 1F<br \/>\n11:00 &#8211; 17:00<\/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\/gourmet\/matsumoto-black-matsumoto-castle-themed-food-1-matsumoto-castle-black-burger\/\" 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\/gourmet\/matsumoto-black-matsumoto-castle-themed-food-1-matsumoto-castle-black-burger\/\" data-text=\"Matsumoto Black - Matsumoto Castle themed food 1. 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