{"id":16942,"date":"2017-10-05T14:25:07","date_gmt":"2017-10-05T05:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/welcome.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp\/modules\/xpressme\/?p=16942"},"modified":"2017-10-05T14:25:07","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T05:25:07","slug":"october-2017-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/events\/october-2017-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Awesome October Events in Matsumoto (2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you in Matsumoto this month? Check out these exciting events and festivals that will give you a chance to experience local food, culture, and crafts! <\/p>\n<p>You can also bookmark these events on your Facebook here on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/matsumotowelcomesyou\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\">our Facebook event page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Shinshu Matsumoto Soba Festival<\/h2>\n<p>A great festival for foodies where you can try not only soba from all around Japan, but also other kinds of local foods and crafts. The theme of this year&#8217;s festival is &#8220;slow food, slow life&#8221; and there will be over 50 booths.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/sobafest.jpg?resize=240%2C186&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"sobafest\" width=\"240\" height=\"186\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16947\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dates:<\/strong> Saturday, October 7 to Monday, October 9<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 10 a.m.\u20134 p.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> Matsumoto Castle Park<\/p>\n<h2>Hotaka Shrine Boat Festival in Kamikochi<\/h2>\n<p>A beautiful ceremony held on the waters of Myojin Pond in Kamikochi.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/hotaka-300x129.jpg?resize=300%2C129&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"hotaka\" width=\"300\" height=\"129\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16949\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dates:<\/strong> Sunday, October 8<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 11 a.m.\u201312 p.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> Myojin Pond\/Hotaka Shrine in <a href=\"http:\/\/welcome.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp\/contents03+index.id+8.htm\">Kamikochi<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Matsumoto Castle Joint Tea Ceremony<\/h2>\n<p>A big tea party put on by five different Japanese tea ceremony schools. Enjoy sipping traditional matcha green tea right in front of Matsumoto Castle!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/teaparty.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"teaparty\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16943\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dates:<\/strong> Monday, October 9<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 10 a.m.\u20133 p.m. (Last entry at 2:30 p.m.)<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> Matsumoto Castle Honmaru Garden (admission into the garden is free)<br \/>\n<strong>Cost:<\/strong> 500 yen per person (advanced tickets available: 2,000 yen for five people)<\/p>\n<h2>Asama Hot Springs Torch Festival (Taimatsu Matsuri)<\/h2>\n<p>An exciting, and perhaps a bit crazy, annual festival that involves bring huge, burning torches to the local Shinto shrine (Misha Shrine). The torches are up to three-meters wide!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/taimatsu.jpg?resize=207%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"taimatsu\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16944\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dates:<\/strong> Saturday, October 14<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 7 p.m.\u20139:30 p.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asamaonsen.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Asama Hot Springs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1kkOubkPgwgZnv_vPS053h-tDiIU\" width=\"540\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Old-fashioned Gun Firing Exhibition at Matsumoto Castle<\/h2>\n<p>See old-style muskets and harquebuses (matchlock guns) loaded and fired by gunmen clad in samurai armor.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/oldguns.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"oldguns\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16946\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> Sunday, October 15th<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 1:30 p.m.\u20133 p.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> Matsumoto Castle Honmaru Garden (admission into the garden is free)<\/p>\n<h2>Autumn Craft Picnic<\/h2>\n<p>A hands-on craft event in Agatanomori Park with craft-making workshops and handmade goods made by Japanese craftsmen and artists.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/craftpicnic.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"craftpicnic\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16945\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dates:<\/strong> Saturday, October 14 to Sunday, October 15<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 10 a.m.\u20134 p.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/welcome.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp\/contents03+index.id+29.htm\">Agatanomori Park<\/a><\/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=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/events\/october-2017-events\/\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/events\/october-2017-events\/\" data-text=\"Awesome October Events in Matsumoto (2017)\"  >Tweet<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you in Matsumoto this month? Check out these exciting events and festivals that will give you a chance to experience local food, culture, and crafts! You can also bookmark these events on your Facebook here on our Facebook event page. Shinshu Matsumoto Soba Festival A great festival for foodies where you can try not only soba from all around Japan, but also other kinds of local foods and crafts. The theme of this year&#8217;s festival is &#8220;slow food, slow life&#8221; and there will be over 50 booths. 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