{"id":188190,"date":"2018-11-06T00:19:05","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T15:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitmatsumoto.com\/?p=188190"},"modified":"2018-11-08T18:06:02","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T09:06:02","slug":"autumn-in-matsumoto-no-crowds-just-colors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/nature\/autumn-in-matsumoto-no-crowds-just-colors\/","title":{"rendered":"Autumn in Matsumoto: No Crowds, Just Colors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-attachment-id=\"188248\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/nature\/autumn-in-matsumoto-no-crowds-just-colors\/attachment\/img_20181105_121733\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181105_121733.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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_20181105_121733\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181105_121733.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181105_121733.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-188248 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181105_121733-300x225.jpg?resize=429%2C322&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"429\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181105_121733.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181105_121733.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181105_121733.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181105_121733.jpg?resize=900%2C675&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181105_121733.jpg?resize=867%2C650&amp;ssl=1 867w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181105_121733.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>The reds, oranges and golds of the season won\u2019t be around much longer! Lucky for you it\u2019s easy to get to the best place in town to see them.<\/p>\n<p>Agato-no-Mori-dori runs wide and straight from the east side of Matsumoto Station. A twenty-minute stroll up this laid-back avenue brings you right to the doorstep of Agata-no-Mori Park, the prettiest place that most visitors to Matsumoto never ever see.<\/p>\n<p>A neat pedestrian walkway, flanked by the history-heavy buildings of the former MatsumotoHighSchool and shadowed with huge pine and ginko, leads you toward a web of smaller paths&nbsp;that wind among the grassy fields&nbsp;<img data-attachment-id=\"188257\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/nature\/autumn-in-matsumoto-no-crowds-just-colors\/attachment\/img_20181105_122850\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181105_122850.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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_20181105_122850\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181105_122850.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181105_122850.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-188257 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181105_122850-300x225.jpg?resize=430%2C322&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181105_122850.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181105_122850.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181105_122850.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181105_122850.jpg?resize=900%2C675&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181105_122850.jpg?resize=867%2C650&amp;ssl=1 867w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181105_122850.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>and the quiet waters of the park. It is here that you\u2019ll find some of the best fall colors (and the sparsest crowds) around.<\/p>\n<p>So grab a bento and get up here! These colors, after all, won\u2019t be around for long.<br \/>\n<img data-attachment-id=\"188239\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/nature\/autumn-in-matsumoto-no-crowds-just-colors\/attachment\/img_20181105_121334\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181105_121334.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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_20181105_121334\" data-image-description=\"\" 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https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181105_121334.jpg?resize=900%2C675&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181105_121334.jpg?resize=867%2C650&amp;ssl=1 867w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181105_121334.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<img data-attachment-id=\"188230\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/nature\/autumn-in-matsumoto-no-crowds-just-colors\/attachment\/img_20181105_121247\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181105_121247.jpg?fit=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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