【Nagano 日本長野】 Matsumoto & 5-Star Izakaya 松本城和它的居酒屋

Unexpected Start of Matsumoto Trip ☆ 隨遇而安 – 長野之旅

日本的第一天, YY和我是晚上才抵達成田機場, 再到新宿就更晚了。所以我們決定留待第二天早上再去買JR車票💤
Becos of the extra security check by MHLW, YY & Ga got out of the airport late. We also arrived at our Shinjuku hotel late – thus we decided to wait till the next morning for getting JR train tickets.

不過, 就是因為一個晚上的偷懶, 第二天早晨, 我們原來計劃中的那班特急松本列車, 車票都賣光光了!!!
Unfortunately – in the morning, we found out all the tickets for the originally planned JR train were SOLD OUT 😲

建議交通在新宿站, 搭乘往松本方向JR列車
Recommended Route Take any JR train (to Matsumoto) from Shinjuku Station

ＪＲ特急あずさ・松本行
Route 路線	JR Shinjuku Station [新宿駅] ↔ JR Matsumoto Station [松本駅]

We ended up spent a little longer in Shinjuku Station and saw something like this 😂
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在新宿站等下一班火車期間, 我們居然親眼目堵這樣的名場面

最後, YY和我還是買到去松本的票, 不過是另一輛特「慢」列車。 (時間上的對比可以看這裡)
Luckily, we still could get the tickets, but only for a much s.l.o.w.e.r “express” train (which took us 3 hours…).

在YY差不多都要睡著的時候, 我們終於到達今天的目的地 – 松本。(草間彌生的出生地和松本城所在)
Just when YY was almost falling asleep, we finally arrived in Matsumoto – a slow-paced, lovely city in Nagano. (Known of its Matsumoto Castle and Yayoi Kusama)

Matsumoto – such a peaceful city ☆ 寧靜的松本市

Slow-paced Matsumoto ☆ 恬靜的松本

松本的傳統日式平房很多, 隔著好幾條街, 就能看見這裡的地標 – 松本城。
Matsumoto Castle, with 500+ years of history, is the most iconic attraction in the city.

松本城 – 現存唯二的五重天守閣之一, 亦是最古老的一座。珍貴程度, 絕對稱得上是日本國寶。有關松本城的介紹, 請看官方網站。
Being the oldest six-story castles in Japan, the Castle is now a National Treasure of Japan. Refer to here for its history.

除了松本城以外, 在遊客不算太多的松本, 另一個最大的景點就是松本市美術館。
City Art Museum is another well-known attraction in the city.

YY & Ga didn’t go inside the museum – can refer to here for more details.
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由於種種原因, YY和我這次沒進館參觀 – 也算是為再次到松本, 留下了很好的理由

假如大家是草間老師的粉絲, 那美術館就一定是不能錯過的景點哦!
For fans of Kusama sensei, the Museum will then be a must-go attraction.

後感 (Sharings)
在松本這寧靜的城市, 確實不會有十多個大型景點, 所以遊客也不會太多。但就是這份舒適﹑寧靜, 讓YY和我都非常喜愛。
After the crowded and busy Tokyo, you may love Matsumoto just like how YY & i found it – very peaceful, very tradition – a place that allows you to slow down and enjoy your ME-time.

Wonderful Izakaya Dinner ☆ 小巷中的松本居酒屋

日本的美食人所皆知, 所以對於日本之旅的飲食, Ga一般只會輕輕帶過。(畢竟WFH.Story又不是美食博客🍇🍉🥝)
Frankly, Ga is not a foodie (& there have already been too many blogs about amazing Japanese cuisines)

但是, 這家松本超贊的隱世居酒屋, 讓我不得不向大家推薦一下 – 味処きく蔵 🍲
But when it comes to this amazing, yummy, local izakaya – Kikuzo, it felt like it’s our responsibility to promote it to all our readers.

松本必去居酒屋 (Must Try Izakaya Restaurant)

Restaurant: 味処きく蔵
Address: 390-0874 長野県松本市大手4丁目7−10
Hours: 1730 – 2200 (Close on Sunday 星期天定休)

YY之推荐 ☆ Highly Recommended

Sashimi platter お刺身盛り合わせ 🐟
超超超級新鮮價錢合理 fairly priced & super FRESH
Crispy chicken fillet 松本山賊焼き 🐔
有史以來最好吃的炸雞排沒有之一 the BEST crispy chicken fillet ever
Fried soft-shell crab 軟殻蟹の唐揚 🦀
一咬就滿咀肉汁的軟殻蟹 how can soft-shell crab be so JUICY?