Matsumoto City Museum

松本市立博物館

Matsumoto City Museum at Ote 3-2-21, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture (postal code 390-0874; telephone 0263-32-0133) is the city’s core museum presenting castle-town history, commerce, basin landscapes, mountains, and local faith. Official pages list first-floor hours from 9:00 to 21:00, while exhibition floors and the children’s Asobiba area run from 9:00 to 17:00 with ticket and entry desks closing at 16:30. Permanent-exhibition admission is 500 yen for adults aged 18 and older and 250 yen for university students, with free entry for high-school students and younger or visitors under 18. Exhibition floors close every Tuesday (the following weekday when Tuesday is a holiday), the first floor closes on the third Tuesday each month, and all floors close from 29 December to 3 January. Confirm temporary closures before travel.