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Matsumoto

We left Tokyo and arrived in Matsumoto where there is one of the few surviving wooden Samarai castles called black crow:




We climbed to the top of that bad boy and the stairs were  super steep.  Surprisingly I did not have an anxiety attack coming down.  
Then we took a soba noodle making class here:


 Here are my noodles and my favorite drink POCARI SWEAT. 


We also had burnt miso ramen here DEElish.  
Matsumoto is the birthplace of Yayoi Kusama (whose Hamilton of the Art world tickets we snagged at the High).  The city museum of art had an awesome exhibit which included infinity mirrors but no photo allowed. 


These are her flowers outside.  Her work is incredible.   


Now taking a bus to Takayama

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