The Japanese believe that Matsumoto Castle guarding the spirit of a certain woman, so every month the 26th, left here and left for her figure. According to legend, January 26, 1618 to one of the guards in the castle was a ghost in the form of a woman in a beautiful kimono and told him to leave at this very spot 600 kilograms of rice per month. Helps an offering or not is hard to say, but the castle had survived the earthquake, it passed the fire, and even when the Japanese government decided to dismantle it, and the resulting wood and iron to sell the castle saved the locals by buying it. Love helps the population in the fight against time: in 1902, when the main tower began to lean-TENS, school director Kobayashi unar initiated the collection of money and began a campaign to repair the castle.

Matsumoto Castle was built at the end of the XVI century on the orders of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. For its black walls and the side of the tower, like outstretched wings, the castle got its second name - Karasu-jo, or Crow Castle. Its official name of the castle gained after the establishment of a new fief Matsumoto. Until the Meiji Period daimyo's castle belonged to 23, who represented six of feudal clans.

The castle was a military fortress, with a complex internal structure and external fortifications - a triple moat and high ramparts. The main tower has six floors, while outside you can see only five. All stairs in the castle arranged randomly and are not linked, in addition, they are very steep and narrow. This was done in order to complicate the movement of the enemy castle.

On the second floor of the main tower has eight rooms, destined for the samurai, defending the castle. Today it is a museum of weapons Teppo Gura, which presents the weapons and armor from the personal collection Mitidzige Akahane, a local resident and an expert on firearms. The collection was formed over 30 years, and was donated to the city, its main values ​​are muskets XVI-XVII centuries.

The third floor of the tower is called "dark" because it does not have windows. Concealed floor was used for storage of food and ammunition. Fourth floor, on the contrary, very bright and spacious of all, with high ceilings - presumably this stage intended for the most daimyo. The fifth and sixth tiers due to the large number of windows provide all-round view of neighborhoods.

The only building in the whole complex, not intended for military and for peaceful occupations - this is tower-Tsukimi Yagura pavilion for admiring the moon. It is built on the principle of the veranda has a red fence. The Pavilion welcomes guests to entertain and show the beautiful views around the castle.