[Nagano, 長野] Things in & around Matsumoto City! Wasabi Farm, Old Japanese Town, Castles and Frogs!?

We're in Matsumoto city! We tend to avoid cities if we can but Matsumoto was wonderful and a must visit! We went to the wasabi farm just a bit up from the city. The water was so beautiful it made me want to swim in it. We recommend the wasabi croquette and sausage but not the ice cream... Later we went to the castle park, walked around a little and stumbled upon a FROG street. We had no idea it existed, it was wild to all of a sudden be surrounded by frog stuff. Though we never saw any frogs, just two predators of frogs...
We drove down into the Kiso valley to visit the historic Narai-Juku, a preserved post town from the Nakasendo trail. One of the coolest things about this street is that people actually live there!
こんにちは！今回は長野県の松本エリアを散策しました。普段は市街に行くことは、あまり多くないのですが、松本はとてもいいところでした。安曇野市には、わさび農場があり、水がとても綺麗で、わさびグルメもとても美味しかったです。アイスクリームは。。。。笑
その他にも、歴史を感じる奈良井宿や、松本城、カエルの街こと、なわて通りにも行きました！皆さんもわさびアイスクリームに挑戦してみてください！笑
Hello! We are Tetsu & Reid, a Japanese and American couple living in Japan with a goal to travel around the country, van style! This is our experience buying a used van in Japan that we are converting into a livable space for our trip. We will show the process of making the van and the travel that follows next. Excited to show this journey!
いつもありがとうございます！Tetsu & Reidです！日本とアメリカの国際夫婦で軽バンの中で生活し、日本を旅しています！軽バンのDIYから、日本での旅の様子まで、一緒に楽しんでいただけたら幸いです！よろしくお願い致します！
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