The Japanese believe that Matsumoto castle is guarded by the spirit of some woman, and therefore, each month, 26 th, here left and leave for her figure. According to the legend, January 26, 1618 one of the guards in the castle was the Ghost in the form of a woman in a beautiful kimono and told me to leave at this very spot every month 600 kilograms of rice. Help this offering or not is hard to say, but the castle had survived the earthquake, he escaped the fires, and even when the Japanese government decided to dismantle it, and the wood and iron to sell, the castle was saved by the locals, buying it. Love the population and helps in the fight against time: in 1902, when the main tower-tensu bend, the school Director Kobayashi Unary initiated the collection of money and started a campaign to renovate the castle.

Matsumoto castle was built in the late XVI century by order of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. For their black walls and side towers, like folded wings of the castle got its second name – Karasu-Jo, or crow Castle. Its official name, the castle came after created a new fief Matsumoto. Until the Meiji period, the castle was owned 23 daimyo who represented six of the feudal clans.

The castle was a military fortress, with 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 are arranged randomly and are not linked, also, they are very steep and narrow. This was done in order to complicate the enemies moving around the castle.

On the second floor of the main tower are eight rooms, destined for the samurai who defended the castle. Today it houses the Museum of arms Teppo Gura, which presented arms and armor from the personal collection of Akahane Maizie, local resident and expert on firearms. The collection was formed over 30 years and was donated to the city, her core values are the muskets of the XVI-XVII centuries.

The third floor of the tower called "dark" because it has no Windows. Hidden floor was used for storing food and ammunition. Fourth floor, on the contrary, very bright and spacious, all with high ceilings – presumably, this tier was intended for the daimyo. Fifth and sixth tiers due to the large number of Windows provide all-round view of the surrounding area.

The only building in the entire complex, not designed for military and civilian practice is the tower of tsukimi dreams of becoming-yagura the pavilion to admire the moon. It is built on the principle of the veranda, has a dogwood. In the pavilion, guests were invited to entertain and show off beautiful views around the castle.