Alrighty, this week's article is a double issue of sorts - you get information on not one, but two places of interests with very contrasting atmospheres – located in Matsumoto City and Matsushiro Town in Nagano Prefecture, Central Japan. Check it out!

Matsumoto And Matsushiro Sightseeing Spots

We're all so amazed by castles, imagining the noble living within. But in reality, castles were cold, dank and dark!

Nobles were often under pressure by the hierarchy of government, too.

Sometimes, I think it might have been best to live the peaceful life of a peasant farmer or fisherman who could be left alone.

Yeah, if they had light bulbs and air conditioning back then, it'd actually have been cool... then again, maybe not ;p