Year-round · Pedestrian castle-town stroll
The lane itself is open through the year; individual shop hours and closures vary.
Tourism source ↗A frog-themed pedestrian shopping lane between Matsumoto Castle’s southern moat and the Metoba River. Small food shops, bakeries, antiques and Yohashira Shrine make it an easy castle-town stroll.
Best time to visit: Apr–May – Spring street walk
💡 Individual shop hours vary; the pedestrian lane itself is accessible throughout the year.
Frog-themed Nawate pedestrian street beside the Metoba RiverReference photo · selected conditions are not photographed yet
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Weather for your date
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14°C
Partly cloudy
💧 5% rain chance · wind 3 km/h
Hourly forecast
14°💧 5%
13°💧 6%
13°💧 8%
14°💧 7%
16°💧 6%
19°💧 8%
22°💧 15%
23°💧 25%
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Packing checklist
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Parking
Nearby public parking (OpenStreetMap)
NEARBY
· 1 min walk
Vehicle height not verified
Community-mapped nearby parking. Capacity, fees, hours and vehicle limits are not verified; check signs on arrival.
Parking source ↗
Directions to Nawate Street
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A DIFFERENT JAPAN, EVERY MONTH
When to see this place
Typical viewing windows. Weather and bloom dates vary each year; these are not live forecasts.
Suitability
Stroller: Accessible
Nursing room: Not verified
Noise level: lively
Kids: The lane is pedestrian-only, but river edges and adjoining road crossings still need supervision.
Rules
Fire: no fire
Water access: river
Drones: banned
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Sources, photo credits and verification
Place information: Official tourism source · Reviewed 2026-09-27
- 1. Frog-themed Nawate pedestrian street beside the Metoba River · Wikimedia Commons contributor · Source ↗ · Wikimedia Commons license — see source