I'm going to eat two popular "youshoku" restaurants in Matsumoto, Japan.
This is the episode 2 of 7-Day Food Tour in Japan.
Episode 1 is here
   • Solo Eating at Popular Japanese Resta...  
Episode 3 is coming soon

Yamagata Food Tour (Richmond Hotel's breakfast here was awesome)
   • Incredible Wagyu Beef in Yamagata Jap...  

More information on train tickets
In this series, I bought train tickets separately.
1. Shinjuku - Matsumoto (6,620 JPY / 50.90 USD)
2. Matsumoto - Nagano - Toyama (9,190 JPY / 70.70 USD)
3. Toyama - Kanazawa (2,860 JPY / 22 USD)
4. Kyoto - Nara (720 JPY / 5.50 USD)
5. Nara - Kansai Airport (1,500 JPY / 11.50 USD)
*I didn't buy the ticket from Kanazawa to Kyoto (7,020 JPY / 54 USD) because I had to go back to Tokyo.
This is NOT the best way to buy the tickets on this route.

It's actually possible to buy the tickets like this and save money
1. Buy the basic fare ticket from Shinjuku to Nara (via Matsumoto, Toyama, Kanazawa, Kyoto)
2. Buy limited express ticket or super express ticket each day and use it with the basic fare ticket
However, it's too complicated to explain all the fare rule.

Thanks for watching