C-shaped GPS Art Along the Stone Walls of National Treasure Matsumoto Castle✨
International cooperation by GPS art of “C” onto Matsumoto Casle! From March 8 (Saturday) to May 31 (Saturday), 2025, a new project of “Walk in Her Shoes 2025”, “Let’s Walk and Draw “C” on the Earth! Let’s start GPS art!
Walk in Her Shoes 2025″ is an international cooperation program to raise awareness about global water issues and the current situation of women and girls in developing countries by simply walking at a time and place of your choice. Let’s draw the “C” of CARE with GPS art and send it to the world!
Located in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, Matsumoto Castle is Japan’s oldest surviving five-story, six-floor castle tower and has been designated a National Treasure. A new 1km GPS art route allows participants to trace a “C” shape around this iconic landmark. Despite its short distance, the route offers rich visual appeal with its historic moats, stone walls, and the castle’s reflection on the water.
Built during the Sengoku (Warring States) period, Matsumoto Castle later became the political center of the Matsumoto Domain during the Edo period. Walking the grounds reveals the defensive ingenuity embedded in the castle’s layout. Today, it remains beloved by both locals and visitors, offering beautiful scenery in every season.
This year, by walking or running and leaving a trail of the “C” of CARE and posting the saved GPS image on Facebook, X (Twitter), and Instagram with the two hashtags “#Walking for InternationalCooperation2025” and “#GPSArt,” you can donate 100 yen.
We are also developing a Walk in Her Shoes 2025 version of the “Reply Art” developed by the “Hokuriku GPS Art Club”. Please try this one as well!
Detail of “Reply Art”
https://hokuriku-gpsart.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2cb6a57db96336b840ba94646e4d42ba.pdf
Reference: Walk in Her Shoes
https://www.careintjp.org/walk_in_her_shoes/index.html
DETAIL (EXTERNAL LINK)
A PIONEER IN GPS ART.
1st work was authorized by Guinness World Records as “the Largest GPS Drawing”.
He is the only Japanese person to be featured in a Google documentary as an innovator. He is fascinated by the idea of drawing with GPS and has published more than 2,500 works.
