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Kōfu (甲府市, Kōfu-shi, Japanese: [ko̞ːɸɯᵝ]) is the capital city of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2019, the city had an estimated population of 187,985 in 90,924 households, [1] and a population density of 880 persons per km 2. The total area of the city is 212.41 square kilometres (82.01 sq mi).
Kōfu (甲府市, Kōfu-shi) is the capital city of Yamanashi Prefecture in Japan . It has been recognized as a special city since 2000. [1] History. Kōfu City town and Mt. Fuji from Chiyodako-lake, January 2010. Kōfu's name means "capital of Kai Province ". During the Sengoku period, it was the stronghold of Takeda Shingen . Special places.
- Yūichi Higuchi (since February 2015)
- Yamanashi Prefecture
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Kofu. Prefectural capital surrounded by vineyards. 2.9. ★★★★★. (11) #130 of 208 most visited in Japan. Intro. Attractions. By Interest. Get There. Kofu (甲府, Kōfu) is the largest city and capital of Yamanashi Prefecture. The city is located in a large natural basin surrounded by mountains on four sides with Mount Fuji in the south.
Kōfu, capital, Yamanashi ken (prefecture), Honshu, central Japan. It lies in a fertile mountain basin west of the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area . Kōfu was long a centre of sericulture, but it adjusted to the decline in silk demand by producing other textiles, increasing viticulture, and developing nearby hot springs.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Kōfu Castle (甲府城, Kōfu jō) was a Japanese castle located in the city of Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture, in the Chubu region of Japan. The site has been protected as a National Historic Site since 2019. The castle is also known as Maizuru Castle, and the present-day surroundings are called Maizuru Castle Park (舞鶴公園, Maizuru-jō Kōen).
- 1583
- Hirayama-style castle (平山城)
- 1583–1871
Kōfu (甲府市, Kōfu-shi, Japanese: [ko̞ːɸɯᵝ]) is the capital city of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2019, the city had an estimated population of 187,985 in 90,924 households, and a population density of 880 persons per km 2. The total area of the city is 212.41 square kilometres (82.01 sq mi).
This page describes a city in Yamanashi. For the township in Tottori, see Kofu (Tottori). Kōfu ( 甲府市 Kōfu-shi) is the capital of Yamanashi Prefecture . Shosenkyo Gorge. Get in. By train. Coming from Tokyo on the Chuo Line, there are few express trains from Shinjuku to Kofu that continue on to Matsumoto.
