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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, 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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Sleep. Go next. This page describes a city in Yamanashi. For the township in Tottori, see Kofu (Tottori) (江府). Kōfu ( 甲府市 Kōfu-shi) is the capital of Yamanashi Prefecture . Shosenkyo Gorge. Understand. Kofu lies at the center of the bowl-shaped prefecture, with some of Japan's most famous mountains rising along the horizon.
Travel guide for Kofu in Yamanashi Prefecture, an area with various wineries, historical sites and hot springs.
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.
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Welcome to the city of Kofu! Let us introduce this historic region to you! A 90-minute train ride from Shinjuku brings you to Kofu, the prefectural capital of Yamanashi, home of Mount Fuji! From Shinjuku you can reach Kofu, the centre of Yamanashi prefecture, in 90 minutes by train or two hours by bus or car. Day trips from Tokyo are also possible.
Official Site of Tourism in Kofu, Japan. Includes Shosenkyo Gorge, Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art, Yumura Onsenkyo, Shingen-ko Festival, and more to visit, and local products, events and travel reviews.
