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Common kingfisher. Phone number. 055-237-1161. Address. 2-17-1 Aioi, Kofu-shi, Yamanashi-ken400-8585. Website. www .city .kofu .yamanashi .jp. 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.
Kofu lies at the center of the bowl-shaped prefecture, with some of Japan's most famous mountains rising along the horizon. On a clear day, a visitor can see Mt. Fuji to the south, Japan's second highest peak Kitadake and the majestic Minami Alps to the west, and the eight fractured peaks of Yatsugatake to the north. Tourist information site [edit]
The University of Yamanashi (山梨大学, Yamanashi Daigaku), abbreviated to Nashidai (梨大) Note, is a national university that has campuses in Kofu and Chūō, Japan.The University of Yamanashi has its origin in “Kitenkan” (徽典館) which was founded in 1795 as a branch school of “Shoheizaka-School” of Tokugawa Government (later the University of Tokyo) and was reformed into the ...
Cherry Blossoms at Kofu Castle. Cathy Cawood. Castle ruins in Kofu city with lots of cherry blossoms. 3 5. View all articles. Kofu is surrounded by mountains, with Mount Fuji, Mount Kimpu, Mount Shirane and Mount Kai-koma enclosing Yamanashi Prefecture's capital.
The Kofun period (古墳時代, Kofun jidai) is an era in the history of Japan from about 300 to 538 AD (the date of the introduction of Buddhism ), following the Yayoi period. The Kofun and the subsequent Asuka periods are sometimes collectively called the Yamato period. This period is the earliest era of recorded history in Japan, but studies ...
Yamanashi Prefecture (山梨県, Yamanashi-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. [2] Yamanashi Prefecture has a population of 817,192 (1 January 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,465 km 2 (1,724 sq mi ). Yamanashi Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the northeast, Nagano Prefecture to the northwest ...
505 km/h (314 mph) Maximum incline. 4.0%. Route map. The Chuo Shinkansen (中央新幹線, Central Shinkansen) is a Japanese maglev line under construction between Tokyo and Nagoya, with plans for extension to Osaka. Its initial section is between Shinagawa Station in Tokyo and Nagoya Station in Nagoya, with stations in Sagamihara, Kōfu, Iida ...
