Yamanashi

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Yamanashi is a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2019, the city had an estimated population of 34,738 in 14,679 households, and a population density of 120 persons per km². The total area of the city is 289.80 square kilometres. ()

Local name: 山梨市 Population: 33.4 thous. (2019)Area: 111.92 mi²Coordinates: 35°41'36"N, 138°41'13"E

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Region: YamanashiJapan

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Yamanashi – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sports Park Stadium, Kai Kokubun-ji, Ichinomiya Asama Shrine, Yamanashi Prefectural Museum.

7.3 miSW
Sport venue, Football, Sport
Sports Park Stadium, Kofu
187 min walk • JIT Recycle Ink Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as a home ground of Ventforet Kofu. The stadium holds 17,000 people and was built in 1985.
3.9 miS
Archaeological site
Kai Kokubun-ji, Fuefuki
101 min walk • The Kai Kokubun-ji is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple located in the city of Fuefuki, Yamanashi, Japan.
3.2 miS
Temple, Sacred and religious sites
Ichinomiya Asama Shrine, Fuefuki
82 min walk • The Ichinomiya Asama Jinja is a Shintō shrine in the Ichinomiya neighborhood of the city of Fuefuki in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. It is one of two shrines which vie for the total of ichinomiya of former Kai Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on April 15.
4.2 miSW
Museum
Yamanashi Prefectural Museum, Fuefuki
109 min walk • Yamanashi Prefectural Museum opened in Fuefuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan in 2005. The collection relates to the natural history, history, and culture of Yamanashi Prefecture; special exhibitions are also held.
1.2 miE
Sacred and religious sites, Buddhist temple, Temple
Seihaku-ji
31 min walk • Seihaku-ji, is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Myōshin-ji branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen Buddhism, located in the city of Yamanashi, Japan. Its main image is a statue of Shaka Nyōrai.
2.3 miNE
Temple
Kōgaku-ji, Kōshū
59 min walk • Kōgaku-ji, originally Kōgaku-an, is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen. located in the city of Kōshū, Yamanashi, Japan. It is the head temple of one of fourteen autonomous branches of the Rinzai school. Its main image is a statue of Shaka Nyōrai.
5 miW
Forts and castles
Yōgaiyama Castle, Kofu
129 min walk • Yōgaiyama Castle was a Sengoku period yamajiro located in Kai Province, constructed in the 1520s by the Takeda clan. Since 1991, the ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1938.
1.4 miNW
35°42'8"N • 138°39'54"E
Fuefukigawa Fruits Park
36 min walk • Park
4.7 miSW
Universities and schools
Yamanashi Eiwa College, Kofu
119 min walk • Yamanashi Eiwa College is a private university in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The predecessor of the school, a women's school, was founded in 1899 and was chartered as a junior college in 1966.
5.5 miSW
Universities and schools
Yamanashi Gakuin Junior College, Kofu
142 min walk • Yamanashi Gakuin Junior College is one of the private junior Colleges located at Kōfu, Yamanashi in Japan. It was established in 1951, and is now attached to Yamanashi Gakuin University. It consists of two departments.
5.5 miSW
Universities and schools
Yamanashi Gakuin University, Kofu
140 min walk • Yamanashi Gakuin University is a university in Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. Yamanashi Gakuin was founded in 1946.