History / Culture / Tour Spots in Yamanashi Area
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- Kiyosato Porcelain Museum
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4.02 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Yamanashi Pref. Hokutoshi Takanechoukiyosato 3545-550
- The Kiyosato Porcelain Museum opened in 1997 to showcase various porcelain specimens from the 16th century until modern times, with a focus on German-born “Meissen porcelain” and its over 300 years of history. You’ll find many exquisitely beautiful articles on display. The stairwell between the first and second floors contains four panes of stained glass that are a must-see. The closest station is JR Kiyosato Station.
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清里駅から近いミュージアムでコレクターさんが集めたマイセンの作品が展示されていて素晴らしいものばかりでため息が出ました。
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- Yamanashi Prefectural Museum
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- Yamanashi Pref. Fuefukishi Misakachounarita 1501-1
- Visitors to this prefectural museum that opened in 2005 can learn about the history of Yamanashi Prefecture while enjoying the scenery. Its prime location gives its courtyards views of the high mountains that surround the Kofu basin. This includes Mount Shirane, which is often mentioned in Japanese poetry. The museum's permanent exhibits include a 1/1,200 scale 3D model of how Yamanashi appears from several hundred kilometers up, as well as exhibits on 19 themes related to the history of Yamanashi and the lives of its people. The museum also hosts special exhibits and events.
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- Kawaguchiko Motor Museum / Air Museum
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- Yamanashi prefecture Narusawa village Fuji cherry blossom plateau
- Only open in August every year, the Kawaguchiko Motor Museum shows off a variety of cars, divided into Hall A, with exhibits from the birth of cars to the 1950s with different themes, and Hall B, with exhibits of cars from the 1950s to the present. You can also see airplanes in the adjacent airplane building and cars displayed outside near the parking lot.
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- Nakamura Keith Haring Collection
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- Yamanashi Pref. Hokutoshi Kobuchisawachou 10249-7
- This art museum is in Kobuchisawa Town, Hokuto City. It has nearly 200 works by graffiti artist Keith Haring, who was active around New York City in the 1980s and died at the young age of 31. The building’s bold design was created by Atsushi Kitagawara and aims to bring the artist’s style to life.
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- Shosenkyo Crystal Sound Museum
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3.02 Reviews - Leisure / Hobbies
- Yamanashi Kofu Ikaricho 312
- This museum is located in Ikari-cho, Kofu City. It holds a variety of exhibitions, including exhibitions of rare gems, including crystals, collections of art pieces, such as precious stone pictures made from manufactured gems and Houseki Rittaizou, a motif of Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin, and whimsical illuminations of lit-up gems. You can experience the crystal refining techniques of Yamanashi's time-honored and prosperous jewelry industry and purchase accessories and other goods at the museum store.
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昇仙峡ロープーウェイのすぐそば。 近くで水晶が採れたことで、宝石類の加工が盛ん。きらきら輝く原石の水晶の展示は、確かに心を動かすものがあると思います。
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- Kana-dorii Gate
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- Yamanashi Fujiyoshida-shi Kamiyoshida 2-6-1 Near
- A Torii gate just a five-minute walk from Mt. Fuji Station or a five-minute drive from the Kawaguchiko Interchange. It towers over the street and has the kanji for Mt. Fuji framed upon it. It was first built in 1788 and was repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt. The current gate was constructed in 1957. It was originally called the Karakane-dorii as it was made from bronze imported from ancient China ('Kara' meaning ancient China and 'Kane' meaning bronze) and the current Kana-dorii name is said to be a corruption of the original name. It serves to welcome believers who are coming to climb Mt. Fuji and passing through the gate moves you from the secular world to the world of the Mt. Fuji faith.
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- Adachihara Gen Buddhist Painting Art Museum
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- Yamanashi Hokuto-shi Takanecho Murayamahigashiwari 2358-5
- The museum, a 10-minute drive from the Sudama Interchange on the Chuo Expressway, exhibits Buddhist paintings by Gen Adachihara, a female Buddhist painter who passed away at the age of 86. The museum also has a collection of about 700 masks from around the world on display, and by reservation, visitors can try their hand at making a Buddhist painting from a sketch.
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仏画に関するいろいろな資料がたくさん。２階の涅槃仏（仏さまが横になっている像）は特に巨大で圧巻です。仏画を写す「写仏」のレクチャーもしています。
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- Ishiwari-jinja Shrine
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- Yamanashi Pref. Minamitsurugunyamanakakomura Hirano
- This shrine located along the Mt. Ishiwari hiking course is said to grant prayers for better fortune, protection against misfortune, driving off evil spirits, and good health and longevity. It enshrines a large stone with cracks in the shape of the Chinese character for stone. This stone has long been thought to grant good luck to people who pass three times through its gap, while the water that seeps from the stone's cracks is believed to have miraculous effects on eye and skin maladies. This has earned the shrine a mystical reputation as well as many visitors.
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- Saiko Nature Center
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- Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Fujikawaguchikomachi Nishi
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- Keitokuin Temple
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- Yamanashi Pref. Koushushi Yamatochoutano 389
- Keitoku-in Temple is located in the city of Koshu in Yamanashi Prefecture. Tokugawa Ieyasu, who later became shogun, founded it in 1582 in memory of Takeda Katsuyori, who committed suicide on nearby Mt. Tenmoku. It suffered several fires in the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries, but the main gate, which never burned, is a Prefectural Designated Cultural Property, and the grounds and the grave of Takeda Katsuyori are Prefectural Designated Historic Sites. About fifty graves are on that site, including Katsuyori's wife and his son Nobukatsu, along with numerous maidservants. It attracts visitors as the last resting place of the Takeda clan.
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- Gokoku Shrine
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- Yamanashi Pref. Koufushi Iwakubochou 608
- This shrine holds a cenotaph and ossuary, and was built to honor the prefecture's war dead from the Russo-Japanese War and World War II. Built on a small rise overlooking the city of Kofu, this place is also popular as a cherry blossom viewing spot in spring due to the roughly 200 cherry trees planted on the shrine grounds.
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- Kawaguchiko Kitahara Museum Happy Days
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- Yamanashi Pref. Minamitsurugunfujikawaguchikomachi Kodachi 1204-2
- This museum displays the collection of Teruhisa Kitahara, known as the premier tin toy collector. You can see differently themed collections including pedal cars, the music collection of sheet music and magazines, and young culture of the 1960s and 70s. There is also a cafe serving curry and drinks.
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- Mount Fuji Research Institute, Yamanashi Prefectural Government
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- Yamanashi Pref. Fujiyoshidashi Kamiyoshida Kenmaru 5597-1
- This research institute in Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture is dedicated to collecting knowledge about Mt. Fuji and disseminating this information to the public. In addition to publishing an academic journal, the institute also organizes events related to Mt. Fuji and its forests including guided walks and special exhibitions. The institute also offers lectures on demand to high schools students.
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- Katsunuma Clan Residence Ruins
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- Yamanashi Koshu-shi Katsunumacho Katsunuma 2515-1
- These ruins are located along Prefectural Route 34 in the Katsunuma area of Katsunuma-cho, Koshu City. These are the ruins of the manor house of Takeda Shingen's uncle, Katsunuma Nobutomo, and his son Nobumoto. They were discovered during the construction of an adjacent prefectural wine center. Moats, ruined buildings, waterways, etc., are preserved and are designated as national historic sites.
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- Statue of Shingen Takeda
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- Yamanashi Kofu Marunouchi 1
- This statue located at Kofu Station's South Exit in Kofu City's Marunouchi area was completed in 1969, with the help of donations from people from all over Japan. The statue is modeled after Takeda Shingen resting on a stool while planning for the battle of Kawanakajima versus Uesugi Kenshin.
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- Grave of Shingen Takeda
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- Yamanashi Kofu Iwakubocho 246
- "This grave located in Iwakubo-cho, Kofu City is where Takeda Shingen, based on his dying wish, was buried for three years while hiding the truth of his death from disease. This grave is also called ""cremation mound,"" as he was cremated here. There is another grave for Shingen in Erin-ji Temple in Enzanoyashiki, where his burial rites were performed."
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- Fuefuki Municipal Seifu Art Museum
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- Yamanashi Fuefuki-shi Ichinomiyacho Kitanoro 3-3
- "This art museum is located about a ten-minute drive from Katsunuma Interchange on the Chuo Expressway. It features a collection of works by Seifu Tsuda, a painter born in Kyoto Prefecture whose career spanned from the Meiji period to the Showa period. Tsuda is also well-known for the major role he played in the establishment of Nika Association. The museum's collection includes more than 500 of his works including his unfettered Nanga-style paintings and unrestrained calligraphy as well as western-style paintings, designs, and posters. The museum has about 60 of these works on display at any given time. About 30 are rotated out twice per year. Tsuda was also close friends with Natsume Soseki and did the binding for his novel ""Gubijinso."""
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- Kakurinbo Temple
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- Yamanashi Minamikoma-gun Minobucho Minobu 3510
- "This temple is located about 30 minutes from Rokugo Interchange on the Chubu-Odan Expressway via National Route 52. It is a sub-temple of Kuonji Temple established by Niccho, the Buddhist priest responsible for the area's religious revival. Niccho is said to have overcome blindness through the power of his faith. Based on his prayer to protect and heal believers suffering from eye diseases, the temple has become known as a place to pray for cures for eye diseases and for success in academics. The temple is famous for its shojin kaiseki (multi-course vegetarian Buddhist meals) featuring yuba (tofu skins), a local specialty of Minobu Town. Meals can be enjoyed even if you are not staying overnight. Eating lunch at the temple called ""Ote-lunch"" has become a popular attraction. Overnight guests at the temple can enjoy taking a wine bath while viewing the Japanese garden."
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- Mokujiki no Sato Bishokan Museum
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- Yamanashi Minamikoma-gun Minobucho Kita Kawa 2855
- "This history museum collects and exhibits artifacts including Buddhist images carved by the Edo period monk Mokujiki as well as ancient documents. Mokujiki traveled all over Japan and left behind more than 1,000 Buddhist statues across the country during his lifetime. His works have a creative style that does not conform to traditional styles of Buddhist carving. Called ""mishobutsu"" (smiling Buddhas) for the faint smiles on the mouths of many of their mouths, his Buddhist images were widely worshipped by the common folk. The nearby birthplace of Mokujiki is open to the public as Mokujiki Memorial Hall."
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- Manami Alps Sangaku Shashin-kan Shirahata Shiro Kinenkan
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- Yamanashi Minamikoma-gun Hayakawacho Narada 486
- 45 kilometers and 80 minutes from the Kofu-minami Interchange on the Chuo Expressway via the Kofu Bypass and National Route 52. This museum stands in a corner of Naratanosato, a complex which also houses a hot spring bathhouse and restaurant, and displays works by Shiro Shirahata, a Yamanashi Prefecture-born man and one of Japan's leading mountain photographers. The artist has taken countless photographs of the Himalayas and other peaks around the world as well as famous mountains and landscapes in Japan. Here visitors can view Shirahata's photographs capturing the essence of mountains, particularly the images he has taken of the Southern Japan Alps which he considers his life's work.
Yamanashi Areas
Yamanashi prefecture is the proud home of one of Japan’s most celebrated icons: Mount Fuji. Although the mountain straddles both Yamanashi and Shizuoka, the most breathtaking views of Fuji-san can be seen from the Fuji Five Lakes north of the mountain in Yamanashi prefecture. The plethora of outdoor activities in and around the lakes all have the benefit of the country’s highest mountain as their backdrop, and we can assure you that it is an unforgettable sight.
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