History / Culture / Tour Spots in Around Lake Yamanaka Area

  • Yamanaka Suwa Jinja (Yamanaka Myojin)
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    4.0
    24 Reviews
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    Yamanashi Pref. Minamitsurugunyamanakakomura Yamanaka 13
    This shrine to the Shinto goddess Toyotama-hime is located at Lake Yamanaka, one of the Fuji Five Lakes. From time immemorial it has been said to grant prayers for marriage, conception, safe childbirth, and the gift of children. The shrine is visited by many expectant and nursing mothers ?and newlyweds during its annual Anzan Matsuri (safe childbirth festival), which is held from the 4th to the 6th of September each year.

    If youre at the lake and just want to see sights, this one is pretty easy to get to. Accessable from the main perimeter road. Doesnt have all the flair of other big shrines. Has a little walking...

  • Yamanakako Forest Park of Literature Mishima Yukio Literary Museum
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    4.5
    21 Reviews
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    Yamanashi Pref. Minamitsurugunyamanakakomura Hirano 506-296
    This library and museum is dedicated to the writer Yukio Mishima. The collection holds a variety of items including the first prints of 99 of Yukio Mishima's books, autographed manuscripts donated by his family, literary notes, letters, and more. The exhibit hall looks at his life from the time of his birth to his suicide, as well as his posthumous influence. There's also an exhibit that replicates Yukio Mishima's study, as well as displays with commentary on his wide range of work in various genres. Yamanakako Forest Park of Literature where the museum is located has features like stone haiku monuments on the edge of Lake Yamanaka.

    I am studying Mishima, so coming here was a big deal for me. Im unsure why anyone would come here if they werent big Mishima fans. If you love him and his work, you will appreciate this.

  • Forest of Christmas Santa Claus Museum
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    3.5
    15 Reviews
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    Yamanashi Pref. Minamitsurugunyamanakakomura Hirano 506-133
    Christmas Forest Santa Claus Museum is 15 minutes by car from the Yamanakako Interchange and 30 minutes from the Gotemba Interchange. This museum, which is devoted to Christmas, as its name implies, is also quite near Asahigaoka Lakeside Greenspace Park. All sorts of Santa Claus-themed objects are on display, including oddities such as Santa in summer clothes or a Christmas tree with Santa's face hung on it. The museum shop sells Christmas trees, wreaths, and similar souvenirs.

    山中湖周辺でここだけ別世界です。正直ここまでよくぞ集めたなと実感おどろきました。特に女性は盛り上がると思います。

  • Shiki-no-mori Oshino Park Koyo Okada Photo Art Museum / Koike Kunio Drawing Letter Art Museum
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    4.5
    3 Reviews
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    Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Oshinomura Shibokusa 2838-1
    "This art museum is about a ten-minute drive from Yamanakako Interchange or about a 15-minute drive from Kawaguchiko Interchange. Is located immediately next to Oshino Shinobi no Sato bus stop. The museum shares a building with the Koike Kunio Drawing Letter Art Museum. It exhibits a large collection of photography by Koyo Okada, a photographer who was enamored by the beauty of Mt. Fuji seen from Oshino Village. In addition to a permanent exhibit of 50 photographs includes his masterpiece ""Kohan no Haru"" (Spring on the Lakeshore), the museum also displays Okada's cameras, the writings of authors with whom he was close, and other items. The museum broadly introduces the achievements of Okada, who was known to many as ""Koyo-san."""

    絵手紙の創始者の小池邦夫の作品を集めた美術館なので絵手紙をされている方は訪れる価値があると思います。忍野八海から近い割には観光コースではないので混雑とは無縁でゆっくり鑑賞できます。入館料は大人500円です。

  • 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.
  • Mori no Gakushukan
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    Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Oshinomura Shibokusa 3098-1
    This learning center is located immediately next to the Sakana Koen bus stop. The octagonal building features an interior trimmed with a great deal of wood including wooden floors and wooden ceiling beams. It is divided into a number of different areas including an experience area and a learning area. The layout of the computers, theater, and other facilities is designed to allow visitors to concentrate on learning. The learning center is part of a facility that also includes the Yamanashi Prefecture Fuji Yusui no Sato Aquarium, a grassy park, and other attractions. The facility is a place where visitors can enjoy both playing in nature and studying at the learning center.
  • Toenji Temple
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    3 Reviews
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    Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Oshinomura Shibokusa 38

    忍野八海観光のときおとずれました。少し離れているし少し高くなっているのでとても静かで落ち着きます。不動明王さま、聖観音さまなどの仏像があり御朱印の2種類あります。

  • SOUND VILLAGE
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    3 Reviews
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    Yamanashi Pref. Minamitsurugunyamanakakomura Hirano 1282-17

    ガラスを溶かして作るコースター作りを5歳の娘と体験。二枚で4000円で別途配送料がかかります。色々な色のガラスがあり、娘が色を選んで私が置いていく形で可愛いコースターが出来ました!お届けは数週間後だそうです。他にも陶芸やお皿の絵付けなどがあります。犬も全面OKです!

  • Tenshi no Mori Angel Museum
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    Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Yamanakakomura Yamanaka 207
  • Yamanaka Mizumibungakunomoritokutomisohokan
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    Yamanashi Pref. Minamitsurugunyamanakakomura Hirano 506-296
  • Yamanakako Art Museum
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    Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Yamanakakomura Hirano 493-81
  • Oshinomura Lifelong learning center
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    Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Oshinomura Shibokusa 1423-1
  • Shibokusa Suwa Shrine Saiten
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    Yamanashi Pref. Minamitsurugunoshinomura Shibokusa 458-1
  • Jutokuji Temple
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    Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Yamanakakomura Hirano
  • Jotenji Temple
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    Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Oshinomura Uchino 192
  • Hannokibayashi Museum
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    4.0
    4 Reviews
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    Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Oshinomura Shibokusa 265

    忍野八海の近くにあり、山梨名物ほうとうを食べることができる。麺が太く、具が大きいので、食べ応えがある。テラス席もある。

  • Torch bearers Yamanaka Mizumi Ctr
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    Yamanashi Pref. Minamitsurugunyamanakakomura Hirano 506-296
  • Gallery Abarth Automobile Museum
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    Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Yamanakakomura Hirano 506-296
  • Yamanakako Literature Forest Tokutomi Sohokan
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    Yamanashi Minamitsuru-gun Yamanakakomura Hirano 506-296
  • Korinnaruinhachiotosanso
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    Yamanashi Pref. Minamitsurugunyamanakakomura Yamanaka 248-1

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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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