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Yamanashi prefecture (山梨県 Yamanashi-ken) is in the central Chubu region of the main Japanese island Honshu.

Contents 1 Understand 2 Cities 3 Other destinations 4 Talk 5 Get in 5.1 By plane 5.2 By train 5.3 By bus 6 Get around 7 See 8 Do 9 Eat 10 Drink 11 Get out

Understand

Cities

• Kofu — the prefectural capital
• Otsuki — a small city near Tokyo - good hiking possibilities

Other destinations

Talk

Get in

By plane

Since there is no public airport in Yamanashi, it cannot be accessed directly by plane.

By train

You can access Yamanashi by two lines of Chuo Line (中央線) and Minobu Line(身延線). The Chuo Line come from Tokyo,Shinjuku and Matsumoto while the Minobu Line comes from Shizuoka. From Shizuoka you can connect to the Shinkansen and can be used to access Osaka and Nagoya.

Other than Kofu station(甲府駅), other principal stations on the super express trains are Otsuki station (大月駅), Kobuchizawa station (小淵沢駅), and Minobu station(身延駅).

The super express trains of the Chuo line are the Kaiji (かいじ), Azusa(あずさ), and Super Azusa(スーパーあずさ). The fastest of these trains runs from Shinjuku to Kofu in just 1 hour 25 minutes. Compared to the highway bus, it is much faster, but also much more expensive. Tokyo station and Chiba station are accessible via Shinjuku.

Matsumoto station can only be accessed on the Azusa(あずさ)and Super Azusa(スーパーあずさ) and Kaiji (かいじ) only runs to Kofu station and Ryuo station.

The super express of the Minobu line is called the Fujikawa(ふじかわ). Each day, it makes 7 round trip runs between Kofu Station(甲府駅) and Shizuoka Station(静岡駅) in approximately 2 hours.

By bus

Highway bus services link Kofu to other cities, Shinjuku, Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, and also the two main airports in the region, Narita Airport (成田空港 NRT) and Haneda Airport(羽田空港 HND). 4 different companies make these runs. They are the Yamanashikotsu, Keio, Fujikyukou, and Kintetsu bus companies. Bus service may be cheaper, but the train is generally much faster and, other than of the route which goes to Shinjuku, are comparably fewer in number.

Long-distance buses use terminals in Kofu Station (甲府駅) and Fujiyoshida Station (富士吉田駅). From Kofu Station you can take buses to Shinjuku, Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, Narita Airport(成田空港 NRT), and Haneda Airport(羽田空港 HND). Fujiyoshida station (富士吉田駅), only has bus service to and from Shinjuku and Tokyo.

• Website of Yamanashi Kotsu bus serves

Get around

See

One of the most visited places in the Yamanashi prefecture is Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest and most famous peak. The northern half of Mt. Fuji is located in Yamanashi. Also frequently visited is the Fuji Five Lakes Region, which is located at the foot of Mt. Fuji. The names of the five lakes are: Kawaguchi, Yamanaka, Sai, Shoji and Motosu. In this area, people like to go hiking, camping, and fishing. There is also a popular amusement park there, Fujikyu Highlands. It has one of the highest roller coasters in the world, Fujiyama.

Another one of the major places to visit is The Shosenkyo Gorge, which is considered to be the most beautiful Gorge in Japan. It is part of the Chichibu-Tama-Kai National Park.

Do

Lake Yamanaka:one of Fuji Five Lakes. There are a lot of tennis courts at the lakeside. During vacation, many students stay in a camp for training.

Eat

Drink

Get out

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