YAMANASHI

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tour guide for Yamanashi,
Home of Mt. Fuji!
YAMANASHI
JAPAN
YAMANASHI-JAPAN
Food
Guide for
foods and shopping
Fruits, local cuisine, wine and sake,
and more. This guidebook introduces
you to the rich variety of wonderful food
and shopping found in Yamanashi.
So, let's take a look!
Takeda Hishimaru
Captain of the Tourist Caravan
Yamanashi, Home of Mt. Fuji
Yamanashi Fruits
Taste Premium Wine and Sake
Concierge
Yamanashi is known for growing juicy fruits year-round.
Enjoy these fresh, delicious gifts from nature with a
Fruits
sweetness that melts in your mouth.
Christine Haruka
A Japanese-Swiss TV personality who loves Yamanashi.
Yamanashi is not only the birthplace of Japan's wine industry
but offers many unique wineries.
In addition, Yamanashi is a popular Japanese sake brewery
Wine & Sake
region thanks to clean water springs.
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Cuisine Rich with Variety
Traditional Products Crafted by Artisans
Concierge
Makita Sports
A musician and actor born in Yamanashi.
Yamanashi's local cuisine is very creative, offering both a
Yamanashi’
s traditional products feature beautiful designs and excellent
"homemade" and "specialty" taste that is unique to the region.
craftsmanship. They are carefully crafted with Yamanashi pride.
Local Cuisine
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Shopping
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Fruits
Enjoy Yamanashi's fruits
that are in season.
Yamanashi offers fruits year-round
for everyone to enjoy. Yamanashi
is the number 1 producer of
peaches and grapes in Japan!
Blueberry
Blueberries can be enjoyed
from the beginning of the
summer. This sweet, bite-size
fruit is very cute.
Strawberry
Strawberries are usually only
available from the winter through
the spring, but now a new type of
strawberry is also available to
enjoy during the summer.
Grapes
Pink Spring
Peach blossoms start blooming
everywhere in the beginning of
April all at once, covering the
land in a beautiful pink carpet.
Landscape emblematic
of Yamanashi
Grapes are in season
from the summer until
the fall. Many varieties
are grown.
Vast grape vineyards are the first
thing that stands out when entering
the Kofu Basin.
Choose from many
varieties, including
easy-to-eat seedless
grapes and grapes
with edible skin!
Cherry
Persimmon
Cherries are ready for harvesting
from around the middle of May.
They are considered a delicacy
in Japan.
This fruit is reminiscent of an autumn
visit. Dried persimmons(Korogaki and
Anpogaki) are also available.
Yamanashi
Fruits Calendar
The "Kiyo" holds
the Guinness
World Record
as the world's
heaviest plum!
Fruit name
Apr
Persimmons being dried
out in the open inspires
poems about autumn.
May June July
Aug Sept Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Strawberry
Cherry
Peach
Plum
Plum
Peach
Yamanashi grows various
types of plums, including
very large ones like the
“Kiyo”.
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Grapes
Freshly picked peaches
can be enjoyed in the
beginning of the summer.
Blueberry
dried persimmon
Persimmon
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Mar
Enjoy
Picking Fruits!
Fruits
Fruit Map
Visitors can go to Yamanashi
farms and pick fruits with their
own hands and eat. Come out
and experience picking all
kinds of fruits.
Mt. Yatsugatake and
Nirasaki Area
Fuefuki, Koshu and
Yamanashi Area
Check!
“Grape picking”
Kofu and Shosenkyo
Gorge Area
Tobu Area
Minami Alps and
Fuji River Basin Area
Strawberry Picking Cherry Picking
Pick bright red strawberries.
Eating them with condensed
milk is also good!
Fee
about 1,500 yen
Fuefuki, Koshu and Yamanashi Area
Kofu and Shosenkyo Gorge Area
Mt. Fuji and Lake Fujigoko Area
These red gems are ripened on
the branch. Come out and pick
these fruit delicacies!
Fee
about 2,000 yen
Fuefuki, Koshu and Yamanashi Area
Mt. Yatsugatake and Nirasaki Area
Minami Alps and Fuji River Basin Area
Mt. Fuji and Lake Fujigoko Area
Peach Picking
This fruit is reminiscent of a
summer visit. Eat them while
they are hard and fresh.
Fee
Which grapes do you like? Many
varieties are available to taste.
Fee
about 2,000 yen
Fuefuki, Koshu and Yamanashi Area
Kofu and Shosenkyo Gorge Area
Mt. Yatsugatake and Nirasaki Area
Minami Alps and Fuji River Basin Area
Blueberry Picking
Visitors can enjoy a refreshing
sweetness from the blueberries
that are freshly picked.
Fee
Strawberry
（Dec-May,
Aug-Sept）
Cherry
about 1,500 yen
（May-July）
Fuefuki, Koshu and Yamanashi Area
Minami Alps and Fuji River Basin Area
Mt. Yatsugatake and Nirasaki Area
Visitors can enjoy
fruit picking at
various areas!
Grape Picking
Mt. Fuji and
Lake Fujigoko Area
Mulberry
（June）
Grapes
（July-Oct）
Peach
（June-Sept）
Plum
（June-Aug）
Yamanashi Web page
"Yamanashi Umaii Net" provides
information about local cuisine
as well as fruits, wines,
Japanese sake and many other
delicious Yamanashi foods. Feel
free to look at it for more
detailed information on fruit
picking.
about 1,000 yen
Mt. Yatsugatake and Nirasaki Area
Mt. Fuji and Lake Fujigoko Area
www.yamanashi-kankou.jp/umaiinet/
※The fees listed may vary.
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Blueberry
（July-Aug）
Pears
（Sept-Dec）
Kiwi
（Oct-Nov）
Persimmon
（Oct-Nov）
Apple
（Aug-Nov）
Citron
（Nov-Dec）
Look at
Umaii Net
for further
information!
Japanese Wine
Wine
Find Your
Favorite Wine!
Yamanashi is the birthplace
of Japan's wine industry!
Many wineries produce
unique wine blends.
Visitors can
also enjoy the
history behind
wine making
Enjoy Local Cuisine
and Wine Together!
At the winery, visitors can not only try
various wines but eat at the restaurants
there as well. Pairing locally produced
wine and locally sourced ingredients is
absolutely fantastic!
Miyakoen
An abandoned railroad
tunnel was converted
into wine caves offering
visitors a very unique
experience!
●TEL.0553-44-0444
●10 min. by taxi from
JR Katsunuma-Budokyo Sta.
●TEL.0553-20-4610
●10 min. by taxi from
JR Katsunuma-Budokyo Sta.
Budo-no-Oka
World-class "Koshu Wine"
"Koshu Wine", which is made from the old
vines of the Koshu grape in Yamanashi,
has been praised at international wine
competitions and is exported throughout
the world. Its refreshing taste is best when
paired with Japanese cuisine.
Koshu Wine also
has an amazing
fragrance!
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Katsunuma Tunnel
Wine Caves
Japan's first wineries
that still exist today. This
archives museum offers
historical records related
to the wines currently
being made.
Too many
to choose!
"Budo-no-Oka" offers an expansive
vineyard on a small nearby hill.
The underground wine caves store
approximately 200 brand name
wines available for tasting and
purchase. The affiliated restaurant
offers great meals paired with
Koshu Wine.
Check!
“Budo-no-Oka”
●Katsunuma Budo-no-Oka Grape Hill
TEL.0553-44-2111
● 5 min. by taxi from
JR Katsunuma-Budokyo Sta.
10 Winery Map
Enzan,
Yamanashi and
Fuefuki Areas
Come Visit the Yamanashi Wineries
Tasting
Tour
Tour
（reservation required）
Ste. Neige Wine
Katsunuma Region &
Synthesis Public Bldg.
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TEL.0553-44-0027
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TEL.0553-44-3181
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TEL.0553-44-1005
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TEL.0553-44-0043
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TEL.0553-44-0069
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TEL.0553-44-2190
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TEL.0553-44-0020
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TEL.0553-44-0111
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Diamond Winery
Huggy Wine
TEL.0553-44-0129
TEL.0553-44-0433
TEL.0553-22-1511
TEL.0553-33-9988
Budo-no-Oka
Tekisen Wine
Kai Winery
TEL.0553-23-2462
TEL.0553-32-2032
KatsunumaBudokyo
Todoroki
Toshin Yoshu
TEL.0553-22-5681
TEL.0553-33-8080
Restaurant
Kashiwa Wine
Hikawa Winery
TEL.0553-22-1722
Okunota Winery
Koyasubashi
Kitazume
Katsunuma Area
Tsuruya Winery
TEL.0553-20-1772
Ushioku Wine
Yamanashi offers a number of wineries,
which produce unique wine blends.
Kisvin Winery
TEL.0553-32-0003
Caney Wine
Kizan Winery
TEL.0553-22-0148
TEL.0553-33-3024
Budo-no-Oka
Entrance
Soleil Wine
Gomi Winery
TEL.0553-22-2236
TEL.0553-33-3058
Yawata Wine
Enzan Wine
TEL.0553-23-2082
TEL.0553-33-2228
Fujiclair Winery
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Kami Town
Marquis Wine
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Marufuji Winery
❺ Shimoiwasaki ❽
Katsunuma Winery
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Ikeda Winery
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Iwasaki Winery
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Sanyo Wine
TEL.0553-35-2108
Shion Winery
TEL.0553-20-3541
Kashio
Suzuran Winery
TEL.0553-47-0221
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TEL.0553-47-5911
Minami Alps Wine and Beverage
TEL.0553-47-6550
Koshu City
Government
Office
Kurambon Wine
Chateau Lumiere
Enzan
TEL.0553-47-0207
Montanasu Wine
TEL.0553-47-0491
Kinjyo Wine
TEL.0553-44-1567
Chateraise Belle Foret Winery - Katsunuma Winery
Budoubatake
TEL.0553-20-4700
TEL.0553-44-0356
Morita Koshu Winery
Chateau Jun
TEL.0553-44-2003
TEL.0553-44-2501
Katsunuma Daihachi Winery
Haramo Wine
TEL.0553-44-0162
TEL.0553-44-0121
Asaya Winery
Marusan Winery
TEL.0553-44-1022
TEL.0553-44-0160
Chuo Budoshu - Grace Winery
Chateau Katsunuma
TEL.0553-44-1230
TEL.0553-44-0073
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Toumu Winery
TEL.0553-44-5535
Aramaki Wine
TEL.0553-47-0071
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TEL.0553-47-1553
Katsunuma Winery - Kanegawa Winery
TEL.0553-47-3232
Katsunuma
IC
Hikawabashi
Minamizume
Isawa Onsen-kyo Village
East Entrance
Isawa
Onsen
Alps Wine - Salon
TEL.0553-47-5881
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Manns Wines - Katsunuma Winery
TEL.0553-44-2285
TEL.0553-47-1563
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TEL.0553-44-1011
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Sapporo Wines - Grande Polaire Katsunuma Winery
TEL.0553-44-2345
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Ohizumi Winery of Katsunuma
TEL.0553-44-2872
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L'Orient Wine - Shirayuri Winery
TEL.0553-44-3131
Yamanashi City
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Soryu Winery
TEL.0553-44-0026
Nishi-Kanto Roadway
Entrance
Sagido
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New Yamanashi Wine
TEL.055-263-3036
Fuefuki Wine
TEL.055-263-2299
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Yatsushiro Wine
TEL.055-265-2418
IchinomiyaMisaka IC
Monde Wine
TEL.055-262-3161
Ichinokura
Hombo Shuzo - Yamanashi Mars Winery
TEL.055-262-1441
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TEL.055-233-2579
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Chuo Budoshu - Misawa Winery
TEL.0551-25-4485
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TEL.0551-35-2603
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Shosenkyo
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Zenkoji
Temple
Kofu
Prefectural
Jurobashi-Nishi
Government
Kai City
Kofu Police
Government
Station-Mae
Office
Shosenkyo CC
Prefectural Flower Center
Kofu-Showa IC
Heidi's Village
Charmant Wine (Eigashima Shuzo)
TEL.055-277-2805
Chuo Main Line
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Mount Wine (Shikishima Winery)
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TEL.0551-28-7311
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TEL.0551-28-4451
Lake Chiyoda Takeda-jinja
Suntory Tomi No Oka Winery
Arakawa Dam
Shrine
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Chateraise Belle Foret Winery
大和田
Akeno General
Branch Office-Mae
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Kobuchisawa and
Nirasaki Areas
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Prefectural Flower Center
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Heidi's Village
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Japanese Sake
Sake
This sake is made
from rice and crystal
clean spring water.
Yamanashi is blessed with an abundance
of clean water springs and as a result is a
popular sake brewery region.
It is great to be able to taste and compare
sake from so many sake breweries!
A ball made from
Japanese cedar sprigs
is placed on the eaves of
the brewery to indicate that
the new sake is ready!
Visit Sake Breweries
Sake is a fermented wine made from rice, water
and rice-malt. The process of brewing is
extremely particular and complex. Most of the
preparations are carried out in the winter. When
visiting breweries during this time, visitors can
see how Japanese sake is made.
Yamanashi Breweries and Local Sake Labels
Yamanashi breweries and their respective local sake labels are listed below. Each offers a different
charming taste. Feel free to taste and compare them!
TEL.0551-47-2277
Yamanashi
meijo
TEL.0551-35-2236
Fukutokucho Nirasaki Factory
TEL.0551-23-5843
Yoro Shuzo
TEL.0553-22-0047
Nagasaka
Taikan
Shuzo
TEL.055-282-1116
Sake is made from rice but some can be made by
changing the purity of the ingredients and the
procedures. If the term "Junmai" or "Ginjo" is shown
on the label, it refers to a specific manufacturing
process.
TEL.0551-47-3130
Kobuchisawa
Hinoharu
Characteristics of Sake
Yamaki
Shuzoten
Takenoi
Shuzo
Tanizakurashuzo
TEL.0551-38-2008
Sutama
Nirasaki
Yamanashi
City
Enzan
Kofu
IchinomiyaMisaka
Shirane
Otsuki
IchikawaHommachi
Sasaichi Sake
Brewery
TEL.0554-25-2111
Sasago
Masuho
Yokouchi
Shuzoten
Uenohara
Kawaguchiko
Fujiyoshida
TEL.055-282-0038
Ide Jyozoten
TEL.0555-72-0006
Minobu
Okubo Shuzoten
Utsubuna
Sun Foods
TEL.0553-32-3343
TEL.0556-22-0227
Yorozuya Jyozoten
Enjoy Warm Sake
Sake can be enjoyed as a heated
or chilled drink. "Okan" refers to
warm sake and is a popular drink
during the winter.
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Yokoyama Shuzoten
TEL.0556-22-2103
Shop
Tour
Tour
（reservation required）
TEL.0556-64-3211
Restaurant
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Udezumou
Shuzo
TEL.055-262-3010
Local C uisine
Stewed Awabi
Old "traditional
flavors" are still
a favorite
Yoshida s Udon
Visitors can enjoy eating soy sauce and misobased udon, which is made from Mt. Fuji spring
water. The lightly salted thick noodles cooked aldente offer a filling meal. There are close to 60
eateries available around the Fujiyoshida area, and
many of them offer an eat-in space in the living
room of their homes.
Awabi (abalone) is cooked
slowly in a soy sauce-based
stew. It is then sliced into thin
pieces and eaten.
Local Yamanashi cuisine is
creative and flavorful, showing
Yamanashi's passion for
delicious food!
Seafood from a
Non-coastal Prefecture
Outstanding when
paired with wine
or sake.
During the Edo Period, abalone was fished
from the sea and put in a soy sauce marinade.
The abalone was then transported by horse.
By the time that it arrived to Kofu it was just
ready to be served and eaten.
●Fujiyoshida Tourism Promotion Service TEL.0555-21-1000
Yuba
Kofu
Torimotsu-ni
Torimotsu-ni is a local cuisine that
involves giblets stewed with sugar
and soy sauce. The stewed giblets
offer a salty-sweet sauce that is
addictive.
Hoto
Hoto offers a flat noodle served together in a pot
with lots of stewed vegetables. Visitors can eat
directly from the pot.
Yamanashi B-grade Gourmet
Torimotsu-ni (stewing with chicken giblets) was
first served at soba noodle restaurants in Kofu
City around 1950. It won the B-1 Grand Prix
(B-grade gourmet food competition) in 2010.
●Kofu City Tourism Department
TEL.055-237-5702
Mimi
Check!
“Torimotsu-ni”
"Mimi" is a traditional dish in
Jukkoku, Fujikawa Town that
is made by stewing seasonal
vegetables with kneaded flour.
●Minobu Town Tourism Department TEL.0556-62-1116
Koshu Wine Beef
Grape pomace, the solid remains of
grapes from the wine making
process, is used as fodder. This
produces a beef with a slight
sweetness that is smooth and soft.
●Fujikawa Town Commerce, Industry
and Tourism Department
TEL.0556-22-7202
●Koshu Wine Beef Producers Association
TEL.055-262-2288
Koshu
Fujizakura
Koshu Chicken Pork
Koshu chicken is free range
chicken raised in the Koshu's rich
natural environment. This chicken
offers sophisticated flavors.
●Koshu Chicken Producers Association
TEL.055-222-0032
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Yuba is made from soy milk. "Minobu Yuba"
was first made more than 700 years ago out
of concern for the health of Nichiren Shonin.
This pork was produced
using a pig breed from
Iowa, U.S.A. The pigs
are raised in the natural
environment that has
blessed this area.
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Traditional Crafts
Traditional designs
that showcase master
craftsmanship
The traditional crafts
in Yamanashi are all
stylish. These cute
designs are great
for everyday use!
The smooth
texture feels
really nice!
Kaiki
Kaiki are beautiful silk goods that
come from the Gunnai region, a textile
producing area. The unique woven
technique offers a distinct texture.
Jewelry
Yamanashi used to be a region
known for producing quartz.
Special jewelry making
techniques were developed,
making this region in Japan one
of the most prominent for
jewelry production.
Koo-fu
Koshu Inden
The natural wear
from the leather
that occurs also adds
to their charm!
The Koo-fu brand offers
well-designed jewelry that
integrates both the new
and the old. The jewelry
shown in the picture is also
made by Koo-fu.
Yamanashi's traditional deerskin leather goods
are finished with lacquer and available in
various patterns. They were used as a decorative
helmet for armor during the Sengoku Period, an
era that is marked by near-constant military
conflict.
Find Your Favorite
Traditional Pattern!
The inden patterns have various
meanings. For example, the dragonfly
is literally known as the "victory
insect" because it can only go or fly in
a forward direction. It is said that this
pattern was a favorite of warriors.
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Now enjoy Yamanashi in Tokyo too!
Yamanashi shop guide
"Fujinokuni Yamanashi-kan" is a satellite
shop and information center that
highlights the charm and characteristics
unique to Yamanashi. Local Yamanashi
specialty goods are available. There is
also a wine shop produced by world
renowned sommelier Shinya Tasaki and
the restaurant Y-wine, so visitors can
enjoy Yamanashi wine and food.
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Fujinokuni Yamanashi-kan: 1F
●Open year-round
●Tel 03-3241-3776
Restaurant Y-wine: 2F
●Closed Sunday and holidays
●Contact: Tel 03-3527-9185
●Address:
Nihonbashi Plaza Building,
2-3-4, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku,
Tokyo, 103-0027
Local Sweets
Enjoy Yamanashi
sweets!
Sweets made in Yamanashi
are quite unique. Even the
standard Japanese sweets
available here are
particularly beautiful
and delicious.
Shopping Information
See locations below for purchasing
local Yamanashi specialty goods!
Michi-no-Eki
"Michi-no-Eki" is a rest stop where visitors can take a break from
driving. It is convenient because visitors can purchase a variety of
local specialty goods, including fruits and vegetables. Here is a list:
Tomizawa
28507-1 Fukushi, Nanbu-cho
Hakushu
1308 Shirasu, Hakushu-cho Hokuto City
☎0556-66-2260
Kai-Yamato
2248 Hajikano, Yamato-cho, Koshu City
1936-6 Araya, Fujiyoshida City
☎0553-48-2571
Narusawa
8532-63 Jiragonno, Narusawa-mura
Shingen Mochi
760 Nagasawa, Takane-cho, Hokuto City ☎0551-20-7224
Shirane
595-1 Zaikezuka, Minami Alps City
☎0553-39-2580
Shimobe
4321 Furuseki, Minobu-cho
Soft mochi covered in brown sugar syrup and kinako is a typical
sweet available in Yamanashi. Try and eat it without getting
your face dirty with kinako!
2968-1 Kobuchisawa-cho, Hokuto City
☎0556-20-4141
1597 Shimoyama, Minobu-cho,
(Located in Yamanashi Fujikawa Craft Park)
2901 Tabayama-mura
☎0428-88-0411
Fujikawa
☎0554-52-1811
1655-3 Aoyagi-machi, Fujikawa-cho
Katsuyama
3758-1 Katsuyama, Fujikawaguchiko-machi
☎0556-62-5600
Tabayama
☎0551-25-5021
Doshi
9745 Doshi-mura
☎0551-36-3280
Minobu Fujikawa Visitors Center
☎055-269-3424
Nirasaki
1795 Nakajo, Nakada-machi, Nirasaki City
☎055-282-6478
Kobuchisawa
Toyotomi
1010-1 Asari, Chuo City
☎0555-21-1225
Minamikiyosato
☎0555-85-3900
Mitomi
1822-1 Mitomi-Kawaura, Yamanashi City
☎0551-20-4711
Fujiyoshida
☎0556-48-8700
Kosuge
☎0555-72-5633
3445 Kosuge-mura
☎0428-87-0020
Hanakage No Sato Makioka
2120 Murofushi, Makioka-cho, Yamanashi City
☎0553-35-4780
Yamanashi Prefectural Local Industry Center
Kaiterasu
There is a wide variety of Yamanashi specialty items available, such as jewelry, inden and other traditional crafts as
well as wine and local gourmet food.
Kurodama
The jet black balls have a striking appearance.
This delicious Japanese sweet is a dark,
brown sugar coated yokan filled with a
sweet green pea paste.
Tsuki No Shizuku
This Yamanashi sweet has a romantic name,
“drop of moon”. An entire Koshu grape is rolled
in sugar. Only available in the fall.
Yamanashi Prefectural Local Industry Center: Kaiterasu
3-13-25 Toko-ji Temple, Kofu City
☎055-237-1641
Train Station Stores
JR Kofu Station (CELEO 2F)
1-1-8 Marunouchi, Kofu City
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Visitors can purchase goods such as wine and
sweets at stores located at all the JR and Fujikyuko
Line stations.
Mt. Fuji Station, Fujikyuko Line（Q-STA）
☎055-224-2611
2-5-1 Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida City
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☎0555-23-1111
Niigata
About Yamanashi Prefecture
Yamanashi Prefecture is situated in the center of Japan. Located next to
Tokyo, almost 80% of the prefecture consists of mountains and forests,
and it is famous for its rich natural scenery.
The local topography is known as the “Kofu basin,” being completely
encircled by mountains. Mt. Fuji, which towers over the land to the
south, is Japan’s highest peak, a distinctive symbol of Japan, and listed as
a world heritage site. To the north is the Yatsugatake mountain range
with the Kiyosato Highlands at its foot. To the west is the Southern Alps,
a mountain range listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve (also known as
a UNESCO Eco Park in Japan), with some of Japan’s greatest mountains,
including Mt. Kai-Komagatake and Mt. Kitadake, its second-highest
peak.
The climate of Yamanashi includes large temperature swings between
summer and winter; thus, the prefecture undergoes distinctively visible
changes between the four seasons. Fruit cultivation thrives by making use
of the climate’s temperature range.
Yamanashi has also been famous since ancient times as a source of rock
crystals, and it produces more jewelry than anywhere else in Japan thanks
to its superior grinding techniques.
No.1 in Japan
Niigata-Chuo IC
Niigata
Koriyama
Nagaoka JCT
Bullet train(Shinkansen)
Hokuriku
Shinkansen
Regular train
Expressway
Fukushima
Tohoku
Shinkansen
Joetsu JCT
Kan-etsu Expressway
National Highway
Toyama
Kanazawa
Sea of Japan
Toyama
Nagano Expressway
Ishikawa
Hokuriku Expressway
Nagano Sakudaira
Minobu Line
Komaki
JCT
Chuo Expressway
Yamanashi
Meishin
Aichi
Expressway Nagoya-Minami
Mikkabi
JCT
JCT
Chubu International
Shin-Osaka Airport Centrair Toyohashi
Mie
Shin-Kobe
Ken-O Expressway
Futaba JCT
Chubu Odan
Expressway
Masuho IC
Nagoya
Osaka
International Airport
Fujioka JCT
Saitama
Nagasaka IC
Obama IC
Kyoto
Utsunomiya
Tsurugashima JCT
Gifu
Kyoto
Takasaki
Okaya JCT
Fukui
Maibara JCT
Gunma
Karuizawa
Nagano
Shinkansen
Tokai-Hokuriku
Expressway
Fukui-Kita IC
Tochigi
Joetsu
Shinkansen
Nagano
Shizuoka
Hamamatsu
Tokaido Shinkansen
Kansai International Airport
Line
Omiya
Hachioji Takaido IC
JCT
Tokyo
Otsuki JCT
Tokyo IC
Fujikyuko Line
Kawaguchiko IC
Ebina JCT
Gotemba
JCT
Shin-Shimizu JCT
Shin-Tomei
Expressway
Kofu Chuo
Iwafune JCT
Joban
Expressway
Tsukuba
JCT
Kanagawa
Shin Mishima
-Fuji
Shizuoka
Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport
Tomei Expressway
Wakayama
No. 1 producer of peaches, grapes,
and plums
Tallest mountain: Mt. Fuji
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No. 1 producer of jewelry
No. 1 producer of mineral water
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Tokyo
Tokyo
International
ShinAirport
Yokohama
Pacific Ocean
Nara
Narita
International
Airport
Chiba
Directions to Yamanashi
Yamanashi-Bound Train and Bus Travel Times
■From TOKYO
To Saku
JR Koumi Line
Fujiyoshida IC
Takaosan IC
Fujisan Station
Kawaguchiko IC
Yamanakako IC
To
JR Minobu Line
Shinagawa
Station
d)
Fuji Kyuko Line
Kawaguchiko
Station
Shinjuku Station
Hachioji Station
Tokyo Station
(To
Shirane IC
Katsunuma IC
To Metropolitan Expressway
JR Chuo Line
ay
Kofu-Minami IC
Kofu-Showa IC
Minami Alps IC
Masuho IC
Hachioji Jct. Chuo Expressway (Toll road) Takaido IC
Otsuki Station
Subashiri IC
Sagamihara-Aikawa IC
Shin-Yokohama Station
Yokohama Station
Shimobe-Onsen Station
Haneda Airport
To Nagoya
Gotenba IC
Shimizu IC
Fuji IC
Numazu IC
Shizuoka Station Fuji Station
Shin-Fuji Station
JR Chuo Line:
Azusa Limited Express
Kaiji Limited Express
Fuji Kyuko Line
Ebina JCT
Kofu
Shin-Osaka
Otsuki
By bus
Kawaguchiko
Kawaguchiko
■From KYOTO
By bus
Shinjuku Highway Bus Terminal Chuo Expressway 2 hours and 10 minutes Kofu
JR Tokaido Main Line
Kawaguchiko
From Kansai International Airport
Kansai International
Airport
Shin-Osaka
JR Limited express, 50 minutes
1 hour and 45 minutes
Chuo Expressway
Fuji Kyuko
From Mt Fuji Shizuoka Airport
Bus, 55 minutes
Mt Fuji Shizuoka Airport Shizuoka
Bus, 55 minutes
JR Minobu Line Limited Express
2 hours
Shinkansen
15 minutes
Shinkansen
30 minutes
Kofu
Shin-Fuji
Kawaguchiko
Bus
2 hours
Shinkansen
1 hour and 30 minutes
Kyoto
From Central Japan International Airport Centrair
Shizuoka
JR Minobu Line Kofu
Meitetsu Rapid Limited Express, 28 minutes Shinkansen 1 hour Limited Express, 2 hours
By train
Nagoya
Shizuoka
1 hour
JR Minobu Line Limited Express
Shin-Fuji
Shinkansen
1 hour and 40 minutes
2 hours
Bus
2 hours
Kofu
Kawaguchiko
By bus
Nagoya Bus Terminal
Chuo Expressway 4 hours
Kofu
Kawaguchiko
6 hours and 30 minutes
25
Shizuoka
Shinkansen
By bus
Kyoto Bus Terminal
JR Minobu Line
Kofu
Limited Express, 2 hours
Shizuoka
Bus
Kawaguchiko
2 hours
Meishin Expressway and Chuo Expressway Kofu
7 hours
Kawaguchiko
9 hours and 30 minutes
Central Japan International Airport Nagoya
Shinkansen
Shizuoka
JR Minobu Line Kofu
Shinkansen
1 hour and 30 minutes
Limited Express, 2 hours
2 hours and 10 minutes
■From NAGOYA
Nagoya
Kyoto
By train
Kyoto
■From SHIZUOKA
Mt Fuji Shizuoka Airport Shizuoka
Kawaguchiko
Bus
2 hous
11 hours
Fuji Kyuko Line
30 minutes
JR Tokaido Shinkansen
Shin-Fuji
Shinkansen
Kofu
JR Chuo Line Limited Express
1 hour and 30 minutes
JR Chuo Line limited Express
1 hour
Shizuoka JR Minobu Line Limited Express Kofu
2 hours
Meishin Expressway and Chuo Expressway
Kofu
Osaka Bus Terminal 8 hours and 30minutes
By train
Shinjuku
Shinkansen
2 hours
2 hours and 40 minutes
Kofu
Expressway bus
Mishima Station
Chuo Expressway
Yamanashi Kotsu
By train
Shin-Osaka
3 hours and 15 minutes
Shinjuku
Shin-fuji IC
Kofu Kansai International Airport Shin-Osaka ShinkansenShizuokaJR Minobu Line Limited Express Kofu
JR Chuo Line Limited Express
2 hours
2 hours
JR Limited express, 50 minutes
1 hour and 30 minutes
3 and a half hours
Kofu
Haneda Airport
Hamamatsucho
Shinjuku
Tokyo monorail
JR Chuo Line Limited Express
JR Yamanote Line
24 minutes
1 hour and 30 minutes
23 minutes
Shin-Tomei Expressway (Toll road)
Shin-Shimizu IC
Shinjuku
JR Narita Express, 1 and a half hours
Narita International Airport
Expressway bus
pre
Futaba Jct.
Futaba SA Smart IC
139
Otsuki Jct.
From Kansai International Airport
From Narita International Airport or Haneda Airport
Narita International Airport
Ex
Kofu Station
411
140
me
i
Kobuchisawa Station
Ken-O-Do, Metropolitan Inter-city Expressway (Toll road)
To Ome
ssw
Kobuchisawa IC Karisaka Tunnel
ll r
oa
To Chichibu
Kiyosato Station
To Matsumoto
■From OSAKA
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Access to
Yamanashi is
very good.
Please come
and visit!
Tunnel of Autumn Leaves (Fujikawaguchiko Town)
Yamanashi Tourism Organization
Yamanashi Prefectural Office Annex 2nd Floor,
1-6-1 Marunouchi, Kofu, Yamanashi 400-0031
Tel.055-231-2722 http://www.yamanashi-kankou.jp/
※As of September 1, 2015