16 Sights in Kofu, Japan (with Map and Images)

Risshō Kōsei Kai (立正佼成会); until June 1960, 大日本立正交成会 is a Japanese new religious movement founded in 1938 by Nikkyō Niwano and Myōkō Naganuma. Risshō Kōsei Kai is organized as a lay Buddhist movement, which branched off from the older Reiyūkai, and is primarily focused around the Lotus Sutra and veneration of ancestors.

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Shosenkyo is a valley located in the upper reaches of the Arakawa River on the north side of the Kofu Basin in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. It has been designated as a special scenic spot and is one of the most scenic spots in Japan. It is counted as one of the "Five Great Gorges of Japan".

Wikipedia: 昇仙峡 (JA), Website

Yamanashi Prefecture Kose Sports Park is an urban park located in Kose Town, Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. It is a sports hub in the prefecture. The facility is owned by Yamanashi Prefecture, and the Yamanashi Prefectural Sports Association operates and manages it as the designated manager.

Wikipedia: 山梨県小瀬スポーツ公園 (JA)

Yamanashi Prefectural Cultural Hall (Yamanashi Prefectural Cultural Hall) is a multipurpose hall located in Hisashimachi, Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. It is commonly known as the YCC Prefectural Cultural Hall. Since April 1, 2009, the Adbrain-Kyoritsu-NTT-F Consortium has been in charge of operation and management as the designated administrator.

Wikipedia: 山梨県立県民文化ホール (JA)

The Shaonhi Monument is a monument located in the ruins of Kofu Castle in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. This monument was built in 1922 (Taisho 11) to convey to future generations the lessons of flood damage and gratitude for Emperor Meiji's gift of royal land in Yamanashi Prefecture to the mountain forests in Yamanashi Prefecture that were devastated by repeated floods such as the great flood of Meiji 40. It is also called the Xieon Tower.

Wikipedia: 謝恩碑 (甲府市) (JA)

Enkoin is a temple located in Iwakubo, Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. Rinzai sect Myoshinji sect temple. The name of the mountain is Mt. Seoyan. The main Buddha is Buddha. It is one of the five mountains of Kofu established by Takeda Shingen during the Sengoku period, and is known as the Bodhi Temple of Shingen Masamuro Sanjo's wife.

Wikipedia: 円光院 (甲府市) (JA)

Mount Kinpu , or Mount Kinpō is a mountain and the main peak in the Okuchichibu Range in Kantō Mountains. It is located in Chichibu-Tama-Kai National Park on the boundary of Nagano Prefecture and Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. It has the sacred Gojoiwa rock, a Shinto holy site, on its top and is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. At 2599 m tall, it is the second highest peak of the Okuchichibu Mountains.

Wikipedia: Mount Kinpu (EN)

Anagiri Shrine is a shrine located in Hōni 2-chōme, Kōfu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. It has legends related to the lake water of the Kōfu Basin and the legend of the Ketsuzuri. Its former shrine rank was a local shrine.

Wikipedia: 穴切大神社 (JA)

Mt. Asahi is a 2,579 m high mountain on the border between Kawakami Village in Nagano Prefecture and Kofu City in Yamanashi Prefecture, and is one of the main veins of the Okuchichibu mountain range. It is also called Mt. Asahi.

Wikipedia: 朝日岳 (山梨県・長野県) (JA)

Hosenji Temple is a temple of the Rinzai sect of Myoshinji in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Kongofuku Mountain. The main Buddha is Maitreya Bodhisattva. One of the five mountains of Kofu.

Wikipedia: 法泉寺 (甲府市) (JA)

Shinryuji Temple is a temple located in Wakamatsu Town, Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. Nichiren Buddhist Temple. The name of the mountain is Mt. Guangkyo. The main Buddha is the Ten Realms Mandala. The former main temple is Minobusan Kuonji. Tide Master Dharma. It is one of the three temples of Kofu Hoka, along with Enkoji Temple and Hokaji Temple.

Wikipedia: 信立寺 (JA)

Tachioka Mountain is located in Kusakazawa Town, Kofu City, and Shimoashizawa, Kai City, Yamanashi Prefecture. It is one of the Yamanashi Hundred Mountains and Kofu Famous Mountains, with an elevation of 1,295 meters.

Wikipedia: 太刀岡山 (JA)

Onkoji is a Nichiren sect temple located in Ise 2-chome, Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. Its mountain name is Hotozan. The former head temple is Minobusan Kuonji (Minobu school). Along with Hokkeji and Shinritsuji, it is one of the three Hokke temples in Kofu, and together with Choenji (Minami-Alps City) and Myoryoji, it is one of the three temples affiliated with Minobusan Kuonji in the Kai region.

Wikipedia: 遠光寺 (JA)

Senga Falls is a waterfall in northern Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, on the Arakawa River, an upper tributary of the Fuji River. It is located in the Shōsenkyō canyon, which is recognized by the national government as one of the protected Special Places of Scenic Beauty.

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Mt. Kanegaya (Kanagaya Mountain, Kanegata Niyama, Kanagata Nisan) is a mountain with an altitude of 1,164 meters that straddles Tottori and Okayama prefectures. It is one of the 100 famous mountains in China.

Wikipedia: 金ヶ谷山 (JA)

The Kai Chōshizuka Kofun (甲斐銚子塚古墳) is a kofun burial mound located in the Shimosone neighborhood of the city of Kōfu, Yamanashi in the Chūbu region of Japan. Together with the adjacent Maruyamazuka Kofun (丸山塚古墳) it was designated as a National Historic Site of Japan in 1930. It is one of the largest keyhole-shaped tumuli in eastern Japan and has a total length of 169 meters. The tumuli are located a three minute walk from the "Kenritsukōkohakubutsukan" bus stop on the Yamanashi Kōtsu Kankō Bus from Kōfu Station.

Wikipedia: Kai Chōshizuka Kofun (EN)