Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Kofu, Japan
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5.7 km
82 m
Explore Kofu in Japan with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Individual Sights in KofuSight 1: 穴切大神社
Anagiri Daijinja is a shrine located in Takara 2-chome, Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. It has a long history of the legend of the lake water of the Kofu Basin and the legend of the kick break. The former company name is Gosha.
Sight 2: Takeda Shingen Statue
The statue of Takeda Shingen (武田信玄公の銅像), Takeda Shingen-kō no dōzō or 武田信玄公像, Takeda Shingen kōzō) which depicts the daimyō Takeda Shingen is located west of the south exit of Kōfu Station.
Sight 3: 謝恩碑
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.
Sight 4: 藤村記念館
The Kofu City Fujimura Memorial Museum is an exchange facility located in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. The former Mutsuzawa School building, which was built in the early Meiji era, has been relocated and used.
Sight 5: 法華寺
Hokkeji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Takeda 1-chome, Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Fujimitsu Mountain. The former main temple is Ikegami Honmonji Temple, Ikegami and Kagurazaka Hoen. Along with Enkoji Temple and Shinryuji Temple, it is one of the three temples of the Kofu Hoka sect, and there is also a temple nearby.
Sight 6: 山梨県立科学館
Yamanashi Science Museum is a science museum located in Kōfu, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The museum specializes in astronomy, and technology.
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