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Yamanashi City
Yamanashi Prefecture · City
Official websiteYamanashi Prefecture page
Yamanashi City is in the east of the Kofu Basin and is known for Koshu wine. It has Seihaku-ji Temple, whose Buddha hall is a National Treasure, and Sashide no Iso, a scenic spot praised in the Kokin Wakashu poetry collection. Fuefukigawa Fruit Park, overlooking the basin, is also popular for its night view.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
Live information
Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
Buddhist templeSeihaku-ji TempleBuddhist temple in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
GardenYamanashi Fuefukigawa Fruit Parkpark in Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
MuseumYokomizo Seishi Museum
GardenManriki Parkpark in Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
Shinto shrineOimatakubo Hachiman ShrineShinto shrine in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
MuseumNezu Memorial Museum- Hot spring (onsen)Kawaura Onsenbuilding in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Hot spring (onsen)Iwashita Onsen
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Mitomiroadside station in Yamanashi, Yamanashi prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Hanakage-no-sato Makiokaroadside station in Yamanashi, Yamanashi prefecture, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this city
- Mt. Kitaokusenjo2,601 m
- Mt. Kobushi2,475 m
- Mt. Tokusa2,469 m
- Mt. Okusenjo2,409 m
- Mt. Kurogane2,231 m
- Mt. Tosaka2,177 m
- Mt. Kentoku2,031 m
- Mt. Kurakake1,777 m
- Mt. Konara1,713 m
- Mt. Mizugamori1,553 m
- Mt. Obina1,422 m
- Mt. Tana1,171 m
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
National parks in this city
Chosen by overlaying the park boundaries (Ministry of the Environment, Biodiversity Center of Japan, "National Park Areas" GIS data, updated April 28, 2025, combined and simplified by NIPPON ATLAS) with municipal boundaries (National Land Numerical Information, January 2021), keeping overlaps of about 0.5 km² or more (approximate). Areas are the land areas from the Ministry of the Environment, "Overview of National Parks" (April 10, 2026). All national parks
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Yamanashi Prefecture
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