15 Activities Cherry Blossoms at Kofu Castle Cathy Cawood Castle ruins in Kofu city with lots of cherry blossoms.
11 Culture Kofu Valley's Herb & Rose Garden Naomi Isaka A beautiful herb and rose garden in the Kofu Valley of Yamanashi that offers you pleasing sights and the chance to test out their natural herb products
11 Nojo-ji in Kofu Cathy Cawood One of the five temples at the foot of the mountains in the North of Kofu that are the Kofu Gozan chosen by Shingen Takeda.
11 Culture Kofu Castle - Maizurujo Park Susan Tumanon If you are visiting Yamanashi Prefecture why not drop by Kofu Castle. Its just a 3 minute walk from the south gate of Kofu station.
14 Toko-ji in Kofu Cathy Cawood Setting out to explore Kofu by electric bicycle, I started the day off
Culture Re-building Kofu Castle Cathy Cawood Although Kofu Castle was a ruin, authentic replicas of one of the towers and one of the gates have been built by referring to 16th century documents.
10 Activities Cycling Around Kofu City Tyra 'nell Pille-Lu Kofu City is not only developed as a commercial hub, but also as a posting station and a castle town.
Culture Shingen-ko Festival in Kofu City 2026 Early Apr The festival takes place in spring and the highlight is a procession through the streets of Kofu City of some 1500 locals in samurai armor.