A confectionery store in Kofu City, central Japan has started making a good luck cake ahead of Setsubun, the last day of ...

A wildfire that broke out on Saturday in the mountains spanning Japan's Kofu City and Fuefuki City in Yamanashi prefecture ...

Yamanashi Prefecture has abandoned plans for a Mount Fuji railway line and is instead considering a rubber-tired tram system to bring climbers to the mountain, Yamanashi Governor Kotaro Nagasaki ...

The Japanese government says the number of people who moved to Tokyo last year exceeded those who left, marking an increase ...

During my years in Japan, I have climbed Mount Fuji, camped alongside her lakes and marveled at the dramatic scenery of the Kofu Basin that surrounds Yamanashi Prefecture’s capital city.

There are many alternative ways to experience central Japan’s sacred peak without the crowds, from hiking its sister summits to touring vineyards on the mountain’s slopes.

Partly cloudy with a high of 47 °F (8.3 °C) and a 43% chance of precipitation. Winds from WNW to NW at 7 mph (11.3 kph). Night - Partly cloudy. Winds variable at 4 to 7 mph (6.4 to 11.3 kph ...

Agra (UP), December 25 (ANI): Governor of Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture, Kotaro Nagasaki visited the iconic Taj Mahal on December 25. Kotaro Nagasaki, on December 23 met the Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi ...

A wildfire that broke out on Saturday in the mountains spanning Japan Kofu City and Fuefuki City in Yamanashi prefecture remained uncontained local m ...

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