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Top Things to do

• Roadside Station Doshi

  Yamanashi Pref. Minamitsurugundoushimura 9745

  Roadside Station Doshi provides all sorts of information including tourist information on Doshi Village, events and special products. In the restaurant you can enjoy some original dishes made with ingredients freshly harvested from the village. They also have a dessert menu with dishes made with watercress, a special product of Doshi. The shop sells Doshi pork related products, vegetables and edible wild plants from local farmers, river fish, and shichiri miso, etc. They also have a range of vases and woodwork products on sale too. Events are sometimes held depending on the season.

• Roadside Station Kosuge

  Yamanashi Pref. Kitatsurugunkosugemura 3445

  This roadside station is located in Kosuge Village, Kitatsuru County, Yamanashi Prefecture. The station is comprised of Genryu Restaurant, which offers brick oven pizza and cuisine made with the fruits of the mountain and the sea, Kosuge Market, which offers local specialties, and Kosuge Community Center, which offers tourist information. Located two hours from central Tokyo, the station is a great place for drivers to take a break.

• Yamanashi Prefectural Maglev Exhibition Center

  Yamanashi Pref. Tsurushi Ogatayama 2381

  This facility in Tsuru City, Yamanashi Prefecture is a place where people can learn first-hand how superconducting magnetic levitation (SCMaglev) railways work. Visitors can also watch tests on the Yamanashi maglev test line or check out models and exhibits that introduce SCMaglev technology and the Chuo Shinkansen. The adjacent Waku-waku Yamanashi-kan features an area with tourist information on Yamanashi Prefecture on its second floor, while its first flour features a shop that offers local products.

• Roadside Station Tabayama

  Yamanashi Pref. Kitatsuruguntabayamamura 2901

  This roadside station in Tabayama Village, Kitatsuru County, Yamanashi Prefecture features a farmer's market offering locally harvested produce and an eatery offering light fare such as donburi (rice bowls) and noodles. The Nomekoi-yu hot springs spa is located within the station. There, bathers can refresh their bodies in its waters, which have a faint sulfur smell.

• Roadside Station Tsuru

  Yamanashi Prefecture Tsurui City Ohara 88

  This roadside station is popular for the many fresh vegetables, processed foods, and handmade items that line its store shelves. Each of these items is personally delivered by the 120 producers from the city and elsewhere who created them. The station's popular restaurant, Okatteba, which has a focus on local production and local consumption, serves food made with the locally-produced ingredients sold at the station's farmer's market. Guests at the cafeteria-style restaurant can eat outside on its terrace when the weather cooperates.

• Mt. Daibosatsurei

  Yamanashi Pref. Kitatsuruguntabayamamura

  This 2,057 meter-tall mountain in Tanbayama Village, Kitatsuru County, Yamanashi Prefecture was designed as one of Japan's 100 best mountains. From the ridge, you can see mountains including Mt. Fuji, the Minami Alps, Mt. Norikura, and Mt. Yatsugatake. The long, gently sloping mountain ridge makes it a popular destination for beginning climbers. In the summer, you can enjoy views of the mountain's wild grasses and flowers, while in the autumn you can enjoy views of the fall foliage.

• Tabayama Onsen Nomekoi-yu

  Yamanashi Pref. Kitatsuruguntabayamamura 2901

  This hot spring spa is located in Tabayama Village, Kitatsuru County, Yamanashi Prefecture. Built as a part of Roadside Station Tabayama, it is considered to be one of the best hot springs along the headwaters of the Tama River. It features two main indoor baths; the Roman Baths, which are notable for their high ceilings and the domed bathtubs, and the Japanese Baths, which have a relaxed atmosphere thanks to the use of Japanese cypress. The baths rotate between the genders each day. Bathers can also listen to the sounds of the Taba River from the outdoor baths, which are available to both men and women.

• Doshinoyu

  Yamanashi Pref. Minamitsurugundoushimura 7501

  This hot spring facility is in Doshi Village, Minamitsuru County, Yamanashi Prefecture. They allow day use of indoor and outdoor baths for men and women, surrounded by the sounds of the Doshi River. The water type is a sulfate spring containing calcium and sodium, said to be effective on nerve pain and muscle soreness, frozen shoulders, cuts and more. The facility also has a restaurant and a rest area centered around a fire pit.

• Lake Sagami Country Club

  Yamanashi Pref. Uenoharashi Yuzurihara 5000

  This country club in Uenohara City, Yamanashi Prefecture offers a magnificent golf course surrounded by rich natural beauty where you can golf while admiring the seasonal flowers and mountain streams. The course is notable for having gentle slopes and a small difference in elevation. The clubhouse features stained glass windows that create a storybook atmosphere when they are hit by the sunlight.