Leisure / Outdoors Spots in Kofu / Shosenkyo Area

  • Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art
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    4.5
    150 Reviews
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    Yamanashi Pref. Koufushi Kugawa 1-4-27
    This art museum surrounded by the greenery in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture is located inside Prefectural Arts Park. The museum has become known as the the museum of Millet due to its collection centered on the representative works of French painter Jean-Francois Millet. In addition to a gallery focused on painting and sculptures by western artists, the museum also holds a range of events.

    I’ve only toured the museum exhibits once but I often came to visit the gorgeous gardens and walk the grounds. My girlfriend and I came here together and we have wonderful memories of this place. The...

  • Yuki Park Kofu Municipal Zoo
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    4.0
    36 Reviews
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    Yamanashi Pref. Koufushi Otamachi 10-1
    The Kofu Yuki Park Zoo opened in 1919 and celebrated its 100-year history in 2019. It has been a favorite destination ever since its founding. Since 2016, members of the zoo staff have acted as animal guides, and they make presentations about the animals' environments and characteristics twice every Saturday and Sunday, once in the morning and once in the afternoon, making use of the knowledge that animal caretakers acquire in the course of their work.

    This Zoo doesnt have the right facilities for the animals. Cages for the animals were too small and they all looked as if they were starving. Wouldnt recommend go no there.

  • Yamanashi Prefectural Archeological Museum
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    4.0
    13 Reviews
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    Yamanashi Pref. Koufushi Shimozonechou 923
    This museum that opened in 1982 is a facility where people can learn the history of Yamanashi from archeological materials. The museum exhibits artifacts that paint a picture of the prefecture from the Paleolithic age to the Edo period, the time of Kofu Castle. Museum visitors can also participate in hands-on activities such as ancient fire-starting or making magatama beads.

    縄文時代から古墳時代に特化した博物館です。アプリをダウンロードして隣接した古墳を散策すると楽しいです。 展示品も充実しており、掲示されている解説も比較的丁寧です。 実物の出土品がたくさん見られるので、考古学が好きな方にはお勧めです。 最大の難点は、公共交通機関でのアクセスが悪いことかな。

  • Kose Sports Park
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    Yamanashi Pref. Koufushi Kosemachi 840
    This athletic park in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture features a wide range of athletic facilities including a baseball stadium, athletics fields, pools, martial arts halls, tennis courts, and more. Visitors can ice skate at the ice arena starting in the summer (rental skates are available). Whether you're looking to have fun with your family or you're an athlete looking to do serious training, the park has the facilities you need.
  • Takeda Castle Ruins Museum (Shingen Museum)
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    3.0
    1 Reviews
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    Yamanashi Kofu-shi Ote 3-1-14

    武田神社の入口近くにある駐車場の傍にある通称「信玄ミュージアム」です。武田信玄や甲斐の国の歴史や地理について、解説書だけでなくビデオ等も使って分かり易く情報提供されていました。武田神社や恵林寺等を訪問する前に勉強していくと良いかもしれません。

  • Yamanashi Prefectural Science Center
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    Yamanashi Pref. Koufushi Atagomachi 358-1
    The science museum located in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture is also known as the science ship due to its unique ship-shaped building. The museum features a planetarium, a large telescope, various exhibit halls, and more, making it a fun and easy place to learn about science and space. The museum's lookout terrace offers a view of the entire Kofu Basin. You can even see Mt. Fuji on clear days.
  • Midorigaoka Sports Park
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    Yamanashi Pref. Koufushi Midorigaoka 2-8-1
    This athletic park intended as a place for building healthy bodies is widely beloved by the local populace. It features a baseball stadium, an athletic field, tennis courts, a gymnasium, and indoor pool, and more. It is frequently the venue for prefectural tournaments and other events. The park also includes facilities for training camps, especially during summer vacation. These facilities are available to the open public, but require reservations three months in advance. The other facilities require a reservation one month in advance.
  • Shosenkyo Gorge Kagee no Mori Museum
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    Yamanashi Pref. Koufushi Takanarichou 1035-2
    This art museum is located Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture focused on shadow pictures is notable for its underground gallery that shuts out all-natural light. The museum's first gallery exhibits with a fantastic background music, the works of Seiji Fujishiro, the world-class master of shadow pictures who supervised the museum's design. The museum's second gallery exhibits the works of Kiyoshi Yamashita, a painter who greatly loved Shosenkyo Gorge, as well as those of Yumeji Takehisa.
  • Yamanashi Prefectural Mt. Atago Kid’s Park
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    Yamanashi Pref. Koufushi Atagomachi 358-1
    This nature park is a 30-minute drive from either Ichinomiya Interchange. or Kofu-Showa Interchange on the Chuo Expressway. It includes a number of active play areas include a free space equipped with a massive playground that leverages the area's geography, the Lion's Pond, where park goers can engage in water play, and a bicycle course. There is also a science museum located in the park that features exhibits on a basic theme of a journey through humanity and also hosts a variety of events.
  • Shosenkyo Crystal Sound Museum
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    3.0
    2 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Yamanashi Kofu Ikaricho 312
    This museum is located in Ikari-cho, Kofu City. It holds a variety of exhibitions, including exhibitions of rare gems, including crystals, collections of art pieces, such as precious stone pictures made from manufactured gems and Houseki Rittaizou, a motif of Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin, and whimsical illuminations of lit-up gems. You can experience the crystal refining techniques of Yamanashi's time-honored and prosperous jewelry industry and purchase accessories and other goods at the museum store.

    昇仙峡ロープーウェイのすぐそば。 近くで水晶が採れたことで、宝石類の加工が盛ん。きらきら輝く原石の水晶の展示は、確かに心を動かすものがあると思います。

  • Strawberry Kubota
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    Yamanashi Kofu-shi Omagaricho 1280
    The strawberry orchard is located in Komagari-cho, Kofu City, and uses an elevated hydroponic cultivation system so that the fruit does not stick to the soil, making it clean and safe to eat strawberries. jam, etc. are also available.
  • STRAWBERRY FARM ISHIHARA
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    Yamanashi Pref. Koufushi Omagarimachi 1250
    Visitors to this hands-on farm compare five different varieties of strawberry, namely Akihime, Benihoppe, Tochiotome, Sachinoka, and Yayoihime. The farm's greenhouse, which is filled with the scent of strawberries, is wheelchairs and baby carriage accessible, assuring that people of all ages can enjoy picking and eating strawberries.
  • Hayakawaen Grape Farm
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    Yamanashi Pref. Koufushi Zenkouji 2-4-15
    This tourist farm is located a 15-minute drive from JR Zenkoji Station. The farm cultivates around 40 varieties of grape from around the world. Their World Grape Tour grape picking course featuring many rare varieties of grape is highly popular. Visitors can taste many rare varieties of grape while listening to commentary from the farm's staff. Grape picking can be enjoyed rain or shine and visitors can bring their own lunch, making the farm a great destination for families.
  • Geijutsunomori Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Yamanashi Kofu-shi Kugawa 1-4-27
  • Inden Museum
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    4.0
    32 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Yamanashi Kofu-shi Chuo 3-11-15

    甲府市の印傳屋の2階にある博物館です。印伝を人に差し上げることがあるので、この店にはよく来ます。博物館があることは知っていましたが、今回初めて見学しました。ホールは一つで、テーマ別に展示会をやっているようです。ビデオで印傳の制作の過程を見ることができます。使うことはあっても、制作の難しさまで知らなかったのでいい勉強になりました。

  • Yamanashi Prefectural Takeda no Mori Camping Ground
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    4.5
    4 Reviews
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    Yamanashi Kofu-shi Hagurocho Katayama 1748

    地元の友人の勧めで訪れました。 おりしも紅葉のピークで、整備され歩きやすい遊歩道で散策すること2時間。観光客もおらず(多分、ここの良さは知られていない?)静かにのんびりと紅葉狩りが出来ました。

  • Sightseeing Boat Budo Atago Sono
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    4.0
    4 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Yamanashi Kofu-shi Atagomachi 266-2

    金手駅から徒歩で行ける。園内は広く巨峰、ピオーネ、甲斐乙女、甲斐等20種類以上のぶどう品種があり試食もできる。甲斐乙女はここにしかないらしい。売店や休憩所もある。巨砲や甲斐などが美味しかった。

  • Yamanashikindaijimbutukan
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    3.5
    3 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Yamanashi Pref. Koufushi Marunouchi 1-6-1

    一番印象に残ったのは甲州財閥と呼ばれる人たちのこと。 明治中期から昭和初期にかけて鉄道や電力などで活躍。東武鉄道の根津嘉一郎や国際興業の小佐野賢治も名前を連ねていて、なかなか華麗です。

  • Kofu Municipal Ubaguchi no Sato
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    3.5
    4 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Yamanashi Kofu Nakabatake Cho 1132

    釣り堀の魚は賢いのか、全然釣れません。バーベキューは最低限の設備しかありません。トイレも、そこまでキレイではないです。

  • Shiawasenokariansu
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    3.0
    4 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Yamanashi Pref. Koufushi Kamizonechou 4011-2

    ココはサイテー!団体旅行で立ち寄って、話しを聞かされると、もう店のセールストークに乗せられて、観光バスの出発時間に大幅に遅れた

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Yamanashi prefecture is the proud home of one of Japan’s most celebrated icons: Mount Fuji. Although the mountain straddles both Yamanashi and Shizuoka, the most breathtaking views of Fuji-san can be seen from the Fuji Five Lakes north of the mountain in Yamanashi prefecture. The plethora of outdoor activities in and around the lakes all have the benefit of the country’s highest mountain as their backdrop, and we can assure you that it is an unforgettable sight.

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