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Kiyosato / Kobuchisawa

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Suntory Hakushu Distillery and Suntory Natural Mineral Water Minami Alps Hakushu Plant

4.5

363 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Yamanashi Hokuto-shi Hakushucho Torihara 2913-1

"This malt whiskey distillery, also known as the ""Forest Distillery"", is located in the foothills of the Southern Alps approximately 20 minutes by car from Kobuchizawa Interchange on the Chuo Expressway. On the grounds is the ""Whiskey Museum"" where visitors can learn about the history of the birth of the single malt whiskey ""Hakushu"", and the worldwide culture of whiskey. There is also a shop that offers goods limited to the distillery, as well as restaurants and bars featuring seasonal dishes made from local produce. There is no charge for admission but reservations (at least one day in advance) are required. A factory tour (including tasting) is also available (fees apply)."

I love whisky distilleries and this one did not disappoint (except for one thing, to be mentioned below). The location was breathtaking, in the Japanese Southern Alps, and the tour was fantastic...
Roadside Station Hakushu

4.0

179 Reviews

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Yamanashi Pref. Hokutoshi Hakushuchoushirasu 1308

A roadside station in Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture. Located at the hiking entrance to Mt. Kaikomagatake, it provides tourist information, sells fresh vegetables, fresh fruit, and rice, as well as an array of specialty goods cultivated with Hakushu's meisui water. You can enjoy a meal at the restaurant which makes good use of in-season ingredients. Meisui water springs up near the entrance. You can pump it and take some home if you'd like.

信州方面に行くとき、中央道だと、八ヶ岳Pをよく利用します。国道２０号線を利用するときは、ここで休憩します。売店を利用しますが、少し高めのように思われます。今回、諏訪湖周辺に行きますので、もう何回も来ています。
Roadside Station Minami-Kiyosato

3.5

86 Reviews

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Yamanashi Pref. Hokutoshi Takanechounagasawa 760

This roadside station is located in Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture. It features a farmer's market stocked with fresh vegetables and local specialties, a restaurant where visitors can enjoy a meal, and a barbequing space where visitors can cook and eat vegetables purchased at the farmer's market. This leisure-focused roadside station is a place where families, couples, and friends can enjoy a day together. The station also features a dog park where you can enjoy a refreshing run or walk with your favorite pup.

地域券で野菜やお酒類を買うかもと、下見にきました。野菜の品揃えはかなりありました。お酒も地酒のワイン(local wine)が結構あり、ドブロク(unrefined sake)も二種類ありました。道の駅には山の急斜面を登るリフトカーもあり、山頂の展望台にも行けます。
Suntory Tomi no Oka Winery

4.0

76 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Yamanashi Pref. Kaishi Onuta 2786

Suntory Tominooka Winery is located in KaiCity, Yamanashi Prefecture, and it handles all phases of wine production, from preparing the soil to cultivating the grapes to vinifying and bottling. Panels and videos have been set up to provide simple explanations of the processes that occur throughout the year. A tour of the plant and the vineyards is available for a fee, and afterwards, participants can enjoy a wine-tasting session.

Very boring especially if you are visiting on weekend. No factory tour nor free wine tasting are available. Besides only beverage they have for people who do not/ cannot drink is ordinal grape juice...
Hirayama Ikuo Silk Road Museum

4.5

55 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamanashi Pref. Hokutoshi Nagasakachoukoarama 2000-6

Displaying the collection of Ikuo Hirayama-who maintained a number of works deeply connected to the Silk Road-the Hirayama Ikuo Silk Road Museum gives you an up-close sense of its culture and art, with works like prehistoric pottery, tomb figures, inlaid glass beads called tombo-dama, and textiles with clear western influence. Also, they host a rich variety of limited-time events.

While visiting this beautiful area and enjoying the views and autumn foliage we visited the museum. To see the art of this Japanese legend in such a lovely setting was a great part of our tour.
Sabuichi Yusui

4.0

72 Reviews

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Yamanashi Pref. Hokutoshi Nagasakachoukoarama 292-1

The “Sabuichi Yusui” spring at the foot of Yatsugatake has been chosen as one of Japan’s top 100 springs. Legend has it that back when disputes over water rights were fierce, Sengoku feudal lord Takeda Shingen built a triangular stone pillar over the mouth of the spring so that three villages could split the water evenly.

三分一湧水の近くにある施設で、観光シーズンだと、そばは昼前から混雑しています。蕎麦屋の前の駐車場はすぐうまりますが、その奥の駐車場も無料で利用できるので、駐車できないほど混んでいるということはないと思います。
Roadside Station Shirane

3.0

39 Reviews

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Yamanashi Prefecture Minami Alps City Usesuka 595-1

This roadside station is divided into two facilities. The southern facility is a tourist information center offering information on Yamanashi and neighboring prefectures, road conditions in the Kanto area, and more. The northern facility offers souvenirs and local specialties. The station is equipped with CHAdeMO rapid chargers for electric vehicles.

A南アルプス市農産物販売所は、地場産品が売られています。野菜は少し、干し柿など、この時期、コラショと販売されていました。。。
Jissoji Temple

4.5

28 Reviews

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Yamanashi Pref. Hokutoshi Mukawachouyamataka 2763

Designated as a National Natural Monument in 1922, and chosen as one of Japan's New 100 Best Trees, the Yamataka Jindai-zakura cherry is in Jissoji Temple, whose historical buildings were all lost due to two fires. However, it does feature the Jindai-zakura cherry-over 2000 years old-which blooms beautifully every peak season in early April, much to the delight of hanami visitors. Also, in the vast precincts, you will find 30 cherry trees ages 50 to 100, and roughly 100,000 daffodils and tulips planted in the flower garden.

2023年は、各地の桜は異例の速さで満開を迎えましたが実相寺の桜も03月下旬が見ごろでした。訪問したのは平日の昼前でしたが周辺の駐車場はほぼ満車状態でした。駐車料金は500円が中心で一部400円のところもありました。山高神代桜も頑張って咲いていました。水仙畑とのコラボレーションも魅力も一つです。
Roadside Station Nirasaki

3.5

18 Reviews

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Yamanashi Pref. Nirasakishi Nakadamachi Nakajo 1795

This roadside station is located in Nirasaki City, Yamanashi Prefecture. In addition to disseminating tourist information, the station's shopping area offers fresh, locally-harvested fruits and vegetables, and handmade products and souvenirs. There is also a food court offering cuisine made with local ingredients. Each October, the station holds a Butajiru Matsuri (pork soup festival) where visitors can enjoy hot pork soup. Every spring, it holds a peach blossom festival.

道の駅で、道をはさんで反対側に日帰り温泉があり、お土産と野菜を売っている店の奥にうどんなどの軽食のコーナーがあります。お土産は、各種そろっているので、韮崎のお土産の参考になりますが、地元のお菓子屋さんの単品販売や、名物の花豆とか味噌など、大量生産以外の品物もよく見るとありますので、チェックしてほしいと思います。野菜はその時々で変わりますが、周りに産地があるので意外におすすめの野菜が手に入りまし...
Nirasaki Omura Art Museum

4.5

17 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamanashi Pref. Nirasakishi Kamiyamamachi Nabeyama 1830-1

This art museum is located Nirasaki City, Yamanashi Prefecture. The museum exhibits some 1,800 paintings, carvings, and ceramics collected Nirasaki City native, organic chemist, and honorary Joshibi University of Art and Design chairperson Satoshi Omura. The exhibits include many works by graduates of Women's Academy of Fine Arts, the predecessor of Joshibi University of Art and Design.

ノーベル賞の大村博士のコレクションの美術館。女性作家のコレクションも多い。ちょうど、日本画の女性作家と漆の女性作家と絵本作家などの展覧会をやっていました。二階には、景色を楽しみながらの休憩室があり、コーヒーなどの自販機があります。大村博士についての展示室もあり、旅行のついでにちょっと寄るのに、ちょうどよい大きさの美術館だと思います。隣りには、お蕎麦屋さんと日帰り温泉があり、絵を見て...
Yamataka Jindai Cherry Blossom

Travel / Tourism

Yamanashi Pref. Hokutoshi Mukawachouyamataka 2763 Actual temple

This cherry blossom tree, one of Japan's three most famous, stands on the grounds of Jisso-ji Temple in Mukawa-cho, Hokuto City. Its estimated age of 2,000 years makes it one of Japan's oldest trees. At the same time, its 10-meter height combined with its massive 10-meter circumference of its trunk makes it one of the biggest. It was designated as Japan's first national natural monument in 1922. Around the time its cherry blossoms are in full bloom, some 80,000 daffodils that grow nearby come in full bloom as well. This creates an exquisite contrast between the blue ski, the light pink above, and the yellow underfoot.
Gurume Ichigokan Maeda

3.0

15 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamanashi Pref. Chuoushi Narushima 1437

An orchard in Chuo City, Yamanashi Prefecture. You can pick strawberries grown without pesticides. Not only can you enjoy rare types of strawberries and sweets, you can do nighttime strawberry-picking-not found in other orchards. Also, the orchard is barrier-free and has good privacy, so visitors in wheelchairs or pushing strollers can visit and enjoy strawberry-picking.

高さがちょうどよく食べやすい。最初に章姫を食べ放題してから、3種が食べられるゾーンへ案内される。どちらのゾーンも５ｍくらいのところで、ここからここまでの間で食べるようにと区切られる。大きいイチゴがあるゾーンがほかにもあるのにと思いつつも、その部分を食べつくす。味はデパ地下で買うイチゴよりは劣るが、4種を食べ比べられたのは楽しく、まあまあおいしかった。クーポンを使ってちょっと安く入場券をゲットしたが...
Ono Orchid & Orchard Garden

4.0

18 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamanashi Prefecture Minami Alps City Nishino 1202

This orchard is located in Nishino area of Minami-Alps City. The Nishino area was the first in the prefecture to adopt fruit-growing, and there is even a record from late Meiji Period of Ono Orchid and Orchard Garden shipping out cherries. In addition to cherries, there is a all-you-can-eat grape course, a grape tour course in which you can eat 10 or more varieties of in-season grapes, as well as peach-picking and plum-picking.

この時期、毎年山梨へさくらんぼ狩りへ行くようになって8年になります。良かったところをリピートしたりもしますが、せっかく星の数ほど農園があるし、ホームページを見て、評判良さそうなところを決めて行きます。大体毎年、なんの不満もなく満足です。しかしこちらの農園、初めて「ここはもういいや」って思いました。さくらんぼ自体は美味しかったです。しかし、どの木がなんの種類かの記載が一切なし。なので自...
Roadside Station Kobuchisawa

Transportation

Yamanashi Pref. Hokutoshi Kobuchisawachou 2968-1

A roadside station in Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture. Located at the southern foot of Mt. Yatsugatake, it has complete facilities, including a wholesaler that sells fresh agricultural products harvested locally. It also has a cafe, a foot bath, and you can even try making soba. Plenty of restaurant options too-one that uses local, in-season ingredients, a Chinese restaurant serving Cantonese cuisine and more. A great spot for drivers to rest a bit.
Moegi-no-Mura Village Museum Hall of Halls

4.0

14 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamanashi Pref. Hokutoshi Takanechoukiyosato 3545

You’ll find this music box museum in Kiyosato, Takane Town along the Kiyosato Line (National Route 141). In addition to antique music boxes, they have automatic instruments and traditional Japanese tableware. Through the exhibits here, you can experience the life and culture of the period before the advent of records and radio.

廃墟化？下清里駅前から、気分転換に、オルゴール博物館に初めて入館す。河口湖にもあるが、今回、入場料千円と高いが、説明員の説明、古い大仕掛けのオルゴールの生演奏、我々二人で、３０分余、まったりとした至福の時間を過ごさせてもらい感謝す。帰りに、女房殿に、カメオの宝石いれオルゴール箱を、気分がいいのでプレゼントする大盤振る舞いです。久しぶりに、生の音楽を聴いて、女房殿も満足のようでした。
Ehon Museum Kiyosato

4.0

13 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Yamanashi Pref. Hokutoshi Takanechoukiyosato 3545-6079

This art museum is themed around picture books of the world. Their main collection displays works from British picture book artist Errol Le Cain, and the exhibition has a variety of displays related to picture books. They also have a cafe where you can read picture books at your leisure, and a fully stocked museum shop. The museum is closed in winter.

周辺の施設と一体的に楽しむことができる施設。親子でお話しながらゆったりとした時間を過ごすのに最適です。
Cherry Blossoms of Wanizuka

Travel / Tourism

Yamanashi Pref. Nirasakishi Kamiyamamachi Kitamiyaji 624

A giant Edo higan cherry tree sitting on the top of a tomb in the central part of Nirasaki terraces. This old tree has a trunk circumference of 3.6 meters, height of 17 meters, and estimated age of 300 years old, and has been designated a City Natural Monument. It is lit up at night every year during flower season, resulting in a mysterious nighttime cherry tree view to enjoy.
Yamanashi Prefectural Flower Center Heidi’s Village

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Yamanashi Pref. Hokutoshi Akenochouasao 2471

A place where you can fully enjoy Heidi, Girl of the Alps and Heidi's village in a natural setting, Heidi's Village (old Yamanashi Prefectural Flower Center) is certainly worth a look. It has a large four-meter diorama of Dorfli village looking over Frankfurt and a recreation of Alm-Onji's mountain cabin, where you can see a straw bed and his kitchen. Also known for its flowers, flowers here bloom beautifully each season-and you can find the longest rose corridor in Japan.
Former Ando Residence

4.0

8 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Yamanashi Minami-Alps-shi Nishinango 4302

"This farmer's residence built in 1709 is located about a 30-minute walk from the Furuichiba Bus Stop or the Ichigenjaya Bus Stop. The Ando family is an old family that served as the chiefs of Nishinago Village for generations. The home is an incredibly valuable building that offers insights into the life of wealthy farmers in the late Edo Period. The main building, which features a thatched Irimoya-style roof, has been preserved just as it was centuries ago. It as well as the front gate, earthen storehouse, tearoom, central gate, and wooden fence have all been designated as national Important Cultural Properties. Yokosawa-bina, a style of hina doll unique to Yamanashi, are displayed with other hina doll collection at the residence during the ""Ando-ke Jutaku Hinamatsuri (Doll Festival)"" held there each spring."

I visited the Ando Residence in May 2017. It is now owned by Yamanashi Prefecture and open to the public. Seasonal events are held here and we went to see the May boys day celebration props from the...
Roadside Station Toyotomi

Transportation

Yamanashi Pref. Chuoushi Asari 1010-1

A roadside station in Chuo City, Yamanashi Prefecture. They sell souvenirs, and a wholesaler sells locally-harvested vegetables and fruit. It's a good spot for drivers to take a break, as you can enjoy light meals or ice cream made with silk powder or local agricultural products. In 2009, it received the title Grand Champion in the first Wholesaler Koshien, becoming the top roadside station in the country.

Yamanashi Kiyosato / Kobuchisawa

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Yamanashi Areas

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.