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  Yamanashi History | ema_06_package.xml
Yamanashi Prefecture is situated in the central region of Japan's island of Honshu.
Yamanashi is surrounded by Tokyo, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Nagano, and Saitama prefectures.
The prefecture's capital city is Kofu, which grew as the castle town of the ruling Takeda family in the sixteenth century and flourished in the Edo period (1600/ 1603–1868).
www.bookrags.com /history/yamanashi-ema-06   (281 words)

  
  kofu   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Kofu is the capital of Yamanashi Ken (prefecture), Japan, lying in the fertile Kofu Basin, at an elevation of 261 meters and with an area of 171.11 square kilometers.
Kofu is not only one of the very few producing areas of gemstones and precious metals, but the gemstones distributing center of the world.
Yamanashi Ken is the site of some of Japan's most spectacular scenery including Shosenkyo Ravine, known as the First ravine of Japan, the ruins of the Takeda Family and the “Kofu City” built by Dechuan Jiakang, after the perdition of the Takeda Family.
www.cdfao.chengdu.gov.cn /wb/sister/kofu.htm   (511 words)

  
 Kofu, Yamanashi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kofu (甲府市; Kōfu-shi) is the capital city of Yamanashi, Japan.
Kofu's name means "capital of Kai Province." During the Sengoku period, it was the stronghold of Takeda Shingen.
The origin of the name of Kofu City is related to the ancestral name of Yamanashi Prefecture, as well as to the city's geographical location.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kofu   (401 words)

  
 Cheng Du online
Kofu is the capital of Yamanashi Ken (prefecture), Japan, lying in the fertile Kofu Basin, at an elevation of 261 meters and with an area of 171.11 square kilometers.
Kofu is not only one of the very few producing areas of gemstones and precious metals, but the gemstones distributing center of the world.
Yamanashi Ken is the site of some of Japan's most spectacular scenery including Shosenkyo Ravine, known as the First ravine of Japan, the ruins of the Takeda Family and the ?°Kofu City?± built by Tokugawa Ieyasu, after the perdition of the Takeda Family.
www.chengdu.cn:81 /youhao8.asp   (617 words)

  
 Kofu City : Introduction of Kofu City :   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Kofu City, the capital of Yamanashi Prefecture is located almost in the center of the prefecture, surrounded by Japan Southern Alps and Oku-chichibu mountain ranges, some of the mountains are as high as almost 3,000 meters.
Kofu is also famous as one of the leading jewelers' towns in the world, with tradition of craftsmanship and polishing technique of precious stones, and has been admired of its jewelry handicraft technique as the No.1 in the world.
Kofu is famous of its fruit growing; visitors enjoy strawberry picking in spring and grapes picking during summer and autumn.
www.city.kofu.yamanashi.jp /english/intro/intro.htm   (214 words)

  
 Kofu Castle
While Kofu was a castle town of the Takeda they actually ruled from the Tsutsujigasaki Mansion.
Kofu Castle was built by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1583 after he defeated Takeda shingen's heir, Katsuyori, in 1582.
Until Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu became lord of Kofu Castle, it was also considered to be the residence of the lord closest to the shogun.
www.jcastle.info /castle/profile/29-Kofu-Castle   (175 words)

  
 Kofu West High School Music Club Chorus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Yamanashi prefectural Kofu west high school music club is mixed chorus group.
All member is Kofu west high school students.A music club presents a original musical except for the chorus in the school festival every year.It participates in the various chorus contests, and many prizes are awarded to a music club.
Kofu west high school is Kofu city Yamanashi prefecture Japan.
tokyo.cool.ne.jp /nishi/e/index-e.html   (132 words)

  
 Yamanashi travel guide - Wikitravel
Yamanashi prefecture (山梨県 Yamanashi-ken) is in the central Chubu region of the main Japanese island Honshu.
One of the most visited places in the Yamanashi prefecture is Mount Fuji, Japan's highest and most famous peak.
Yamanashi is famous for its grapes and peaches.
wikitravel.org /en/Yamanashi   (652 words)

  
 Yamanashi Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yamanashi Prefecture corresponds to the pre-Meiji Restoration Kai Province.
February 20, 2006-the towns of Tamaho and Tatomi from Nakakoma District and the village of Toyotomi from Higashiyatsushiro District merged to form the new city of Chūō.
Yamanashi is one of the major fruit producing regions in Japan.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yamanashi_Prefecture   (707 words)

  
 Football Stadiums in Japan: Kose Athletic Stadium
Kose Althletic Stadium, in Kofu, is just another of the many 1970s-era multipurpose stasiums that can be found in rural towns throughout Japan.
Originally it had a seating capacity of just 13,000, but when Ventforet Kofu won promotion to the J1, in 2005, it was expanded to the current 17,000 by putting stands in each end zone and adding a second deck to the back stand.
Surrounded by a ring of high, snow-capped mountains, the Yamanashi valley is scenic regardless of where it is viewed from, and the flat meadows where the stadium and surrounding park are located make the view all the more impressive.
www.wldcup.com /Asia/stadia/kose.html   (351 words)

  
 J.League Teams: Ventforet Kofu
Ventforet Kofu spent the first three seasons of its existence in a purgatory of dismal on-field performance, dreadful finances and laughable levels of fan support.
He died of a lung ailment (possibly tuberculosis) on his way to the most important battle of his era, and following their subsequent defeat, his entire family was either forced to commit seppuku, or sold into slavery in the wilds of northern Hokkaido.
The city council of Kofu held a meeting to decide whether or not to bail out the team, and by a margin of just a single vote, agreed to offer financial support to the club, provided it could move to at least the middle of the league table within two years.
www.wldcup.com /Asia/jleague/ventforet.html   (1518 words)

  
 +++ Japan Student Services Organization +++
Yamanashi Gakuin University possess the goal of creating a campus which does not Conduct international exchange only in word but an environment that each and every student feels is a global one.
The campus is located in Kofu basin, surrounded by Mt. Fuji and the Japan Alps, but only 100 km away (one hour and half by train) from Tokyo.
Kofu, population of 200,000, is a cozy city with a history, which is now a center of high-tech industries as well.
www.jasso.go.jp /cgi-bin/user/univ_search_result.cgi?&univid=1257&prefecturename=Yamanashi   (186 words)

  
 UNITAS JAPANESE LANGUAGE SHOOL-Regional Information
Yamanashi (the prefecture of Mt.Fuji) is adjacent to Tokyo and it takes about 1.5h to get to Unitas Japanese language school (Kofu station).
The monthly rent of private rental housing in Yamanashi in2002 is \3,774 per 3.3㎡,which is the 29th level in Japan.
Kofu is a midsize city called “the city of the mountain” being rich in natural environment.
www.unitas-ej.com /uni-j/en/area/area_idx.htm   (589 words)

  
 Lindsey Wilson College
Ventforet Kofu from Yamanashi Prefecture prepares for a corner kick against Osaka Cerezo in a J League Soccer Division One match.
No insults were directed at the other side -- Ventforet Kofu from Yamanashi Prefecture, who brought a smaller but equally vocal group of supporters who were allowed to set up a small stand selling Kofu jerseys and scarfs.
Kofu, newly promoted this year from division two, went home with a satisfying 3-2 road win, and Cerezo limped into last place with a devastating home loss.
www.lindsey.edu /index.cgi?id=13673   (595 words)

  
 BornPlayDie - Japan Travel Photos
Kofu City is the capital of Yamanashi prefecture.
Parking that is close to the train station is limited and expensive so driving to the station is not practical and as a result many people take the bus, walk, or ride bicycles to the station.
The 5th annual, NBA (Nippon Bartenders Association) Yamanashi competition held in Kofu in June, 2002.
www.bornplaydie.com /japan/travel/kofu/kofu.htm   (1248 words)

  
 Settling In Yamanashi
Kofu is on the Yamanashi plain and surrounded by mountains.Yamanashi means "pear mountain" and the plain is profuse with orchards - pears, apples, peaches and kiwi -- and vineyards.
She offered to drive us to Kofu because she was going to the train station.
One Saturday a few weeks ago we walked to a famous shrine in Kofu (Takeda Shrine) and discovered that it must have been a special day for having babies and new cars blessed by the Shinto priest, because that is what we watched.
www.biz2web.com /grant/c4.htm   (3144 words)

  
 JNTO Website | Find a Location | Yamanashi | Kofu and Shosen-kyo Valley
Kofu is located almost right at the center of Yamanashi and has flourished from old days as an important point for prefectural politics, culture and transportation.
Also in Kofu, hot springs well up in the center of the city, and these include the Yumura-onsen hot spring that is said to have been discovered in 808 by Kobo Daishi, a Buddhist priest, and the Sekisuiji-onsen hot spring from Kofu hot spring resort.
The Shosenkyo Valley of Ara-kawa River (a branch of Kamanashi-gawa River) is 4 km long and lies to the north of Kofu.
www.jnto.go.jp /eng/location/regional/yamanashi/koufu_shousenkyou.html   (326 words)

  
 Yamanashi dentists put I.D. tape on dentures in bid to confirm suicides | The Japan Times Online
(Kyodo) The Yamanashi Dental Association has for six years been pushing a program in which identification tape is attached to false teeth to make it easier to confirm who committed suicide in a local forest.
The group felt that identification could be made more quickly if people had their names and prefecture codes attached to any false teeth they had.
Between 2000 and last March, Yamanashi dentists have put 1.5 × 4 mm transparent tapes on the false teeth of 5,380 people, each containing the person's name and prefecture number.
search.japantimes.co.jp /cgi-bin/nn20061125f3.html   (496 words)

  
 My profession
It consists of university educated young people who have spent from one to three years working with the JET program in schools all over Japan.
The second plan is to work for international relationship between Yamanashi and foreign countries, for instance, working in the Yamanashi local government to promote the tourism to international market, and working for foreign people living in Yamanashi.
Yamanashi International Association, founded in 1990, aims to promote international exchange activities, to open Yamanashi to the rest of the world improving native Japanese residents’ understanding of foreign culture and making the prefecture an easier and more pleasant place to live in for foreign residents.
studentweb.eku.edu /reiko_masuko/profession.htm   (453 words)

  
 Yamanashi Reunions
During the couple of days we were in the Tokyo area, prior to taking the train to Kofu, Sayaka took us to see some of the sights and to visit her university, International Christian University.
We were saddened to hear that another good friend of many years was in the hospital and we wouldn't be able to see him and his wife for dinner as planned.
The next day, Sayoko and her friend, Sachiko Miyazawa, gave us a tour of Kofu so that we could see the restoration work at Takeda Shingun's castle, visit the Takeda Shingun's shrine, visit the new prefectural building for a calligraphy and art show, and then to a meal at an Italian restaurant.
www.biz2web.com /grant/Yamanashi.htm   (2448 words)

  
 Yamanashi Film Commission -About us-
Yamanashi Prefecture is packed with scenery and unusual landscapes as well as the top two highest mountains in Japan, forests extending around the mountain bases, sparkling rivers and streams flowing there and a snapshot of people's daily lives from yesteryear right up to now.
Yamanashi (Kofu City) is a mere ninety minutes' drive from Tokyo (Shinjuku-ku), helping conserve valuable filming time that would otherwise be wasted on longer journeys.
Peach fields blanketing the Kofu basin in pink and vineyards stretching to the mountain bases are also scenes only to be found in Yamanashi.
www.pref.yamanashi.jp /fc/en/en_fc_info.htm   (347 words)

  
 www.debito.org: EXCLUSIONS AT KOFU, YAMANASHI BATHS 1992-2004 ŽR—œŒ§b•{Žs‚ɂĊO‘l“üê§ŒÀ
Moreover, as the Yamanashi reporter confirmed, Onodera could not confirm whether or not the rest of the IKL chain (see the back of Mr Onodera's meishi for contact details at () were enforcing the same rules.
The difference between Kofu and Otaru was that the latter had "JAPANESE ONLY" signs up constantly from 1993 until the Otaru Lawsuit in 2001, and Otaru City, claiming that "private-sector companies can enforce their own rules", did very little to stop it, even after Japan effected the UN Convention against Racial Discrimination in 1996.
And, most importantly, the Kofu Department of Public Health (Hokensho) issued pamphlets to the public stating clearly that AIDS cannot be transmitted by bathwater.
www.debito.org /kofuexclusions.html   (1592 words)

  
 Kôfu, Yamanashi Copywriters - Copy Writer
Here are the most recent Kôfu, Yamanashi copywriter vendors that have requested a listing on Marketingtool.com.
Actual Kôfu, Yamanashi listings appear in the search results at right.
You may have to select the Next Page link to access the entire list; look for it near the bottom of the page.
www.marketingtool.com /channel/copy/b.457.g.15379.html   (131 words)

  
 ESL Positions: Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan. Free apartment. -ESL Community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Set in the mountains of Yamanashi Prefecture under the watchful eye of Mount Fuji, is Perfect English School, Kofu.
Kofu is near enough to Tokyo to go shopping for the day, yet far enough away to get a true Japanese culture experience.
Send your resume with a recent photo to SANKYO Co., Ltd, PES 1-3-20 Takeda, Yamanashi, 400-0016, Japan.
www.aacircle.com.au /forums/teach-english-in-japan/2066-esl-positions-kofu-yamanashi-japan.html#post2428   (307 words)

  
 Yamanashi Rough Guide
Kofu is the capital city of Yamanashi ken, covering a large area and with a population of half a million.
Andoke is a traditional Japanese house in the south east of the town, tying in with the history of Takeda Shingen in Yamanashi.
It is only in Yamanashi so plan ahead when you travel outside the ken. Cash machines open at 8 am and close at 7pm, but outside working hours you will pay a surcharge.
www.yetijapan.com /pages/yamanashi.html   (6450 words)

  
 Houses / homes / Real Estate for sale or for rent in Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan - and vacation rentals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
If you are considering buying real estate in Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan, or anywhere else for that matter, the most widely used method of borrowing the funds to make the purchase is a mortgage.
If you need to send money to or from Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan for the purchase of a property (or for any other reason) our suggestions can help you obtain more currency with less worry when buying foreign currency.
There are several ways to send money overseas (to or from Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan) including...
www.propertyworld.com /_Japan_Yamanashi_Kofu   (418 words)

  
 Yamanashi Summary
Other attractions are the prefecture's three national parks, its various hot spring resorts, and the Minobusan Buddhist temple, headquarters to the Buddhist Nichiren sect.
Yamanashi Prefecture - a Japanese prefecture with 888,170 people.
Yamanashi, Yamanashi - a Japanese city with 39,631 people.
www.bookrags.com /Yamanashi   (307 words)

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