Online dictionary of geography and travels in Japan: Yamanashi prefecture

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Yamanashi Prefecture

山梨県
alternative words: Yamanashiken prefecture, Yamanashi, Yamanashiken, Yamanashi-ken, Yamanashi ken
keywords: prefecture
related topics: Mt. Fuji , Kuonji Temple , Mt. Kita , Kofu city , Lake Kawaguchi , Fujiyoshida city , Linear motor train
related web sites: http://www.pref.yamanashi.jp , http://www.spy.or.jp , http://stream.yamanashi21.or.jp/kanren/ , http://dtravel.inetg.com/shinshu/shinshu.html
explanation: Yamanashi prefecture occupies the eastern part of Chubu region, adjacent to Tokyo from west. Its surface is 4,463 km2 and the population 0.8 million. The prefectural office is at Kofu City. Yamanashi is surrounded by high mountains which attract may tourists. Traditionally, the rice culture is prosperous but the framers cultivate more and more fruits for citizens of Tokyo. Now the government is experimenting magnetic levitation trains in the eastern region.