Culture INDEN-YA: An Over 400-year-old Crafts Business Veronica Carnevale Founded in 1582, INDEN-YA is one of the few remaining practitioners of traditional Japanese leatherworking and offers a range...
Culture Country Festa in Moegi Village 2025 Kim Bergström The annual Country Festa in Moegi Village event has been running for 20 years now, and it includes over 60 market stalls sell...
Culture Hoto Noodles at Scarecrow Villa Cathy Cawood Meet local grandmothers, learn how to make traditional Yamanashi-style hoto noodles, see a typical old-style Japanese house, ...
Culture Shingen-ko Festival in Kofu City 2026 Cathy Cawood Shingen-ko is the biggest samurai festival in Japan. The festival takes place in spring and the highlight is a procession thr...
Culture Will You Fight Or Watch? 2025 Cathy Cawood Epic battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen re-enacted every year on the banks of the Fuefuki River in Yamanashi. P...
Culture Crystal Sound Museum Cathy Cawood Crystal Sound is a free museum in Shosenkyo with a collection of precious gemstones from around the world. The museum shop is...
Culture Hina Doll Festival in Enzan 2026 Cathy Cawood Antique hina doll sets from the Meiji and Showa Eras, as well as special hanging hina decorations and beautifully made padded...
Culture Oshino Ninja Village Kaisei Sun In Yamanashi prefecture lies Oshino Ninja Village (Oshino Shinobi-no-sato), a place where you can experience all things ninja.
10 Culture Three Old Schoolhouses Re-purposed Cathy Cawood At Sandai Kosha Fureai no Sato, three old schoolhouses surrounded by cherry trees have put to good use as a museum, cafe, res...
11 Culture Kofu Valley's Herb & Rose Garden Naomi Isaka A beautiful herb and rose garden in the Kofu Valley of Yamanashi that offers you pleasing sights and the chance to test out t...
