Culture Country Festa in Moegi Village Kim 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 Tanamachi Exhibition in Nanbu Cathy Cawood An exhibition of art by Yoshihiro Tanamachi at Nanbu Municipal Museum in October & November. The main piece is a huge 6-panel...
Culture Keith Haring: Chaos and Hope Kim The Nakamura Keith Haring Collection Museum opened in Yamanashi Prefecture in 2007, and to celebrate its 15th anniversary a s...
Culture Will You Fight Or Watch? 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 Theo Jansen Exhibition Kim A special exhibition taking place at the Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art looks at the works of Theo Jansen (1948 -), a Du...
Culture Kew Gardens Exhibition Kim A special exhibition taking place at the Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art looks into a range of botanical artworks which w...
Culture Shingen-ko Festival in Kofu City 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 Hina Doll Festival in Enzan Cathy Cawood Antique hina doll sets from the Meiji and Showa Eras, as well as special hanging hina decorations and beautifully made padded...