Yamanashi Prefecture

Chubu region · Prefecture

A basin prefecture surrounded by Mt. Fuji, the Southern Alps and Yatsugatake. It ranks 1st in Japan for grape and peach harvests and is also the birthplace of Japanese wine.

Mt. Fuji (World Cultural Heritage)
Grapes and peaches
Wine
Hoto noodles

Key facts

Prefectural capital: Kofu City
Municipalities: 27 (13 cities, 8 towns, 6 villages)
Population: 779,276 42nd in Japan2025 Census
5-year change: −3.8% 31st in Japanfrom 809,974 in 2020
Area: 4,465 km² 32nd in Japan
Population density: 175 people/km² 31st in Japan

Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 47 prefectures, ordered by this site from these values.

Places to know

Fujikawaguchiko Town Lake Kawaguchi, with its upside-down reflection of Mt. Fuji, and Fuji Five Lakes sightseeing.
Koshu City The wineries of Katsunuma.
Hokuto City Highlands and famous spring water at the southern foot of Yatsugatake.

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Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).

National parks in Yamanashi Prefecture

Chichibu-Tama-Kai National ParkTotal park area 1,263 km²Also in Saitama, Tokyo, Nagano
Minami Alps National ParkTotal park area 358 km²Also in Nagano, Shizuoka
Fuji-Hakone-Izu National ParkTotal park area 1,218 km²Also in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Shizuoka

Chosen by overlaying the park boundaries (Ministry of the Environment, Biodiversity Center of Japan, "National Park Areas" GIS data, updated April 28, 2025, combined and simplified by NIPPON ATLAS) with municipal boundaries (National Land Numerical Information, January 2021), keeping overlaps of about 0.5 km² or more (approximate). Areas are the land areas from the Ministry of the Environment, "Overview of National Parks" (April 10, 2026). All national parks

Municipalities in Yamanashi Prefecture (27)

Municipality	Population	5-year change	Area
Kofu City	183,450	−3.2%	212 km²
Fujiyoshida City	43,633	−6.2%	122 km²
Tsuru City	30,262	−2.4%	162 km²
Yamanashi City	31,264	−6.5%	290 km²
Otsuki City	20,034	−11.0%	280 km²
Nirasaki City	27,745	−4.5%	144 km²
Minami-Alps City	69,196	−0.4%	264 km²
Hokuto City	41,767	−5.2%	602 km²
Kai City	75,507	+0.3%	71.95 km²
Fuefuki City	64,230	−4.1%	202 km²
Uenohara City	20,864	−8.0%	171 km²
Koshu City	26,955	−7.8%	264 km²
Chuo City	30,111	−3.5%	31.69 km²
Ichikawamisato Town	13,355	−9.1%	75.19 km²
Hayakawa Town	928	−15.5%	370 km²
Minobu Town	8,910	−16.4%	302 km²
Nanbu Town	6,326	−11.6%	201 km²
Fujikawa Town	13,181	−7.3%	112 km²
Showa Town	21,786	+4.2%	9.08 km²
Doshi Village	1,442	−10.3%	79.68 km²
Nishikatsura Town	3,606	−10.8%	15.22 km²
Oshino Village	9,150	−0.9%	25.05 km²
Yamanakako Village	5,214	+0.7%	53.05 km²
Narusawa Village	2,760	−2.3%	89.58 km²
Fujikawaguchiko Town	26,485	+1.5%	158 km²
Kosuge Village	603	−11.8%	52.78 km²
Tabayama Village	512	−3.4%	101 km²

Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population in 2025; change compared with 2020). Area: GSI (2025). Designated cities are shown as one city (wards combined). "Temperature now" is the latest JMA AMeDAS observation (preliminary) at the nearest station in the same prefecture, loaded and shown unchanged when you open the page.

Figures come from official Japanese statistics (such as the 2025 Census by the Statistics Bureau of Japan), with the source and year shown next to each one. Photos are freely licensed images from Wikimedia Commons; the photographer and license are shown under each photo.

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