Kofu Castle is a historic site where powerful stone walls and restored structures tell its past. Known as Maizuru Castle, its white walls evoke a crane in flight, blending beauty and warfare.

The world has fallen in love with wagyu, regional, high-quality Japanese beef. If you’re traveling in the Kanto region, you’ve got to head to Yamanashi Prefecture to try Koshu wagyu beef, the high ranking wagyu of the region.

Step into a retreat where time slows down and every moment invites introspection. At ZEN & BED Bogetsu-An, guests experience traditional Zen practices that refresh both mind and body.

Katsunuma Budou no Oka stands on the site of Katsunuma-juku, once a thriving post town along the Koshu Kaido. Surrounded by vineyards, it conveys the history and terroir of Japanese wine to this day.

Yamanashi is the most prolific wine region of Japan with over 140 years of growing experience, producing a third of all the wine made domestically. So there’s simply no better place to tour vineyards while tasting the best the country has to offer.