Japanese Gardens – Close to Mount Fuji

Nezu Memorial Museum

Visit a grand home and garden from the early Shōwa period in Yamanashi City, Yamanashi.

Use the local bus to travel between wineries in Katsunuma, Yamanashi.

Spend a night in a quaint village in Koshu, Yamanashi.

Step into the past at Japan’s first winery, in Koshu, Yamanashi.

Make traditional stone-tank wine in Fuefuki, Yamanashi.

Visit a pilgrim’s inn dating back to 1768 in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi.

Enjoy walking through Japanese wine country in Koshu and Fuefuki, Yamanashi.

An Edo-Period home that makes the mind wander to an all-but-forgotten era in Minami-Alps City, Yamanashi.

Discover wineries and hot springs on a self-guided walking tour in Fuefuki City, Yamanashi.

Learn how to make ultra-healthy natto at Kakurinbo Temple Inn, Minobu, Yamanashi.

Visit a hotel that was serving royalty more than 1000 years before the French Revolution in Hayakawa, Yamanashi.

Oyashiki, a picture-perfect enclave in Koshu, Yamanashi, is truly a surprising find.