Kofu

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Kofu-shi
甲 府 市
Kofu
Geographical location in Japan
Kofu (Japan)
Red pog.svg
Region : Chūbu
Prefecture : Yamanashi
Coordinates : 35 ° 40 '  N , 138 ° 34'  E Coordinates: 35 ° 39 '45 "  N , 138 ° 34' 6"  E
Basic data
Surface: 212.41 km²
Residents : 188,406
(October 1, 2019)
Population density : 887 inhabitants per km²
Community key : 19201-5
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Flag / coat of arms of Kofu
Tree : Evergreen oaks
Flower : Dianthus superbus var. Longicalycinus
Bird : kingfisher
town hall
Address : Kofu City Hall
1 - 18 - 1 , Marunouchi
Kofu -shi
Yamanashi  400-8585
Website URL: http://www.city.kofu.yamanashi.jp/
Location of Kofu in Yamanashi Prefecture
Location of Kofu in the prefecture

Kōfu ( Japanese 甲 府 市 , - shi , from Kōshū - Fuchū , dt. "Administrative seat of Kōshū") is a city and the administrative seat of Yamanashi Prefecture on Honshū , the main island of Japan . Kofu is roughly halfway between Nagoya and Tokyo inland. Around 200,000 people currently live in the city. In 2000, the city of Kofu received a tokureishi ("exceptional city") political city status with expanded self-government, and in 2019 it was upgraded to a "core city" .

General

The city has three locally based television channels and three local radio stations. There are three natural hot springs and many mountains, rivers and waterfalls in the north. The 108 spiritual places of Kai are distributed throughout the city , see Kai Hyakuhachi Reijō , mainly temples and shrines.

geography

Kofu is relatively central in the prefecture, in the middle of the Kofu Basin ( 甲 府 盆地 ), near Lake Chiyoda and Arakawa .

history

In the ancient imperial administration , the area became part of the Yamanashi County of Kai Province ( Kai no kuni , Sino-Japanese short name Kōshū ).

In the Middle Ages, Kōfu was a castle town ( Jōkamachi ) first from the Takeda clan ( Takeda Shingen ), after the decline of the Takeda clan from the Oda clan ( Oda Nobunaga ) and after the Oda clan from the Asano clan ( Daimyō from Toyotomi Hideyoshi ) controlled. - In the Edo period , Kofu Castle was the seat of the prince -han (Principality / Grand Fief) Kofu , which was ruled by Tokugawa branch lines and temporarily the Yanagisawa . In 1724 the principality became extinct and came under direct control of the Tokugawa Shogunate .

In the Boshin War of 1868, Kōfu Castle fell without a fight, east of the castle town, in the Battle of Kōshū-Katsunuma (in the area of ​​today's city ​​of Kōshū ), the restoration troops defeated remnants of what had been decisively defeated in the west at the beginning of the war and became their last loyal principalities Shogunate army retreating in northern Japan. After the restoration, the prefecture (-ken) Kofu, which was later renamed Yamanashi, emerged as the successor to the shogunate bailiffs in Kai . When the districts were reactivated as an administrative unit in 1878, the district was divided into West (Nishi) and East (Higashi) . The city of Kofu was finally created with the introduction of independent cities (-shi) according to the Prussian model in 1889 from parts of the previous district of West-Yamanashi. In the 20th century, all of West Yamanashi and parts of other counties were incorporated into Kofu. Most recently, in 2006, the city ​​of Nakamichi and part of the village of Kami-Kuishiki expanded the urban area in the south.

During the Second World War , the city was bombed on July 6, 1945 by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) for 2 hours, with 970 tons of napalm bombs being dropped. The attack destroyed around 79% of the urban area and claimed 1,127 deaths. (see air raids on Japan )

Economy and Transport

Industry

The most important branches of industry are the glass industry , gemstone cutting and the stamp industry . Up until the Shōwa period , the rearing of silkworms , the production of raw silk and the associated silk weaving were important.

tourism

Takeda shrine

Thanks to its favorable location near forests and mountain landscapes, such as the Shōsen-kyō ( 昇仙 峡 ) gorge , lakes and hot springs ( onsen , e.g. the Yumura-Onsen ( 湯 村 温泉 )), Kofu is a popular holiday destination .

Religious tourist attractions include temples of Rinzai-shū Buddhism, such as the Kōfu Gozan ( Tōkō-ji , Nōjō-ji , Chōzen-ji , Enkō-in, and Hōsen-ji ), the Zenkō-ji, and the Erin-ji ; and Shinto shrines such as the Takeda Shrine or Yamanashi-ken-Gokoku-Shrine .

In Kofu there is also the restored Kofu Castle , as well as the Yamanashi Art Museum ( 山 梨 県 立 美術館 ) and the Yamanashi Science Museum . The citizens erected the Takeda Shingen statue in honor of Takeda Shingen .

railroad

Kofu station

In Kofu there are a total of six train stations belonging to JR East and / or JR Central .

  • JR East Chūō Main Line : Kōfu Station ( 甲 府 駅 ) - Sakaori Station ( 酒 折 駅 )
  • JR Central Minobu Line : Kaisumiyoshi Station ( 甲 斐 住 吉 駅 ) - Minami-Kōfu Station ( 南 甲 府 駅 ) - Zenkōji Station ( 善 光寺 駅 ) - Kanente Station ( 金 手 駅 ) - Kōfu Station

bus

  • Yamanashi traffic ( 山 梨 交通 )

Street

Higher educational institutions

Sports

Kofu is the home of the football club Ventforet Kofu from the J. League , whose games are played in the Kose Sports Stadium .

sons and daughters of the town

Adjacent towns and villages

Twin cities

In Japan

Abroad

Web links

Commons : Kōfu  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Shōsenkyō (昇仙 峡) is a popular destination, has yet to be imported.
  2. City of Kofu: History (Japanese)
  3. Yamanashi-ken kotogakko kyoiku kenkyukai chireki-ka, kominka-bukai (ed.): Kōfu no sengo. In: Yamanashi-ken no rekishi sampo. Yamakawa Shuppan, 2007, ISBN 978-4-634-24619-5 , p. 117.