Kōfu 甲府 Photo Gallery by Matthew Haswell at pbase.com

Kōfu 甲府

Capital of the landlocked and mountainous prefecture of Yamanashi-ken, Kōfu grew into prominence as a castle town under the rule of Takeda Shingen in the Sengoku Period. A major rail hub along the inland Chūō Line, it has retained most of the old walls of its castle, Maizuru-jō, along with a pair of restored turrets.

Over the tracks at Kōfu Station	Reconstructed Inari-yagura of Maizuru-jō	View towards the tenshu-dai	Mt. Fuji across the morning haze over Kōfu
Looking over Maizurujō-kōen	Restored Yamanote-gomon across the tracks	Shaon-to Tower in the park	Maizuru-jō's former Hon-maru
Simple lower gate of Uchimatsukage-mon	Yuki-bashi entrance to the castle	Inari-yagura	Large Eclan shopping center at Kōfu Station

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