14 Sights in Kofu, Japan (with Map and Images)

Risshō Kōsei Kai (立正佼成会); until June 1960, 大日本立正交成会 is a Japanese new religious movement founded in 1938 by Nikkyō Niwano and Myōkō Naganuma. Risshō Kōsei Kai is organized as a lay Buddhist movement, which branched off from the older Reiyūkai, and is primarily focused around the Lotus Sutra and veneration of ancestors.

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Shosenkyo is a valley located in the upper reaches of the Arakawa River on the north side of the Kofu Basin in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. It has been designated as a special scenic spot and is one of the most scenic spots in Japan. It is counted as one of the "Five Great Gorges of Japan".

Wikipedia: 昇仙峡 (JA), Website

Yamanashi Prefectural Cultural Hall (Yamanashi Prefectural Cultural Hall) is a multipurpose hall located in Hisashimachi, Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. It is commonly known as the YCC Prefectural Cultural Hall. Since April 1, 2009, the Adbrain-Kyoritsu-NTT-F Consortium has been in charge of operation and management as the designated administrator.

Wikipedia: 山梨県立県民文化ホール (JA)

The Shaonhi Monument is a monument located in the ruins of Kofu Castle in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. This monument was built in 1922 (Taisho 11) to convey to future generations the lessons of flood damage and gratitude for Emperor Meiji's gift of royal land in Yamanashi Prefecture to the mountain forests in Yamanashi Prefecture that were devastated by repeated floods such as the great flood of Meiji 40. It is also called the Xieon Tower.

Wikipedia: 謝恩碑 (甲府市) (JA)

The Kofu City Fujimura Memorial Museum is an exchange facility located in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. The former Mutsuzawa School building, which was built in the early Meiji era, has been relocated and used.

Wikipedia: 甲府市藤村記念館 (JA)

Chozenji Temple is a single temple of the Rinzai sect located in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. It is one of the five mountains of Kofu along with Tokoji Temple, Noseiji Temple, Enko-in Temple, and Hosenji Temple.

Wikipedia: 長禅寺 (甲府市) (JA)

Enkoin is a temple located in Iwakubo, Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. Rinzai sect Myoshinji sect temple. The name of the mountain is Mt. Seoyan. The main Buddha is Buddha. It is one of the five mountains of Kofu established by Takeda Shingen during the Sengoku period, and is known as the Bodhi Temple of Shingen Masamuro Sanjo's wife.

Wikipedia: 円光院 (甲府市) (JA)

Anagiri Daijinja is a shrine located in Takara 2-chome, Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. It has a long history of the legend of the lake water of the Kofu Basin and the legend of the kick break. The former company name is Gosha.

Wikipedia: 穴切大神社 (JA)

Hosenji Temple is a temple of the Rinzai sect of Myoshinji in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Kongofuku Mountain. The main Buddha is Maitreya Bodhisattva. One of the five mountains of Kofu.

Wikipedia: 法泉寺 (甲府市) (JA)

Shinryuji Temple is a temple located in Wakamatsu Town, Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. Nichiren Buddhist Temple. The name of the mountain is Mt. Guangkyo. The main Buddha is the Ten Realms Mandala. The former main temple is Minobusan Kuonji. Tide Master Dharma. It is one of the three temples of Kofu Hoka, along with Enkoji Temple and Hokaji Temple.

Wikipedia: 信立寺 (JA)

Enkoji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Ise 2-chome, Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Mt. Baota. The former main temple is Minobusan Kuonji Temple (Minobumon Ryu). Along with Hoka-ji Temple and Shinryu-ji Temple, it is one of the three temples of Kofu Hoka-ji, and along with Choen-ji Temple (Minami-Alps City) and Myoryo-ji Temple, it is one of the three temples of Minobusan Kuonji Kai Tento.

Wikipedia: 遠光寺 (JA)

Nojoji Temple is a temple of the Rinzai sect of Myoshinji in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Dinglin Mountain. The main Buddha is Buddha. One of the five mountains of Kofu.

Wikipedia: 能成寺 (甲府市) (JA)

Hokkeji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Takeda 1-chome, Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Fujimitsu Mountain. The former main temple is Ikegami Honmonji Temple, Ikegami and Kagurazaka Hoen. Along with Enkoji Temple and Shinryuji Temple, it is one of the three temples of Kofu Hoka, and there is also a temple nearby.

Wikipedia: 法華寺 (甲府市) (JA)

Yohoji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Takeda 4-chome, Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Mt. Kamigyō. The former main temple is Ōmotoyama Honkuji Temple (Rokujōmon-ryū). There is also a temple nearby.

Wikipedia: 要法寺 (甲府市) (JA)