EXCITING YAMANASHI AND MORE

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Walking the Shosen Gorge Trail

The Shosen Gorge walking trail runs along the Arakawa River in the city of Kofu in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The trail is about six kilometers (roughly 6 miles) long from Nagatoro Bridge to the Taki-Ue area and provides scenic views of the rocks and the stream.

*Kakuenpo (Kakuen Peak) and the other rocks and the stream* of Shosen Gorge, *Takanaricho, Kofu, Yamanashi, 5/02/2021*

*Senga Falls, Takanaricho, Kofu, Yamanashi, 5/02/2021*

*Gohyakurakan and Kannonzo, Rakanji* (*Rakan Temple*)*, Takanaricho, Kofu, Yamanashi, 5/02/2021*

(https://www.shosenkyo-kankoukyokai.com/en/) (https://kofu-tourism.com/en/see-and-do/12)

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Kanazakura Shrine, Kofu, Yamanashi

Kanazakura Shrine, built to worship Mount Kinpu, is located at the uppermost stream of the Shosen Gorge in the city of Kofu in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Huge Shimenawa (Sacred Ropes) and Tassels, Kanazakura Shrine,, Mitakecho, Kofu, Yamanashi, 5/01/2021

*Lantern and Ascending Dragon, Kanazakura Shrine,* *Mitakecho, Kofu, Yamanashi, 5/01/2021*

Kanazakura Shrine: https://kofu-tourism.com/en/see-and-do/31; (In Japanese) https://www.yamanashi-kankou.jp/kankou/spot/p1_4473.html

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Shosen Gorge or Shosenkyo in Kofu, Yamanashi

Shosen Gorge or Shosenkyo in Japanese is located just north in the city of Kofu in Yamanashi prefecture, Japan. Shosenkyo is also called Mitake Shosenkyo. “Mitake” refers to sacred mountains and implies that this area was traditionally used for worship. Shosen Gorge is located within the Chichibu Tama Kai National Park. A ride on the Shosen Gorge gondola will take you to the summit of the mountain where you will find expansive views of the Southern Japanese Alps and Mount Fuji on clear days.

*A Bamboo Forest Near the Entrance of the Shosen Gorge Trail, Ikaricho, Kofu, 5/01/2021*

*Views from the Shosen Gorge Aerial Tramway, Ikaricho, Kofu, Yamanahi, 5/01/2021.*

Scenic Views From the *Top Terminal* of *the Shosen Gorge Aerial Tramway, Irikuracho, Kofu, Yamanashi, 5/01/2021*

*A Shrine and a Tanuki Japanese Raccoon Pottery, Panorama-Hill Station, Shosenkyo Ropeway, Irikuracho, Kofu, Yamanashi, 5/01/2021*

At Panorama-Hill Station of Shosen Gorge Ropeway, there is a fish pond where gold or golden-colored koi (brocaded carp) fish have been raised. The gold koi is one of the nishikigoi (Cyprinus rubrofuscus), the Amur carp, a species of cyprinid fish.