Important cultural property

Rebuilt by Takeda Shingen in 1558 at the site where Kai Province's first-ranked shrine began, this cypress-bark hall carries helmets carved on its struts.

Designated in 1935, this one-bay Momoyama sanctuary in central Kofu keeps painted carving and metal-fitted doors. Its name recalls a legend of draining the basin.

The kuri at Unpoji in Koshu, Yamanashi, held the kitchen and living quarters: a long thatched, gable-entry building of the early Edo period, the widest of the four halls.

Unpoji's shoin in Koshu, Yamanashi, is a mid-Edo Important Cultural Property of 1716: a hipped, thatched residential hall behind the garden, the newest of its four.

The Niomon at Unpoji in Koshu, Yamanashi, is a late-Muromachi three-bay eight-legged gate, copper-roofed and flanked by two Nio guardian kings on the stone approach.

Unpoji's main hall in Koshu, Yamanashi, is a late-Muromachi Important Cultural Property with a cypress-bark hip-and-gable roof and a curved karahafu worship porch.

Rebuilt by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1606 after Erinji burned, this vermilion four-legged gate is the temple's oldest building and is free to walk through today.

On Mt. Yumura in Kōfu, Entaku-ji's hipped-roof Jizō-dō shelters a stone Jizō. An Important Cultural Property since 1949, its soot-black interior rewards a visit.

A late-Kamakura Important Cultural Property in Kosuge, Yamanashi, this hall preserves rare Heian residential carpentry and shelters a hidden Nyoirin Kannon.

Discover the Sanmon Gate of Kai Zenkoji Temple in Kofu, Yamanashi — an Important Cultural Property of Japan built in 1767. Explore the samurai history of Takeda Shingen, experience the Roaring Dragon and underground pilgrimage, and visit one of eastern Japan's largest wooden temple complexes.

Discover the Main Hall of Kai Zenkoji Temple in Kofu, Yamanashi — an Important Cultural Property founded by warlord Takeda Shingen in 1558. Experience the legendary Roaring Dragon ceiling, the pitch-dark Kaidan Meguri passage, and one of the largest wooden structures in eastern Japan.

The Takamuro Family Residence in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, is a rare surviving Edo-period physician's compound designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan. The estate encompasses nine historic structures across approximately 5,000 square meters, including the main house built in 1788 featuring a medicine compounding room and herb-drying attic. The Takamuro family served as official physicians to the Kofu Kinban, the Tokugawa shogunate's garrison, and the estate preserves an exceptionally complete picture of medical practice and daily life in feudal Japan.

The Main Hall of Takeda Hachiman Shrine in Nirasaki City, Yamanashi Prefecture, is a nationally designated Important Cultural Property rebuilt by the legendary warlord Takeda Shingen in 1541. Discover the history, architecture, highlights, and surrounding attractions of this sacred site at the birthplace of the Takeda clan.

The Main Hall of Chōkoku-ji Temple in Minami-Alps City, Yamanashi Prefecture, is the oldest building in the city, constructed in 1524 during the late Muromachi period. Designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan, this compact Buddhist worship hall blends traditional Japanese and Zen architectural elements and enshrines a secret Eleven-Headed Kannon statue unveiled only once every 33 years.

Tenjinsha Honden in Yamanashi City is a nationally designated Important Cultural Property rebuilt in 1522 under the patronage of Takeda Nobutora. This ichikensha nagare-zukuri shrine with a cypress bark roof preserves the elegant, refined architectural beauty of the late Muromachi period.

The Buddha Hall of Toko-ji Temple in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture, is a nationally designated Important Cultural Property built in the late Muromachi period in the Chinese Zen architectural style. Standing within one of the Five Great Zen Temples of Kofu established by the legendary warlord Takeda Shingen, this elegant hall with its cypress bark roof and distinctive double-eave design miraculously survived both the 1582 burning by Oda Nobunaga and the 1945 Kofu Air Raid, preserving a rare example of medieval Zen architecture.

A ridge tablet dates this one-bay cypress-bark sanctuary to 1478. Set among the vineyards of Makioka, it served four villages and was designated in 1953.

A late 17th-century thatched farmhouse in Hokuto, Yamanashi, 19.7 metres wide, built for a village headman. Designated in 1989, open near Kobuchizawa Station.

Built in 1612 at Mount Fuji's second station and moved to the lakeside precinct in 1973, this large, richly carved one-bay Momoyama hall was designated in 1985.

Built in 1875 in Mutsuzawa Village, Yamanashi Prefecture, this pseudo-Western schoolhouse is the finest surviving example of Fujimura-style architecture from early Meiji Japan. Designated a national Important Cultural Property in 1967, it now stands at JR Kofu Station as the free-admission Fujimura Memorial Hall.