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Samurai warriors festival

Actress Jun Shibuki (top), dressed as Takeda Shingen, a 16th century feudal lord, poses before the start of a march during the 51st Lord Shingen festival in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on April 5, 2025. About 1,000 people clad as feudal-era samurai warriors started marching along a road when the actress shouted a word of command.

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Samurai warriors festival

Actress Jun Shibuki, dressed as Takeda Shingen, a 16th century feudal lord, poses before the start of a march during the 51st Lord Shingen festival in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on April 5, 2025. About 1,000 people clad as feudal-era samurai warriors started marching along a road when the actress shouted a word of command.

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Samurai warriors festival

Actress Jun Shibuki (top), dressed as Takeda Shingen, a 16th century feudal lord, poses before the start of a march during the 51st Lord Shingen festival in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on April 5, 2025. About 1,000 people clad as feudal-era samurai warriors started marching along a road when the actress shouted a word of command.

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Snow smoke on Mt. Fuji

KOFU, Japan, Dec. 25 Kyodo - "Yukikemuri" snow smoke is observed on Dec. 25, 2017, as strong gusts of wind blow snow from the top of Japan's Mt. Fuji.

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Maglev train

KOFU, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Construction of an emergency exit for Central Japan Railway's maglev train service is under way in Hayakawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Oct. 28, 2016. A maglev train service will start between Tokyo's Shinagawa Station and Nagoya in 2027.

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Moon looks like pearl over Mr. Fuji

KOFU, Japan, May 23 Kyodo - Photo taken at 4:20 a.m. on May 23, 2016, from the central Japan village of Yamanakako shows an almost full moon emerging over the top of Mt. Fuji. The brightly shining moon can be seen at full or nearly full moon at the village on fine days between June and August.

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Yamanashi Gov. Yokouchi shakes hands with Hello Kitty

KOFU, Japan - Yamanashi Gov. Shomei Yokouchi (L) shakes hands with Sanrio Co.'s Hello Kitty character in the prefectural capital of Kofu, Japan, on Jan. 7, 2015. The Yamanashi prefectural government designated Hello Kitty as "Yamanashi Kanko (tourism) Navigator" on the day to lure more tourists to the central Japan prefecture.

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Hello Kitty designated to lure tourists to Yamanashi

KOFU, Japan - An illustration of Sanrio Co.'s Hello Kitty character representing Yamanashi Prefecture is shown in the prefecture on Jan. 7, 2015. The Yamanashi prefectural government designated Hello Kitty as "Yamanashi Kanko (tourism) Navigator" the same day to attract tourists including foreigners and family travelers to the central Japan prefecture.

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Kofu's Abe, FC Tokyo's Yoshimoto jump for header

KOFU, Japan - Takuma Abe (L) of Ventforet Kofu and Kazunori Yoshimoto of FC Tokyo jump for a header in the first half of a J-League game at Yamanashi Chuo Bank Stadium in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Nov. 29, 2014. The game ended in a scoreless draw.

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Little girl spits grape at contest in central Japan

KOFU, Japan - A little girl spits a grape at a contest held by the Koshu City Junior Chamber of Commerce in Koshu, central Japan, on Oct. 4, 2014. The chamber won a Guinness World Records certificate for organizing the largest number of participants for an event of its kind.

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Snow shoveling volunteers

KOFU, Japan - Senior high school students shovel snow in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Feb. 19, 2014. With a record snowfall having blanketed the prefecture the previous week, volunteers have been stepping in to shovel snow for elderly residents unable to carry out the work themselves.

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Snow shoveling volunteers

KOFU, Japan - A senior high school student shovels snow in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Feb. 19, 2014. With a record snowfall having blanketed the prefecture the previous week, volunteers have been stepping in to shovel snow for elderly residents unable to carry out the work themselves.

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Heavy snow in Japan

KOFU, Japan - A frozen food cabinet is almost empty at a supermarket in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Feb. 17, 2014, after heavy snow blocked roads connecting the prefecture and the Tokyo metropolitan area.

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Ecosystem of Mt. Fuji threatened by alien plants

KOFU, Japan - A member of the Fujisan Club holds some bur cucumbers, designated as an invasive alien species, on Aug. 17, 2013 along Lake Kawaguchi in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. The nonprofit organization is engaged in a series of campaigns to exterminate the species to protect domestic species and the local environment.

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Expressway tunnel caves in

KOFU, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows rescue workers near the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture on Dec. 2, 2012. The tunnel caved in, leaving several people dead, police said.

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Expressway tunnel caves in

KOFU, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows smoke billowing out of the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture on Dec. 2, 2012. The tunnel caved in, leaving several people dead, police said.

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Japan's notorious suicide site near Mt. Fuji

KOFU, Japan - In this September 2011 photo, two people pray for those who committed suicide at the Aokigahara Jukai forest in Yamanashi Prefecture. Anyone can enter the forest that stretches northwest of Mt. Fuji, and the site has been a notorious magnet for those wishing to end their lives.

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Samurai warriors festival

KOFU, Japan - Actor Ikki Sawamura (L), dressed as Takeda Shingen, a 16th century daimyo (feudal lord), receives a Guinness World Records certificate in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on April 7, 2012. A total of 1,061 people dressed as feudal-era samurai warriors took part in the Shingen-ko (Lord Shingen) festival that day. The event was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest-ever gathering of samurai.

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Samurai warriors festival

KOFU, Japan - A total of 1,061 people clad as feudal-era samurai warriors march along a road during the Shingen-ko (Lord Shingen) festival in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on April 7, 2012. The event to honor Takeda Shingen, a 16th century daimyo (feudal lord), was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest-ever gathering of samurai.

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Koshu wine to France

KOFU, Japan - A man holds a bottle of ''Koshu'' brand wine in Yamanashi Prefecture on Feb. 3, 2012. Wine producers in the prefecture said the same day they will hold the first trade and press tasting of the ''Koshu'' wines in Paris on Feb. 20, 2012, to promote the local wines in Europe.

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Ice fishing on Lake Yamanaka

KOFU, Japan - A woman enjoys ice fishing on Lake Yamanaka in Yamanashi Prefecture on Feb. 3, 2012, as the lake smelt fishing season opened at a part of the east side of the lake the same day.

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Pencil with sculpted tip

KOFU, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 17, 2012, in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, in central Japan, shows a pencil with its graphite tip sculptured into the word ''gokaku,'' meaning passing the exam or selection process. Toshiyuki Yamazaki, a local pencil sculptor, creates and sells the pencil for 8,000 yen (about $104) as a gift for students taking entrance exams or going for job interviews.

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Sixth lake at foot of Mt. Fuji

KOFU, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 28, 2011 shows ''Lake Aka'' has reappeared for the first time in seven years in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. An area at the northern foot of Mt. Fuji famous for its five lakes has gained a sixth following heavy rains brought by Typhoon Roke.

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Sixth lake at foot of Mt. Fuji

KOFU, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 28, 2011 shows ''Lake Aka'' has reappeared for the first time in seven years in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. An area at the northern foot of Mt. Fuji famous for its five lakes has gained a sixth following heavy rains brought by Typhoon Roke.

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Tanigaki in election campaigning

KOFU, Japan - Opposition Liberal Democratic Party President Sadakazu Tanigaki (R) shakes hands with supporters in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on June 24, 2010. Official campaigning for the July 11 House of Councillors election kicked off the same day.

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'Turtle' written on shell

KOFU, Japan - A 30-cemtimeter-long turtle with ''kamedesu (it's a turtle)'' written in what looks like white paint on its shell swims in a pond in Maizurujo Park in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on June 10, 2010.

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1st sunrise seen from Mt. Fuji this year

KOFU, Japan - A group of some 20 climbers on the 3,776-meter-high Mt. Fuji hail the sunrise seen through a break in the clouds from a point near the 8th station, located above 3,000 meters, early on the morning of July 1. Japan's highest mountain, west of Tokyo, was opened to climbers the same day. But people are only allowed to go up to halfway between 8th and 9th stations due to the remaining snow and ice.

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1st sunrise seen from Mt. Fuji this year

KOFU, Japan - A group of some 20 climbers on the 3,776-meter-high Mt. Fuji hail the sunrise seen through a break in the clouds from a point near the 8th station, located above 3,000 meters, early on the morning of July 1. Japan's highest mountain, west of Tokyo, was opened to climbers the same day. But people are only allowed to go up to halfway between 8th and 9th stations due to the remaining snow and ice.

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Mt. Fuji covered with snow in mid-June

KOFU, Japan - Mt. Fuji is covered with snow on June 17, just two weeks before the start of its mountaineering season, after the temperature fell to 5.9 degrees C below zero on the top of the mountain the previous day on the back of a cold air mass hitting the region.

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'Agriculture bird' appears on Mt. Fuji

KOFU, Japan - A snow-made ''agriculture bird'' (C) appears on Mt. Fuji on June 15, a month later than usual, heralding the arrival of spring on the northern foot of the mountain. The appearance of the bird figure prompted local farmers to begin rice planting in the olden days.

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Special residency permit issued for Iranian family in Kofu

KOFU, Japan - An Iranian family of four -- Saeid Partow Helal (far right), his wife Mitra Keshavarz and their two daughters Anahita and Bita -- all look happy at a press conference after obtaining special residency permit from the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau on May 11.

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People oppose GSDF drills at Yamanashi firing range

KOFU, Japan - About 100 people opposed to scheduled Ground Self-Defense Force drills simulating attacks on the GSDF camp in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah call for a halt to the drills and removal of drill facilities at the Kitafuji firing range near Lake Yamanaka in Yamanashi Prefecture on May 30. The drills are scheduled to be conducted for five days from May 31.

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4 dead, 10 hurt in 14-vehicle pileup on Chuo Expressway

KOFU, Japan - Three men and a woman died and 10 people were injured in a 14-vehicle pileup on the Chuo Expressway in Nishikatsura, Yamanashi Prefecture, on March 20. Police said smoke from a fire burning by the side of the expressway may have hindered drivers' vision and led to the pileup.