Grapevine

Located just west of Tokyo, Yamanashi is a prefecture in Japan known for its hospitality, scenic landscapes, and the World Heritage Site of Mount Fuji. Yamanashi grows top-class agricultural products, earning the titles of both “Wine Prefecture” and “Fruit Kingdom.”

This year, our editorial team compiled a special edition of our annual magazine, The Yamanashi Grapevine, to focus on the highlights of the many travel destinations our reporting staff has covered over the years. As you view Yamanashi through the eyes of our writers, be sure to take note of new and exciting places to add to your bucket list.

For the past 19 years, The Osano Memorial Foundation has supported The Yamanashi Grapevine, an annual magazine that delivers content written by expats about their top travel spots in Yamanashi. The Osano Memorial Foundation was established on May 13, 1987, thanks to a generous contribution from Mrs. Eiko Osano, wife of the late Mr. Kenji Osano. A Yamanashi native himself, Mr. Osano left a lasting impression on his wife with his visions for the prefecture he loved so much, including promotion of international exchanges, regional development and the creation of a new culture.

We encourage you to learn more about the foundation and its goals by exploring this website and reading through previous issues of The Yamanashi Grapevine.

Sincerely,

The Yamanashi Grapevine Editorial Staff

 

 

Table of Contents

Pg. 1) Front Cover
Pg. 4) Table of Contents
Pg. 6) Rhapsodies on an Autumn Night, The Kofu Machinaka Music Festa (2009)
Pg. 8) On Takeda Shingen’s Footsteps (2011)
Pg. 11) Daigahara-juku: Along the Old Traveler’s Road (2012)
Pg. 16) Into the Healing Village (2015)
Pg. 19) The Town of Hayakawa (2017)
Pg. 22) Staff Picks
Pg. 24) A Word from The Editors
Pg. 25) Special Thanks