Kofu Onsen Yamanashi

Kofu Onsen is a relaxing hot spring in Kofu city, the prefectural capital of Yamanashi, historically known as the castle town of the powerful Takeda clan — Japan's most feared cavalry force in the Warring States period — under the legendary warlord Takeda Shingen. The bicarbonate thermal waters provide skin-nourishing warmth in a basin city surrounded on three sides by Japan's highest peaks, with the Southern Alps to the west, Mount Fuji to the south, and the Yatsugatake to the north creating a dramatic natural amphitheater. Kofu's famous Shosenkyo Gorge — a nationally designated scenic area of polished granite formations and autumn foliage — and the Yamanashi wine country of the Katsunuma grape district enrich any stay with mountain beauty and gastronomic pleasure.