Yamanashi prefecture

Yamanashi prefecture (山梨県)

Yamanashi prefectural symbol

Yamanashi prefectural symbol

Capital Kofu

Region: Chubu

Island: Honshu

Area

- Total

- % water

Ranked 32nd

4,465.37

1.3%

Population

- Total (Oct 1, 2001)

- Density
Ranked 41st

889,808

199/km²

Districts: 8

Municipalities: 64

: JP-19

Symbols

Pref. Flower: Fujizakura
(Prunus incisa)

Pref. Tree: Kaede

Pref. Bird: Bush warbler
(Cettia diphone)

Image:Japan_yamanashi_map_small.png

**Yamanashi prefecture (山梨県)**
Yamanashi prefectural symbol
Capital	Kofu
Region:	Chubu
Island:	Honshu
Area - Total - % water	Ranked 32nd 4,465.37 1.3%
Population - Total (Oct 1, 2001) - Density	Ranked 41st 889,808 199/km²
Districts:	8
Municipalities:	64
:	JP-19
Symbols
Pref. Flower:	Fujizakura (Prunus incisa)
Pref. Tree:	Kaede
Pref. Bird:	Bush warbler (Cettia diphone)

Yamanashi prefecture (Japanese: 山梨県; Romaji: Yamanashi-ken) is located in the Chubu region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is the city of Kofu.

The prefecture's name is spelled Yamanasi in three rarely used romanization systems, Nippon-shiki, Kunrei, and JSL.

Table of contents

1 History
2 Geography

2.1 Cities
2.2 Districts

3 Economy
4 Demographics
5 Culture
6 Tourism
7 Prefectural symbols
8 Miscellaneous topics
9 External links

History

Prefectures of Japan
Aichi \| Akita \| Aomori \| Chiba \| Ehime \| Fukui \| Fukuoka \| Fukushima \| Gifu \| Gunma \| Hiroshima \| Hokkaido \| Hyogo \| Ibaraki \| Ishikawa \| Iwate \| Kagawa \| Kagoshima \| Kanagawa \| Kochi \| Kumamoto \| Kyoto \| Mie \| Miyagi \| Miyazaki \| Nagano \| Nagasaki \| Nara \| Niigata \| Oita \| Okayama \| Okinawa \| Osaka \| Saga \| Saitama \| Shiga \| Shimane \| Shizuoka \| Tochigi \| Tokushima \| Tokyo \| Tottori \| Toyama \| Wakayama \| Yamagata \| Yamaguchi \| Yamanashi