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Yamanashi Prefecture
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Region · 803,963 people

Yamanashi Prefecture

Prefecture of Japan.

Near Yamanashi Prefecture

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  1. Lake KawaguchiNature & outdoors · 24 kmUNESCO World Heritage
  2. Mount KitaNature & outdoors · 30 km
  3. Mount FujiNature & outdoors · 37 kmUNESCO World Heritage
  4. Lake YamanakaNature & outdoors · 39 kmUNESCO World Heritage

Weather by season

  • Dec–Feb11° / 4°175 mm
  • Mar–May19° / 11°391 mm
  • Jun–Aug29° / 23°479 mm
  • Sep–Nov22° / 16°554 mm

Average high / low (°C) and rain per season. Data for Tokyo, 101 km away. Highlighted: the best months to go. Tokyo station, 1991–2020 climate normals · Meteostat. Raw data: NOAA, Deutscher Wetterdienst and others. (CC BY 4.0).

About Yamanashi Prefecture

Yamanashi Prefecture (山梨県, Yamanashi-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Yamanashi Prefecture has a population of 787,592 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,465 km2 (1,724 sq mi). Yamanashi Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the northeast, Nagano Prefecture to the northwest, Shizuoka Prefecture to the southwest, Kanagawa Prefecture to the southeast, and Tokyo to the east.

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Full Yamanashi Prefecture travel guide

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