Kōfu (甲府市, Kōfu-shi) is the capital city of Yamanashi Prefecture in Japan.
Population: 190,000
Latitude: 35° 40' 0.01" N
Longitude: 138° 34' 0.01" E
Aokigahara (青木ヶ原), also known as the Suicide Forest or Sea of Trees (樹海, Jukai), is a 35-square-kilometre (14 sq mi) forest that lies at the northwest base of Mount Fuji in Japan. The forest contains a number of rocky, icy caverns, a few of which ar…
The SCMaglev (superconducting maglev) (formerly called the MLU) is a magnetic levitation (maglev) railway system based on the principle of magnetic repulsion between the track and the cars.
Yamanashi Prefecture (山梨県, Yamanashi-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the main island of Honshu.
The Chuo Shinkansen (中央新幹線, Chūō Shinkansen) is a planned Japanese maglev line designed to ultimately connect Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka. Its initial planned route is between Shinagawa Station in Tokyo and Nagoya Station in Nagoya, with stations in Sa…
Fuji-Q Highland (富士急ハイランド, Fujikyū Hairando) is an amusement park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan.
Fujiyama is a steel roller coaster at Fuji-Q Highland, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan. When Fujiyama opened in 1996 it was the world's tallest roller coaster at 259 feet (79 m), and had the largest drop in the world at 230 feet (70 m). Fujiyama was a…
Dodonpa (ドドンパ), an S&S Worldwide roller coaster located at the Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan, is distinguished as the second roller coaster ever to utilize the power of compressed air to launch its trains. This stee…
Lake Kawaguchi (河口湖, Kawaguchi-ko) is located in Fujikawaguchiko, southern Yamanashi Prefecture near Mount Fuji, Japan. It is the second largest of the Fuji Five Lakes in terms of surface area, and is located at the lowest elevation. It is situated …
Eejanaika (ええじゃないか) is a steel 4th Dimension roller coaster at Fuji-Q Highland in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan. The ride is the world's second 4th Dimension coaster, the first being X (now X²) at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, Un…
Mount Kita (北岳, Kita-dake) is a mountain of the Akaishi Mountains−"Southern Alps" (南アルプス Minami-Arupusu), in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
Fujikawaguchiko (富士河口湖町, Fujikawaguchiko-machi) is a town in Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi, Japan. As of July 2012, the town has an estimated population of 25,538 and a population density of 161 persons per km².
Lake Saiko (西湖, Saiko) is the one of the Fuji Five Lakes and located in southern Yamanashi Prefecture near Mount Fuji, Japan.
Minami-Alps (南アルプス市, Minami-Arupusu-shi) is a city located in eastern Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
The Kita-Iwaki Powerline is the largest double-circuit powerline for three-phase electric power in the world. Built in 1999, it runs from Minami-Iwaki switch (Tamura, Fukushima) to Higashi-Yamanashi substation (Ōtsuki, Yamanashi) and has 2 circuits,…
Kōshū (甲州市, Kōshū-shi) is a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
Ōtsuki Station (大月駅, Ōtsuki-eki ) is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line in Ōtsuki, Yamanashi, Japan, jointly operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Fuji Kyuko.
Yamanashi (山梨市, Yamanashi-shi) is a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
Mount Aino (間ノ岳, Aino-dake), or Ainodake, is a peak of the Akaishi Mountains−Southern Alps, in Minami Alps National Park, Japan.