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Yamanashi Prefecture

prefecture of Japan
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Summary

Yamanashi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 5,709 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #23 of 49).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
  • Country: Japan[4]
  • Head of government: Kotaro Nagasaki[5]
  • Capital: Kofu[6]
  • Shares border with: Nagano Prefecture[7], Shizuoka Prefecture[8], Kanagawa Prefecture[9], Tokyo[10], Saitama Prefecture[11]
  • Anthem: Yamanashi-ken no Uta[12]
  • Named after: Yamanashi district[13]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Kofu[14], Fujiyoshida[15], Tsuru[16], Yamanashi[17], Ōtsuki-shi[18], Nirasaki[19], Minami-Alps[20], Hokuto[21], Kai[22], Fuefuki[23], Uenohara[24], Koshu[25], Chūō-shi[26], Nishiyatsushiro district[27]
  • Flag: flag of Yamanashi prefecture[28]
  • Twinned administrative body: Iowa[29], Minas Gerais[30], Sichuan[31], North Chungcheong[32], Saône-et-Loire[33]
  • Legislative body: Yamanashi Prefectural Assembly[34]
  • Executive body: Yamanashi prefectural government[35]
  • Commons category: Yamanashi prefecture[36]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[37], Japan Standard Time[38]
  • Has part(s): Kuninaka[39], Gunnai[40]
  • Highest point: Kengamine Peak[41]
  • Coordinate location: 35.664138888888886, 138.56841666666668[42]
  • Located in/on physical feature: Honshu[43]
  • Official website: https://www.pref.yamanashi.jp/[44], https://www.pref.yamanashi.jp/foreign/[45]
  • Foods traditionally associated: hōtō[46], awabi no nigai[47]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Yamanashi Prefecture[48]
  • Commons gallery: Yamanashi prefecture[49]
  • Population: 803,963[50]
  • Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portail:Préfecture de Yamanashi[51]
  • Office held by head of government: governor of Yamanashi Prefecture[52]

Why It Matters

Yamanashi Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Yamanashi prefecture
    Population → {'amount': '+803963'}
    Legal form → ordinary local public entity
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 35.664138888888886, 'longitude': 138.5684166666
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