Kofu
city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
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Summary
Kofu is a special city of Japan[1]. Kofu draws 2,956 Wikipedia views per month (special city of japan category, ranking #8 of 33).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Yamanashi Prefecture[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Fuefuki River[5], Arakawa River[6], Nigori River[7], Lake Chiyoda[8], 竜ヶ池 (甲府市)[9]
- Head of government: Yūichi Higuchi[10]
- Continent: Asia[11]
- Instance of: prefectural capital of Japan[12], big city[13], inland city[14], city with public health center[15], core city of Japan[16], city of Japan[17]
- Shares border with: Kai[18], Yamanashi[19], Fuefuki[20], Hokuto[21], Chūō-shi[22], Shōwa-chō[23], Fujikawaguchiko[24], Ichikawamisato[25], Minobu[26], Kawakami[27]
- Named after: Kai Province[28], Fuchū[29]
- Twinned administrative body: Des Moines[30], Lodi[31], Cheongju[32], Chengdu[33], Pau[34], Yamatokōriyama[35], Shizuoka[36]
- Legislative body: 甲府市議会[37]
- Location: Kuninaka[38], Kōfu metropolitan area[39]
- Postal code: 400-8585[40]
- Commons category: Kofu, Yamanashi[41]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[42]
- Local dialing code: 55[43]
- Inception: July 1, 1889[44]
- Highest point: Mount Kinpu[45]
- Located in/on physical feature: Kōfu Basin[46]
- Official website: https://www.city.kofu.yamanashi.jp/[47]
- Foods traditionally associated: Kōfu tori motsuni[48], hōtō[49], Mitake soba[50], awabi no nigai[51]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kōfu, Yamanashi[52]
- Population: 187,144[53], 197,540[54], 193,125[55], 198,992[56]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Kōfu[57]
- Replaces: Aikawa[58], Satogaki[59], Kokubo[60], Kugawa[61]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Kofu include Kōfu Station[62], a railway station[63], in Japan[64], founded in 1903[65] and Kōfu Basin[66], a structural basin[67], in Japan[68].
Why It Matters
Kofu has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] Kofu is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]
Entities named for Kofu include Kōfu Station[62], a railway station[63], in Japan[64], founded in 1903[65] and Kōfu Basin[66], a structural basin[67], in Japan[68].