Yato Castle Ruins Park🌸

There is a promenade that goes around the outer garden of the park in the Heian period castle ruins, and you can see Mt. Yatsugatake, Mt. Fuji, and the Southern Alps through the trees.

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Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture

It is located in the northwest of Yamanashi Prefecture, on the border with Nagano Prefecture. It is a vast area surrounded by 3,000m-class mountains such as the Yatsugatake Mountains, the Southern Alps, and Mt. Kinpu, and overlooking Mt. Fuji to the south. It is about a two-hour drive from Tokyo, about an hour from Mt. Fuji, and about an hour from Matsumoto, and is easily accessible, so many tourists visit throughout the year. It is also known as a "village of famous water," and three places have been selected as one of Japan's 100 famous water sources. This bounty of water is loved as natural water, and the area boasts one of the largest production volumes of mineral water in Japan. Sake is also produced from the pure water, and you can enjoy beautiful natural scenery and rich food.

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Yato Castle Ruins Park

Yato Castle Park is the remains of a castle from the Heian period, and was designated as a national historic site in 1993. It is currently undergoing maintenance and restoration, bringing the area back to its former appearance.

The sight of around 400 Somei-yoshino and double-flowered cherry trees blooming at different times across the mountain is overwhelming.

There is a promenade that circles the outer garden, and the panoramic view of Mt. Yatsugatake, Mt. Fuji, and Mt. Kaikoma-ga-take seen through the trees is magnificent.

The park is spacious, so you can enjoy cherry blossom viewing at your leisure.

access

car

Approximately 10 minutes by car from Nagasaka IC on the Chuo Expressway

train

・Get off at JR Nagasaka Station and take a taxi for about 15 minutes (about 2,000 yen)

・Get off at JR Kobuchizawa Station and take a taxi for about 25 minutes (about 5,000 yen)

Location (Google Maps)