Driving in Yamanashi: Nirasaki City to Kai City [4K] JAPAN

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Nirasaki (韮崎市, Nirasaki-shi) is a city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 June 2019, the city had an estimated population of 29,483 in 12662 households, and a population density of 210 persons per km². The total area is 132.69 square kilometres (51.23 sq mi).

Nirasaki is located in the northwestern end of the Kofu Basin in Yamanashi Prefecture, bordered to the east by the Minami Alps National Park and the west by the Minami Alps Koma Prefectural Natural Park.

The area around present-day Nirasaki was the ancestral homeland of the Takeda clan, which dominated Kai Province in the Sengoku period. During the Edo period, the area was tenryō territory under the direct administration of the Tokugawa shogunate, and the village of Niirasaki was a post town on the Kōshū Kaidō highway. During the early Meiji period, the area was organized into 14 villages under Kitakoma District, Yamanashi. Nirasaki was elevated to town status on September 20, 1892. Modern Nirasaki City was founded by merger of Nirasaki with ten surrounding villages on October 10, 1954.
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Kai (甲斐市, Kai-shi) is a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2019, the city had an estimated population of 75,706, and a population density of 1,100 persons per km². The total area of the city is 71.95 square kilometres (27.78 sq mi).

Kai is located in central Yamanashi Prefecture, orientated north-south along the banks of the Fuji River.

The area of present day Kai was part of ancient Kai Province and have numerous Jomon period ruins. During the Sengoku period, warlord Takeda Shingen built embankments on the Kamanashi River for flood control and to open up new rice lands. During the Edo period, all of Kai Province was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate.

The city of Kai was established on September 1, 2004, from the merger of the town of Futaba (from Kitakoma District), and the towns of Ryūō and Shikishima (both from Nakakoma District). It takes its name from the old name for Yamanashi Prefecture, Kai Province.
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Yamanashi Prefecture is situated in the center of Japan. Located next to Tokyo, almost 80% of the prefecture consists of mountains and forests, and it is famous for its rich natural scenery.
The local topography is known as the “Kofu basin,” being completely encircled by mountains. Mt. Fuji, which towers over the land to the south, is Japan’s highest peak, a distinctive symbol of Japan, and listed as a world heritage site. To the north is the Yatsugatake mountain range with the Kiyosato Highlands at its foot. To the west is the Southern Alps, a mountain range listed as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve (also known as a UNESCO Eco Park in Japan), with some of Japan’s greatest mountains, including Mt. Kai-Komagatake and Mt. Kitadake, its second-highest peak. The climate of Yamanashi includes large temperature swings between summer and winter; thus, the prefecture undergoes distinctively visible changes between the four seasons. Fruit cultivation thrives by making use of the climate’s temperature range.

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