Here are some lesser-known things you can do in Yamanashi Prefecture.
Minobusan is only a 3.5 hour direct bus ride from Tokyo so it makes an easy weekend trip from Tokyo!
I took the highway bus near Shinjuku Station to Minobusan bus stop and decided to really dive into the culture by joining an immersive tour experience with StayJapan.
When I visit places I like to visit locally owned places, however, some things are quite hard to find or book in the rural areas since a lot of them don’t have websites.
But through this tour, they took me to places I wouldn’t be able to find and connected me with interesting locals like the amazing washi paper owner!!
Would definitely recommend their tours if you also want to dive into the area a little bit more!
Here’s the one I did:
◉ 2 day tour of Minobusan: Washi paper making & temple stay experience
(You can chose which temple you want to stay in)
Kakurinbo temple (I stayed here)
Kubonobo temple
Or you can stay longer and try more activites.
◉3 day tour of Minobu:
Kakurinbo temple
Kubonobo temple
Other temples you can stay at:
Kishinobo temple
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(In order of appearance)
・Ebisuya (Traditional Japanese House)
・Cafe Zencho (Next to Ebisuya)
・Yamaju Washi Paper Shop
・Kakurinbo （Temple Stay)
・Kuonji Temple (Morning Service)
Other temples you can stay at:
・Kishinobu Temple
・Kubonobu Temple
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