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from Mount Tate. Toyama is also famous for its his- YAMANASHI
torical pharmaceutical industry which remains atop C
the manufacturing industry in the prefecture in terms is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chubu region h a
of manufacturing shipment,. Metal products of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of p
(aluminum, copper etc.) are also manufactured here. Kofu. t e
Total Area: 4,465.38 km2 (1,724.09 sq mi) r
Customs and Heritage:
Total Population: 466,704
-The Itai-itai: was the name given to the
mass cadmium poisoning of Toyama Prefec- Major Cities:
ture, Japan. The term "itai-itai disease" was coined by Chuo Fujiyoshida
locals for the severe pains people with the condition
felt in the spine and joints. Fuefuki Hokuto

-Zuuryu-ji Temple: Temple of the Soto Sect of Bud- Kai Otsuki
dhism built to commemorate Maeda Toshinaga, sec- Kofu (capital) Tsuru
ond Daimyo of the Kaga clan.
Koshu Uenohara
Cuisine:
Nirasaki Yamanashi
-Regional Foods:
Economy:
Masu no Sushi- Trout Sushi.
Yamanashi has a sizable industrial base with the jew-
Shiro Ebi- White Shrimp. elry industry being particularly prominent. The sur-
Buri- Matured Yellow Tail. rounding area is host to a number of farms and vine-
yards. "Yamanashi is one of the major fruit produc-
Hotaru Ika- Firefly Squid.
ing regions in Japan (it's the top domestic producer of
-Regional Sake: grapes, peaches, and plums) as well as a major pro-

Tateyama ducer of wine. In addition, roughly 40% of the min-
eral water bottled in Japan comes from Yamanashi,
Narimasa mainly from around the Southern Alps, Mt. Fuji.
Masuizumi
Customs and Heritage:
Sanshoraku
-Fuji-Hakone: A park in the Yamanashi, Shizuoka,
and Kanagawa Prefectures, as well as the western
Tokyo Metropolis. It consists of Mount Fuji, Fuji
Five Lakes, Hakone, the Izu Peninsula, and the Izu
Islands."
-Kuon-ji- a major temple in Yamanashi Prefecture,
Japan. Founded by Nichiren in 1281, it is the head
temple of Nichiren Sho. Locally, it is referred to as
the Minobu-san Temple, after the mountain upon
which it is built.
-Given the area's volcanic activity, natural hot
springs, or onsens, are found in abundance.

Cuisine: N/A

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