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Welcome To Yama…Where???

So now you have received that letter informing you of your new [beautiful] residence, you probably have also turned every page of your Lonely Planet but still have no clue as to what on earth Yamanashi is really like? Yes, according to the Rough Guides, Frommer's or any other so called ‘informative’ texts, Yamanashi doesn’t actually exist. Well, it does and it is fan-tabulous!

The cool hide out that is ‘Mountain Pear’ is great in many ways from its budou-branched, scenic landscapes to its physical location. We border the west of Tokyo & Yokohama, so you can easily take a trip to the urban suburbs & neon-highs of the world’s coolest cities, but we have rural wooded areas for camping, hiking or just looking at the trees. Oh and there’s that big mountain called Fuji San (see below).

Yamanashi is home to the mogul of mountains: Fuji San! You will see its elegance in the distance from most Yamanashi towns, you will be able to climb it upon arrival, and visit its hometown that is Fujiyoshida. Yes, Mt. Fuji is just ‘down the road’ and looks even more imperial, draped with winter snow.

In Spring, the prefecture will be rose-tinted with sprigs of pretty cherry blossom, which you will enjoy at the many ‘Hanami’ parties for chilling under the Hanami trees. For blood-pumping day trips, you can ski or board your way down the Hakuba Alps –home of the ’98 Winter Olympics, in Nagano Prefecture [on the north-east border of Yamanashi].

All year round, you will be entertained by us - the YETI’s, residents and locals, who [as a symptom of this prefecture’s small and rural demographics] possess a close-knit sense of community.