Country Japan District Minamitsuru Area 89.58 km² Local time Tuesday 9:59 AM | Region Chūbu
Tōkai Phone number 0555-85-2311 Population 2,921 (1 Nov 2015) Prefecture Yamanashi Prefecture | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Address 1575 Narusawa-mura Minimitsuru-gun, Yamanashi-ken 401-0398 Weather 1°C, Wind E at 6 km/h, 100% Humidity Points of interest Narusawa‑hyōketsu, Fuji Yurari Hot Spring, Fujiten Snow Resort, Narusawa Mt Fuji Museum, 河口湖自動車博物館 / Kawa | ||
Narusawa (鳴沢村, Narusawa-mura) is a village located in Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of November 2015, the village had an estimated population of 2,921 and a population density of 32.6 persons per km². The total area was 89.58 square kilometres (34.59 sq mi).
Contents
- Map of Narusawa Minamitsuru District Yamanashi Prefecture Japan
- Geography
- Neighboring municipalities
- History
- Local attractions
- Education
- Highway
- Sister city relations
- References
Map of Narusawa, Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Geography
Narusawa is located in southern Yamanashi Prefecture, in the foothills of Mount Fuji.
Neighboring municipalities
Yamanashi Prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
History
The name Narusawa is mentioned in the Kamakura period Azuma Kagami, as a hamlet on the road connecting Kai Province with Suruga Province. During the Edo period, all of Kai Province was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate. During the cadastral reform of the early Meiji period in July 1, 1889, the village of Narusawa was created within Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi Prefecture.
Local attractions
The Kawaguchiko Motor Museum is located in Narusawa.
Education
Narusawa has one elementary school.