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Okubo Destination Guide

Explore Okubo in Japan

Okubo in the region of Yamanashi is a town in Japan - some 40 mi or ( 65 km ) West of Edo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Okubo

Current time in Okubo is now 01:55 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yokohama, Yatsuzawa, Utsunomiya, Uenohara, and Torisawa. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yokohama . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Okubo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

回れ!家中川小水力市民発電所「元気くん1号」 Small Hydro in Tsuru city Japan

3:44 min by TsuruCityOfficial
Views: 7808 Rating: 5.00

山梨県都留市役所が「ストップ温暖化大作戦~CO2削減 一村一品プロジェクト ~全国大会2008」で発表した動画です。 小水力市民発電所「元気君1号」の取り組みを発表しました。 結果、みごと"金賞"を受賞することができました! 都留市民の皆様をはじめ、ご協力いただいたすべての方に感謝を申し上げます。 「元気君1号」は、今日も都留市のため、地球のため、元気よく動いています。みなさん是非、見に来てくださ ..

Crystal hunting in Japan

2:04 min by miadeng
Views: 1912 Rating: 5.00

Fall, 2005 ..


Ushikura Jinjya Matsuri Uenohara Taiko Drumming

6:39 min by robodos
Views: 759 Rating: 5.00

Ushikura Jinjya Matsuri (September 4th --6th ) Uenohara-shi, Uenohara, Japan. 2008. The last clip I have from day one. This clip is about 6 minutes long. As we neared the end of the road we were parad ..

「ストップ温暖化大作戦 全国大会2008」都留市発表 Small Hydro in Tsuru city Japan

4:28 min by TsuruCityOfficial
Views: 754 Rating: 0.00

山梨県都留市役所が「ストップ温暖化大作戦~CO2削減 一村一品プロジェクト ~全国大会2008」で発表したときの様子を撮影したものです。 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

JR–Maglev

JR–Maglev, or SCMaglev (Super-conducting Maglev) is a magnetic levitation train system developed by the Central Japan Railway Company and Railway Technical Research Institute. The system has previously sometimes been referred to as MLU, after the names of several test vehicles and for having a U-shaped maglev track. JR–Maglev MLX01 (X means experimental) is one of the latest designs of a series of Maglev trains in development in Japan since the 1970s.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.58 138.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Electric railways in Japan, Experimental and prototype high-speed trains, Magnetic levitation, Magnetic propulsion devices, Monorails

Torisawa Station

Torisawa Station is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line of East Japan Railway Company in Ōtsuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The station is 81.2 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station.

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Located at 35.61 139.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Chūō Main Line

Yanagawa Station (Yamanashi)

Yanagawa Station is a railway station on the Chūō Main Line of East Japan Railway Company in Ōtsuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The station is 77.6 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station.

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Located at 35.61 139.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Chūō Main Line

Chūō Shinkansen

The Chūō Shinkansen is a planned Japanese maglev line designed to ultimately connect Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka. The line is intended to be built by extending and incorporating the existing Yamanashi test track. An initial extension of the track from its present length of 18.4 km to 42.8 km is currently under construction. The line is expected to connect Tokyo and Nagoya in the first stage in 40 minutes, and eventually Tokyo and Osaka in an hour, running at a maximum speed of 505 km/h.

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Located at 35.58 138.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: High-speed railway lines in Japan, Proposed public transport in Japan, Shinkansen

Tsuru University

Tsuru University (都留文科大学 Tsuru Bunka Daigaku, lit. Tsuru University of Humanities) is a small municipal university located in Tsuru City, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The university has around 3,000 students and 85 faculty. The campus rises into the mountains overlooking the 35,000 residents of Tsuru City.

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Located at 35.54 138.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1953, Japanese public universities, Universities and colleges in Yamanashi Prefecture