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Hirose Destination Guide

Explore Hirose in Japan

Hirose in the region of Yamanashi is a town in Japan - some 53 mi or ( 85 km ) West of Edo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Hirose

Current time in Hirose is now 03:20 PM (Tuesday) . 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, Utsunomiya, Edo, Shizuoka, and Shimo-kanogawa. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yokohama . We encountered 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 Hirose ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Fake Japanese

4:10 min by BuffonMusa
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This video was originally made as a response to Chosunninja the Korean who has claimed Japanese history/culture is Korean history/culture. If you are Korean and do not like this video, please warn Cho ..

Japanese Magic Show

0:35 min by micdahl
Views: 2925 Rating: 5.00

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TRAILER - Tokyo Doesn't Love Us Anymore

1:30 min by DominicmcGlynn
Views: 967 Rating: 5.00

A film on two screens. Showing at the 2009 Dartington Festival Totnes Devon England. A film constructed by pairs -two film-makers, two actors and two composers. The young couple in this story move thr ..

Trip to Vietnam (1/8): getting there

6:21 min by 3whitesand1asian
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me on my way to HCMC ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Karisaka Tunnel

Karisaka Tunnel (雁坂トンネル有料道路 Overview Location Saitama Prefecture • Yamanashi Prefecture Status In service Route 20pxJapan National Route 140 Start Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture End Yamanashi City, Yamanashi Prefecture Operation Work begun October, 1988 Opened April, 1998 Traffic Automobiles • Motorbikes Toll Passenger cars: 710 yenMid-sized cars:860 yenHeavy vehicles: 1,170 yenOversized vehicles:1,980 yenLight motor vehicles : 560 yenMotorbikes: 70yen Technical Construction September, 1994 Length 6,625m Operating speed Not specified.

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Located at 35.89 138.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Saitama Prefecture, Buildings and structures in Yamanashi Prefecture, Toll roads in Japan, Toll tunnels in Japan, Transport in Saitama Prefecture, Transport in Yamanashi Prefecture, Tunnels completed in 1998

Chichibu Tama Kai National Park

Chichibu Tama Kai National Park is a national park in Japan at the intersection of Saitama, Yamanashi, Nagano and Tokyo Prefectures. With eight peaks over 2000 m scattered over 1250 km², there are numerous hiking trails and ancient shrines. The best known landmarks are Mount Mitsumine, home to the 2000-year-old Mitsumine Shrine; and Mount Mitake, with the Musashi-Mitake Shrine. The park has sources of major rivers such as the Arakawa River, Shinano River, Tama River, and Fuefuki River.

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Located at 35.90 138.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 1950 establishments in Japan, National parks of Japan, Parks and gardens in Nagano Prefecture, Parks and gardens in Saitama Prefecture, Parks and gardens in Tokyo, Parks and gardens in Yamanashi Prefecture, Protected areas established in 1950

Kōgaku-ji

, originally Kōgaku-an, is one of fourteen autonomous branches of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen, founded in 1380 by Bassui Tokushō. The temple is located in southern Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan near Mount Fuji. Due to its great popularity under the leadership of Bassui, the Emperor Go-Kameyama of the late 14th century declared it "a temple to pray for the nation" (Head Temples - Kōgaku-ji).

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Located at 35.71 138.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Buddhist temples in Yamanashi Prefecture, Rinzai temples

Kazunogawa Pumped Storage Power Station

The Kazunogawa Pumped Storage Power Station uses water from the Sagami River system to power an 800 MW pumped storage hydroelectric scheme. It is located 18 km east of Kōshū in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. Construction on the power station began in 1991 and the first generator was commissioned in 1999. The station is designed to have an installed capacity of 1,600 MW but only two of the four 400 MW generators are currently operational.

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Located at 35.72 138.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Dams in Yamanashi Prefecture, Hydroelectric power stations in Japan, Pumped storage power stations in Japan

Enzan Station

Enzan Station is a railway station of Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company (JR East), in Enzan-Kamioso, in the city of Kōshū, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. It is located 116.9 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station.

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Located at 35.71 138.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Chūō Main Line