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Where is Nishikatsura?

As you know from the pictures I've been putting up, Nishikatsura is in a beautiful, green, river valley. It's about 60 miles Southwest of Central Tokyo. It's in Southeastern Yamanashi 'mountain pear' Prefecture, which is famous as a fruit-growing region (lots of peaches, grapes, wasabi and some pears), is also noted for tourism (to Mt. Fuji and the five big lakes around the northern end of it), as well as for wine and sake-making, and textile production.

Original Left Map: http://www.yamanashi-kankou.or.jp/english/yamanashi/yamanashi02.html & a Map Showing its Context

Original Right Map: http://www.ease.com/~randyj/japanmap.htm

Latest Pictures of Mt. Fuji--Taken November, 2004:

July, 2004 Pictures of Mt. Fuji:

As you can see, the mountain is mostly hazy in the summer. The winter pictures below are generally much more clear.

Winter Pictures of Mt. Fuji--Taken January 23rd, 2004:

August to November, 2003 Pictures of Mt. Fuji:

Nishikatsura

Mitsutouge Station

Surrounding Area

Here's MOS Burger, the grocery store and a little ice cream stand at the Fujiyoshida train station.

Links

You can see the weather in Fujiyoshida, by clicking on this link: Mt. Fuji Cam
Our Middle School Home Page (in Japanese)
Nishikatsura Town Home Page (in Japanese)
Current Weather in Kofu (the capital of Yamanashi) from weather.com
Yamanashi International Association page
YETI Japan (Yamanashi Exchange Teachers International)

I made these for some sort of Yamanashi Guide that the Kencho is making.
Nishikatsura Town Guide (which I wrote)
Map of Nishikatsura (which I drew)

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