Minobu, Yamanashi
Appearance
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Minobu_in_Yamanashi_Prefecture.png/220px-Minobu_in_Yamanashi_Prefecture.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Mount_Minobu.jpg/250px-Mount_Minobu.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Flag_of_Minobu%2C_Yananashi.svg/150px-Flag_of_Minobu%2C_Yananashi.svg.png)
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Minobu (身延町, Minobu-chō) is a Japanese town in Yamanashi Prefecture on the island of Honshu.[1]
History[change | change source]
The temple town grew up around Kuon-ji, which is one of the important sites of Nichiren Buddhism. Nichiren's grave is at Minobu.[1]
The modern village was established in 1889l. It became a town in 1931.
Geography[change | change source]
The Fuji River (Fujigawa) runs through the town.[1]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Deal, William E. (2005). Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan, p. 76.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Minobu, Yamanashi at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.town.minobu.lg.jp/english/ Archived 2007-02-07 at the Wayback Machine;(in Japanese)