Minobu, Yamanashi

Minobu
身延町
Town
Mount Minobu

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Location of Minobu in Yamanashi Prefecture
Minobu
 
Coordinates: 35°28′N 138°27′E / 35.467°N 138.450°E / 35.467; 138.450Coordinates: 35°28′N 138°27′E / 35.467°N 138.450°E / 35.467; 138.450
Country Japan
Region Chūbu
Tōkai
Prefecture Yamanashi Prefecture
District Minamikoma
Government
 • Mayor Hitoshi Mochizuki (since October 2008)
Area
 • Total 302.00 km2 (116.60 sq mi)
Population (July 1, 2012)
 • Total 13,798
 • Density 45.7/km2 (118/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number 0556-42-2111
Address 350 Kiriishi, Minobu-chō, Minamikoma-gun, Yamanashi-ken 409-3392
Website http://www.town.minobu.lg.jp/

Minobu (身延町, Minobu-chō) is a town located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of July 2012, the town had an estimated population of 13,798, and a population density of 45.7 persons per km². The total area is 302.00  km².

Geography

Minobu is in south-central Yamanashi Prefecture. The Fuji River passes through the town, which is dominated by the sacred Mount Minobu. It also shares Lake Motosu with neighbouring Fujikawaguchiko.

Neighboring municipalities

Yamanashi Prefecture

Shizuoka Prefecture

History

Minobu developed from the Kamakura period as a temple town outside the gates of the important Buddhist temple of Kuon-ji, one of the primary head temples of the Nichiren Shū.

During the reform of the early Meiji period in April 1, 1889, Minamikoma District within Yamanashi Prefecture was created and organized into 22 villages. Minobu village was raised to town status on January 1, 1931. On February 11, 1955 the town expanded by annexing three neighboring villages. On September 13, 2004, Minobu absorbed the towns of Nakatomi, also from Minamikoma District, and Shimobe, from Nishiyatsushiro District.

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