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  • A city of central Honshu, Japan, west of Tokyo. It was the seat of several powerful lords during the feudal era.

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  • proper noun capital city of Yamanashi prefecture, Japan.

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Examples

  • Steinkamp, along with fellow DMACC student Alisha Lyons and DMACC Health and Public Services Dean Sally Schroder, will be travelling to Kofu which is in central Japan and near Mount Fuji.

    Times Republican 2009

  • "Amid the integration of international financial markets, Japanese stock prices could follow any falls overseas, and the yen—which is considered to be relatively safe—could also rise further against the U.S. dollar or emerging and commodity-exporting nations' currencies," Mr. Shirai told business leaders in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture.

    BOJ's Shirai Concerned Over Euro Crisis Impact on Japan Megumi Fujikawa 2011

  • Two of the five plants—the Takasaki plant in Gunma prefecture and the Kofu plant in Yamanashi prefecture—resumed operations last week and are currently running at full capacity.

    Renesas Looks to Bring Two Factories Back Online Juro Osawa 2011

  • The two other plants where operations are suspended are the Takasaki plant in Gunma Prefecture and the Kofu plant in Yamanashi Prefecture, which together account for about 15% of the company's early-stage chip production capacity.

    Chip Maker Runs at Half Speed Juro Osawa 2011

  • Kokin was born in 1909, then served as an apprentice geisha in Kofu after graduating from elementary school.

    Japan’s Oldest Geisha Marks Her 99th Birthday | Impact Lab 2007

  • One of the largest festivals in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture is the Lord Shingen Festival, which started on the 8th.

    Matsuri Report » Japundit Blog 2005

  • "We could see the yen, regarded as a relatively safe currency, rise even further" should investors' risk aversion intensify over a deepening European crisis, the official, Sayuri Shirai, said in a speech today in Kofu, central Japan.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • Arlaud was also able to share numerous artifacts and anecdotes from her teaching experience in Kofu, Japan.

    Photos - DesMoinesRegister.com 2010

  • Arlaud was also able to share numerous artifacts and anecdotes from her teaching experience in Kofu, Japan.

    Photos - DesMoinesRegister.com 2010

  • Arlaud was also able to share numerous artifacts and anecdotes from her teaching experience in Kofu, Japan.

    Photos - DesMoinesRegister.com 2010

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