Minobu, Yamanashi
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)
