Editing Yamanashi Prefecture (section)

== Geography ==
Yamanashi Prefecture is bordered by [[Tokyo]], [[Kanagawa Prefecture]], [[Saitama Prefecture]], [[Shizuoka Prefecture]], and [[Nagano Prefecture]]. The prefecture is landlocked, with high mountains surrounding the central Kōfu Basin. [[Mount Fuji]] and the [[Fuji Five Lakes]] region is located on the southern border with Shizuoka. Mount Fuji provides [[rain shadow]] effects, and as a result, the prefecture receives only about 818&nbsp;mm of rainfall a year.{{stack|
[[File:Yamanashi-Pref-Office2007.JPG|thumb|Prefectural Office]]
[[File:Map of Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|thumb|Map of Yamanashi Prefecture<br />{{legend0|#EAB|City}} {{legend0|#ED9|Town}} {{legend0|#BFE|Village}}]]
[[File:1001 Koufu downtown.jpg|thumb|Kōfu Basin, Kōfu City and view of Mt. Fuji]]
[[File:Mount Kita from Mount Nakashirane 2001-10-03.JPG|thumb|[[Mount Kita]], Yamanashi, Japan's Second Highest Peak]]
[[File:Yatsugatake-Kogen-Higashizawa-Bridge.jpg|thumb|Yatsugatake-Kogen Higashizawa Bridge near [[Kiyosato, Yamanashi|Kiyosato]]]]
}}As of April 1, 2012, 27% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as [[List of national parks of Japan#History|Natural Parks]], namely the [[Chichibu Tama Kai National Park|Chichibu Tama Kai]], [[Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park|Fuji-Hakone-Izu]], and [[Minami Alps National Park|Minami Alps]] National Parks; [[Yatsugatake-Chūshin Kōgen Quasi-National Park]]; and [[Minami Alps Koma Prefectural Natural Park|Minami Alps Koma]] and [[Shibireko Prefectural Natural Park|Shibireko]] Prefectural Natural Parks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/nps/park/doc/files/np_6.pdf |title=General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture |publisher=[[Ministry of the Environment (Japan)|Ministry of the Environment]] |access-date=25 April 2012}}</ref>

78% of the prefecture is covered by forests, making it one of the most densely wooded prefectures in Japan. Land cultivated for agriculture is mainly restricted to the lower elevations of the Kōfu basin.<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 Yamanashi Ken no Aramashi|url=http://www.pref.yamanashi.jp/english/profile/documents/2008yamanashifactsandfigures.pdf|website=Yamanashi Prefecture|publisher=Yamanashi Prefectural Government|access-date=1 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924081143/http://www.pref.yamanashi.jp/english/profile/documents/2008yamanashifactsandfigures.pdf|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===Cities===
{{See also|List of cities in Yamanashi Prefecture by population}}
Thirteen cities are located in Yamanashi Prefecture:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" |Name
! rowspan="2" |Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
! rowspan="2" |Population
! rowspan="2" |Map
|-
![[Romanization of Japanese|Rōmaji]]
![[Kanji]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Chuo Yamanashi.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Chūō, Yamanashi|Chūō]]
|中央市
|31.69
|30,835
|[[File:Chuo in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|52x52px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Fuefuki, Yamanashi.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Fuefuki]]
|笛吹市
|201.92
|69,463
|[[File:Fuefuki in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|52x52px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Fujiyoshida]]
|富士吉田市
|121.74
|48,782
|[[File:Fujiyoshida in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|52x52px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Hokuto, Yamanashi.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Hokuto, Yamanashi|Hokuto]]
|北杜市
|602.48
|46,888
|[[File:Hokuto in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|52x52px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kai, Yamanashi.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kai, Yamanashi|Kai]]
|甲斐市
|71.95
|75,706
|[[File:Kai in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|52x52px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kofu, Yamanashi.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kōfu]] (capital)
|甲府市
|212.47
|187,985
|[[File:Kofu in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|52x52px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Koshu, Yamanashi.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kōshū, Yamanashi|Kōshū]]
|甲州市
|264.11
|31,526
|[[File:Koshu in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|52x52px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Minami-Alps, Yamanashi.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Minami-Alps, Yamanashi|Minami-Alps]]
|南アルプス市
|264.14
|71,618
|[[File:Minami-alps in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|52x52px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Nirasaki, Yamanashi.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Nirasaki, Yamanashi|Nirasaki]]
|韮崎市
|143.69
|29,483
|[[File:Nirasaki in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|52x52px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Otsuki, Yamanashi.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Ōtsuki, Yamanashi|Ōtsuki]]
|大月市
|280.25 
|23,976
|[[File:Otsuki in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|52x52px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Tsuru, Yamanashi.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Tsuru, Yamanashi|Tsuru]]
|都留市
|161.63
|30,311
|[[File:Tsuru in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|52x52px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Uenohara, Yamanashi.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Uenohara]]
|上野原市
|170.57
|23,158
|[[File:Uenohara in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|52x52px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Yamanashi, Yamanashi.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Yamanashi, Yamanashi|Yamanashi]]
|山梨市
|289.8
|34,738
|[[File:Yamanashi in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|52x52px]]
|}

===Towns and villages===
These are the towns and villages in each [[Districts of Japan|district]]:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" |Name
! rowspan="2" |Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
! rowspan="2" |Population
! rowspan="2" |District
! rowspan="2" |Type
! rowspan="2" |Map
|-
![[Romanization of Japanese|Rōmaji]]
![[Kanji]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Doshi, Yamanashi.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Dōshi]]
|道志村
|79.57
|1,676
|[[Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi|Minamitsuru District]]
|Village
|[[File:Doshi in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|52x52px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Fujikawa, Yamanashi.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Fujikawa, Yamanashi|Fujikawa]]
|富士川町
|111.98
|15,125
|[[Minamikoma District, Yamanashi|Minamikoma District]]
|Town
|[[File:Fujikawa in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|52x52px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Fujikawaguchiko]]
|富士河口湖町
|158.4
|26,540
|[[Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi|Minamitsuru District]]
|Town
|[[File:Fujikawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|56x56px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Hayakawa, Yamanashi.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Hayakawa, Yamanashi|Hayakawa]]
|早川町
|369.86
|994
|[[Minamikoma District, Yamanashi|Minamikoma District]]
|Town
|[[File:Hayakawa in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|52x52px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Ichikawamisato, Yamanashi.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Ichikawamisato]]
|市川三郷町
|75.18
|15,799
|[[Nishiyatsushiro District, Yamanashi|Nishiyatsushiro District]]
|Town
|[[File:Ichikawamisato in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|52x52px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Kosuge, Yamanashi.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Kosuge]]
|小菅村
|52.78
|701
|[[Kitatsuru District, Yamanashi|Kitatsuru District]]
|Village
|[[File:Kosuge in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|52x52px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Minobu, Yananashi.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Minobu, Yamanashi|Minobu]]
|身延町
|302
|11,674
|[[Minamikoma District, Yamanashi|Minamikoma District]]
|Town
|[[File:Minobu in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|52x52px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Nanbu, Yamanashi.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Nanbu, Yamanashi|Nanbu]]
|南部町
|200.63
|7,222
|[[Minamikoma District, Yamanashi|Minamikoma District]]
|Town
|[[File:Nanbu in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|52x52px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Narusawa, Yamanashi.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Narusawa, Yamanashi|Narusawa]]
|鳴沢村
|89.58
|3,152
|[[Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi|Minamitsuru District]]
|Village
|[[File:Narusawa in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|52x52px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Nishikatsura, Yamanashi.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Nishikatsura]]
|西桂町
|15.22
|4,298
|[[Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi|Minamitsuru District]]
|Town
|[[File:Nishikatsura in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|52x52px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Oshino, Yamanashi.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Oshino, Yamanashi|Oshino]]
|忍野村
|25.05
|9,710
|[[Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi|Minamitsuru District]]
|Village
|[[File:Oshino in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|52x52px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Showa, Yamanashi.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Shōwa, Yamanashi|Shōwa]]
|昭和町
|9.08
|20,338
|[[Nakakoma District, Yamanashi|Nakakoma District]]
|Town
|[[File:Showa in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|52x52px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Tabayama, Yamanashi.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Tabayama]]
|丹波山村
|101.3
|529
|[[Kitatsuru District, Yamanashi|Kitatsuru District]]
|Village
|[[File:Tabayama in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|52x52px]]
|-
|[[File:Flag of Yamanakako Yamanashi.JPG|frameless|25x25px]] [[Yamanakako]]
|山中湖村
|52.81
|5,826
|[[Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi|Minamitsuru District]]
|Village
|[[File:Yamanakako in Yamanashi Prefecture Ja.svg|frameless|52x52px]]
|}

===Mergers===
{{main|List of mergers in Yamanashi Prefecture}}