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Shosen Valley
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Area: Kofu
Category: Nature Parks > Valleys
Category: Nature Parks > Valleys
Shosen Valley (御岳昇仙峡, mitakeshosenkyo) is one of the best landscape scenery located in Chichibutamakai National Park, Yamanashi. It is also chosen as the Heisei 100 best waters. The valley is about 5km long, and it have many beautiful rocks and waterfalls, including Senga Fall, which is the 100 best waterfalls in Japan. The valley was formed by scoring of Arakawa River. Therefore, there are many unique rocks, walls and tunnels which create the art of nature in this valley.
Tourist Info.
There are free parking and restaurants. The sidewalk of the river is well constracuted.
Access
0. at JR Kofu Staition
1. use local bus to Sengataki, Shosenkyo.
2. walk north (5 min.)
Tourist Info.
There are free parking and restaurants. The sidewalk of the river is well constracuted.
Access
0. at JR Kofu Staition
1. use local bus to Sengataki, Shosenkyo.
2. walk north (5 min.)
Access to Kofu Area
Kofu (甲府)
Terminal Station
- JR Kofu Station
Access by Train
- 0. at Shinjuku Station
1. use JR Chuo Line to Kofu (1 hr. and 40 min.)
Access by Car
use the Chuo Expressway to Kofu (2 hrs.)
Terminal Station
- JR Kofu Station
Access by Train
- 0. at Shinjuku Station
1. use JR Chuo Line to Kofu (1 hr. and 40 min.)
Access by Car
use the Chuo Expressway to Kofu (2 hrs.)
Map around Shosen Valley
Nearest Videos
Senga Waterfall
Sekisuiji Temple
Tsutsujigasaki House
Takeda Shrine
Kofu Historical Path
Kofu
Detailed Travel Guide for Shosen Valley
Because Shosen valley is located near from Koshu Kaido Road the valley has been very popular tourist spot since Edo period. After Nagata Enuemon built the riverside in Edo period, people started visiting this valley. There is local Soba, called Mitake Soba. This Soba has a history from Edoperiod.
There are many waterfalls, unique rocks and lots of nature in this valley. Also, the most of Japanese birds habit here.
Because it has beautiful Autumn leaves, traffic will be bad on November.
