Minobu Voyage Tips and guide

Minobu (身延町 Minobu-chō) is a major town in Yamanashi prefecture.

Map of Minobu

Minobu is where the anime Laid-Back Camp (ゆるキャン△) was set, and is rich in natural terrain, including Lake Motosu (本栖湖).

• The town has an official Japanese-only guide site with integrated Google Translate.
• The Mt. Minobu/temple area's tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site.
• If you are a fan of Laid-Back Camp, a Japanese-only special site is available. Consider its spin-off Room Camp as well.

Minobu lies roughly in the center of the aptly named Minobu Line (身延線), a single tracked JR rail line. Local trains regularly run on this line between Kofu to the north and Fuji in Shizuoka to the south. Express trains also run several times a day between Kofu and Shizuoka. This line is operated by JR Central and most stations are unmanned with a one man car system in operation.

There are regular bus services connecting Minobu with Shinjuku and many bus tours are operated to the town.

The Minobu line has several stations within the boundaries of the town with few inhabited locations lying far from the railway line/Fuji river. Bus services connecting Minobu station with Minobu temple are quite regular and timed to coincide with train arrivals.

• 35.381662138.4235761 Minobusan Kuonji Temple (久遠寺), 3567 Minobu, ☏ +81 556-62-1011. 5AM-5PM. (updated Apr 2016)
• 35.463889138.5855562 Lake Motosu (本栖湖). Part of the World Heritage Site "Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration" and its beautiful scenery is fascinating. (updated Dec 2023)

Minobu Manju is the standard omiyage for Minobu.

• Ichikawamisato
• Hayakawa
• Kajikazawa
• Chuo
• Kofu
• Nanbu
• Fujinomiya
• Fuji
• Yamanashi