甲府市街
Streets of Kofu
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This photo shows the streets of Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture. It appears in Nihon Shashincho (Photo Album of Japan), published in 1912 (Meiji 45). The photo's title does not tell us which part of town it shows.
The town of Kofu began in 1519, when Takeda Nobutora built the Tsutsujigasaki residence and named the place Kofu, meaning "the provincial capital of Kai." After the Takeda clan fell, a new castle was planned from around 1583, and in time Kofu Castle and its castle town were built. Kofu became a city in 1889 (Meiji 22), and in 1903 the Chuo Line reached Kofu, with its tracks cutting across part of the old castle grounds.
The center of the city burned in an air raid in July 1945. The Kofu Castle site is now Maizuru Castle Park, and it was designated a Historic Site in 2019 (Heisei 31). The Inari Yagura turret and other structures have been reconstructed, and Takeda Shrine stands on the site of the Tsutsujigasaki residence.
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- 『日本写真帖』（明治45年1月）
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