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was a
town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in Higashiyamanashi District,
Yamanashi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Yamanashi Prefecture has a population of 787,592 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,465 km2 (1,724 sq mi). Yamanashi Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the n ...
, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 9,271 and a density of 255.82 persons per km2. The total area was 36.24 km2. On November 1, 2005, Katsunuma, the city of
Enzan was a cities of Japan, city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 5, 1954. As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 25,856 and the population density, density of 139.96 persons per km2. The total area w ...
, and the village of
Yamato was originally the area around today's Sakurai, Nara, Sakurai City in Nara Prefecture of Japan, which became Yamato Province and by extension a Names of Japan, name for the whole of Japan. Yamato is also the dynastic name of the ruling Imperial ...
(also from Higashiyamanashi District), were merged to create the city of Kōshū. Katsunuma is also popular for white wines.


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Japanese wine Although viticulture and the cultivation of grapes for table consumption has a long history in Japan, domestic wine production using locally produced grapes only really began with the adoption of Western culture during the Meiji restoration in t ...
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Battle of Kōshū-Katsunuma The took place between pro-Imperial and Tokugawa shogunate forces during the Boshin War in Japan. The battle followed the Battle of Toba–Fushimi on 29 March 1868 (Gregorian calendar). Prelude After defeating the forces of the Tokugawa shogu ...


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External links


Kōshū official website
Dissolved municipalities of Yamanashi Prefecture 2005 disestablishments in Japan {{Yamanashi-geo-stub