Koshu甲州市

Koshu-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Koshu (甲州市, Koshu-shi) is a city in Yamanashi Prefecture. Population 29,237 (2020 census), area 264.11 km². Borders 6 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Yamanashi Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

甲州市

Reading

Koshu-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Yamanashi 山梨県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

29,237 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.7% from 31,671

Area

264.11 km²

Density

111 people per km²

Households

11,152

Under 15

10.4%

65 and over

36.7%

Foreign residents

168 (0.6%)

Code

19213 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.koshu.yamanashi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Koshu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Chichibu City秩父市(Saitama)
• Yamanashi City山梨市
• Otsuki City大月市
• Fuefuki City笛吹市
• Kosuge Village小菅村
• Tabayama Village丹波山村

Questions about Koshu

Is Koshu a city or a prefecture?

Koshu (甲州市) is a city (市, shi) in Yamanashi Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Koshu?

Koshu is in Yamanashi Prefecture (山梨県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Koshu?

29,237 at the 2020 census, down 7.7% from 31,671 in 2015. The area is 264.11 km², which is 111 people per km². 11,152 households. 36.7% of residents are 65 or older and 10.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Koshu?

Six: Chichibu City (秩父市) in Saitama, Yamanashi City (山梨市), Otsuki City (大月市), Fuefuki City (笛吹市), Kosuge Village (小菅村), and Tabayama Village (丹波山村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Koshu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Koshu written in Japanese?

甲州市, read Koshu-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Koshu begin?

山梨県甲州市… (Yamanashi-ken, Koshu-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.