Akeno (明野村; -mura) was a village located in Kitakoma District, Yamanashi, Japan. On November 1, 2004 the village merged with six other towns and villages from Kitakoma District to form the new city of Hokuto. A village (æ mura or son) is a local administrative unit in Japan. ... Kitakoma (北巨摩郡; -gun) is a district located in Yamanashi, Japan. ... Yamanashi Prefecture (山梨ç Yamanashi-ken) is located in the Chubu region on Honshu island, Japan. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kitakoma (北巨摩郡; -gun) is a district located in Yamanashi, Japan. ... Hokuto (北杜市;-shi) is a city located in Yamanashi, Japan. ...
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 4,750 and a density of 169.04 persons per km². The total area was 28.10 km². 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
External links
Akeno official website of Hokuto city (in Japanese)
Yamanashi prefecture is well known for fruits including grapes, peaches, and cherries, wine, crystals, jewelry, inden (deer skin), mountains, great hiking, hot springs, hoto noodles, and of'course Mt Fuji.
Next is the seemingly required gaudy appearance as seen in this well known love hotel in Futaba, Yamanashi with a mini statue of liberty on the roof.
Since Yamanashi has lots of nature, its next door neighbors in Tokyo often come in the bus loads for peach, grape, and cherry picking, hiking, and skiing and snowboarding.