Maglev and tiny village tour A
At the Maglev exhibition center, you will watch test runs of superconductive maglev trains, a next-generation bullet train. The outlines of the maglev system and Linear Chuo Shinkansen are presented with models and various exhibits.
You will then visit and see Saruhashi, one of the three strange bridges in Japan. Without any columns, the bridge is only supported by four-layered wood structures installed at steep rocky riverbanks.
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Maglev exhibition center
It is a place where you can see maglev trains running on the Yamanashi maglev test tracks and learn about the outlines of superconductive maglev and the Chuo Shinkansen from various models and displayed items in order to be familiar with superconductive maglev train that is supposed to be the next-generation high-speed train.
Saruhashi
Saruhashi, a scenic beauty, is a bridge crossing a beautiful valley over the Katsuragawa River. It does not have any piers and is simply supported by four arrays of cantilever beams protruding from the both banks.
Fukashiro dam
Fukashiro is a dam built on the Kazunogawa river in Otsuki-city, Yamanashi prefecture, that is a first class river with water from the Sagami river system. It is an 87 meters tall multi-purpose concrete gravity dam run by Yamanashi prefecture and used for flood control, unspecified water utilization and water supply. The dam reservoir (artificial lake) is called “Lake Shiojinomori Fukasiro”.
Kazunogawa power plant
Kazunogawa dam is a dam built on the Tsuchimurogawa river, a tributary of the Kazunogawa river that has water from the Sagami river system in Otsuki-city, Yamanashi prefecture. It is an 105.2 meters tall concrete gravity dam that creates a lower reservoir for “Kazunogawa Power Plant” that is a large-scale pumped storage power station. The dam reservoir (artificial lake) is called “Matsuhime Lake”.
Matsuhime tunnel
The Matsuhime Tunnel is a mountain pass that extends between Kosuge-mura in Kita-tsuru-city and Otsuki-city in Yamanashi prefecture. It is located 1,250m above sea level. The tunnel was named after Matsuhime, who was a daughter of Shingen Takeda, a military commander of the Sengoku period, because it is believed that she went over the pass to escape from the army of Nobunaga Oda.
Kosuge village
Kosuge-mura is a village with profound nature where you can enjoy mountainous scenery throughout the year looking at the Kosuge river that runs through the middle of the village and giant trees.