The Takeda Clan was a Japanese samurai clan active from the late Heian period until the late 16th century. The clan was historically based in Kai Province in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture. The clan reached its greatest influence under the rule of Takeda Shingen, one of the most famous rulers of the period.
Minamoto no Yoshimitsu was famous in horsemanship and archery, here playing the musical instrument shō
Komoro Castle, a Takeda clan's castle in Shinano province
Gold coin of the Takeda clan of Kai (also called Kōshū (甲州金)) in the 16th century, an early example of Japanese currency
Morioka Castle, the seat of the Nambu of Morioka
Yamanashi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Yamanashi Prefecture has a population of 817,192 and has a geographic area of 4,465 km2. Yamanashi Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the northeast, Nagano Prefecture to the northwest, Shizuoka Prefecture to the southwest, Kanagawa Prefecture to the southeast, and Tokyo to the east.
Lake Kawaguchi, one of the Fuji Five Lakes in Yamanashi Prefecture, at the foot of Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji from the Misaka Pass, Yamanashi
Autumn at Senga Falls, North of Kōfu
Vineyards in Kōshū, Yamanashi
