Kofu city's birthday!

December 20th is Kofu city's birthday, i.e.  Kofu Founding Day. This day commemorates the beginning of the history of Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. The city of Kofu was founded on December 20th, 1519 which was the 16th year of the Eisho 16. 

The purpose of celebrating this anniversary every year is to reaffirm Kofu City's history, traditions, culture, and nature. And also to  foster pride as well as promote the city.  The anniversary was certified and registered relatively recently, in 2022.

I visited Kofu ten years ago, in 2015. It was just a short overnight trip, with a group of friends, so I didn't see much of the city. But what I did see, I liked. We visited the remains of kofu castle as well as a shopping arcade. The feature photo is of koinobori hanging in that arcade. 

Have you been to Kofu city? Where would you recommend visiting there?