Mt.Minobu with Bus from Shinjuku Bus Station to Mt.Minobu. Minobu (身延町 Minobu-chō) is a townlocated in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. As of July 2012, the town had an estimated population of 13,798, and a population densityof 45.7 persons per km². The total area is 302.00 km².
Mt.Minobu-san is a mountain that stretches across Hayakawa Town and Minobu Town in Minamikoma County of Yamanashi Prefecture. It is also famous for Minobu-san Kuon-ji Temple, which is the head temple of the Nichiren Shul of Buddhism. Besides that, there are such spots as Okuno-inshi-shinkaku where Japanese cedar are planted by the grave of Nichiren, the founder of the Nichiren School of Buddhism. There is also Senbonsugi, which is where more than 260 year old Japanese cedars are lined up in a row, and also Mt. Shichimen, which is located southwest of Mt. Minobu-san. These spots are thought to be flowing with mystical energy. Furthermore, from the top of Mt. Minobu-san, Diamond Mt.Fuji, which is a sunrise above the middle of the summit of Mt.Fuji, can be seen twice a year.