𝐊ō𝐟𝐮-𝐣ō|甲府城

During the Nara period, the provincial temple of Kai Province was established in what is now Kōfu, indicating that the Nara period provincial capital was located nearby, as the name of the city implies. During the Heian period, a branch of the Minamoto clan, the “Kai-Genji” ruled over vast shōen estates, and developed a military force noted for its use of cavalry. By the Muromachi period, a branch of the Kai-Genji, the Takeda clan came to dominate the area, and built a castle in what is now part of Kōfu. Under the rule of Takeda Nobutora, Kōfu was rebuilt as a castle Takeda starting in 1519, and remained the capital of the Takeda clan under Takeda Shingen. Updating: -Trees - Walls -Village -Tenshu -Weapons