Today Amy and I and the rest of Japan were on holiday due to it being the first day of Autumn. They do this in the Spring too. I like it.
Anyway we took a day trip over to Motsumoto which is a small city, probably about the same size as Kofu (200,000), and about an hour's train ride to the northwest. It is in the neighboring prefecture of Nagano (you might have heard this name from the winter olympics a few years ago).
Motsumoto is a nice town. Very clean and everyone seemed friendly. The main attraction there is a castle which we visited and of which you can see pictures below. We also did a little shopping and ate at a British style pub. We both had curry and I, of course, had a pint of beer.
Anyway, check out the pics below. Was a nice day.