{"id":20458,"date":"2026-03-11T13:17:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T04:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/20_0176\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T12:20:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T03:20:42","slug":"20_0176","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/20_0176\/","title":{"rendered":"Showa Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite being the smallest municipality in Yamanashi, it\u2019s a vibrant and convenient town. Located in the center of the Kofu Basin, it\u2019s a perfect transit hub for sightseeing with shopping malls and restaurants. At the same time, its history of abundant spring water is visible in tranquil parks and water spots tucked within residential areas. A functional town to feel real modern Japanese life or take a break at a local tavern while touring the prefecture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite being the smallest municipality in Yamanashi, it\u2019s a vibrant and convenient town. Located in the center of the Kofu Basin, it\u2019s a perfect transit hub for sightseeing with shopping malls and restaurants. At the same time, its history of abundant spring water is visible in tranquil parks and water spots tucked within residential areas. A functional town to feel real modern Japanese life or take a break at a local tavern while touring the prefecture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1319],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-yamanashi"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Showa Town | V-Trip Japan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Despite being the smallest municipality in Yamanashi, it\u2019s a vibrant and convenient town. Located in the center of the Kofu Basin, it\u2019s a perfect transit\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Showa Town | V-Trip Japan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Despite being the smallest municipality in Yamanashi, it\u2019s a vibrant and convenient town. Located in the center of the Kofu Basin, it\u2019s a perfect transit\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/20_0176\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"V-Trip Japan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-11T04:17:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-23T03:20:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ogp.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"V-trip Japan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"V-trip Japan\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/20_0176\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/20_0176\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"V-trip Japan\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/cb1e0eb086de3caefb0e3bbe14cbbcb5\"},\"headline\":\"Showa Town\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-11T04:17:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-23T03:20:42+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/20_0176\/\"},\"wordCount\":80,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Yamanashi\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/20_0176\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/20_0176\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/20_0176\/\",\"name\":\"Showa Town | V-Trip Japan\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-11T04:17:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-23T03:20:42+00:00\",\"description\":\"Despite being the smallest municipality in Yamanashi, it\u2019s a vibrant and convenient town. Located in the center of the Kofu Basin, it\u2019s a perfect transit\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/20_0176\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/20_0176\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/20_0176\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"\u30db\u30fc\u30e0\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Showa Town\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/\",\"name\":\"V-Trip Japan\",\"description\":\"See Japan Before You Go.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"V-Trip Japan\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/logo.png\",\"width\":513,\"height\":513,\"caption\":\"V-Trip Japan\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/cb1e0eb086de3caefb0e3bbe14cbbcb5\",\"name\":\"V-trip Japan\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab3d5473e9290908aeb171257c9ff47bcee0128667a34637241838eab19814ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab3d5473e9290908aeb171257c9ff47bcee0128667a34637241838eab19814ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"V-trip Japan\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Showa Town | V-Trip Japan","description":"Despite being the smallest municipality in Yamanashi, it\u2019s a vibrant and convenient town. Located in the center of the Kofu Basin, it\u2019s a perfect transit","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Showa Town | V-Trip Japan","og_description":"Despite being the smallest municipality in Yamanashi, it\u2019s a vibrant and convenient town. Located in the center of the Kofu Basin, it\u2019s a perfect transit","og_url":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/20_0176\/","og_site_name":"V-Trip Japan","article_published_time":"2026-03-11T04:17:11+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-03-23T03:20:42+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":675,"url":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ogp.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"V-trip Japan","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"V-trip Japan"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/20_0176\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/20_0176\/"},"author":{"name":"V-trip Japan","@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/cb1e0eb086de3caefb0e3bbe14cbbcb5"},"headline":"Showa Town","datePublished":"2026-03-11T04:17:11+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-23T03:20:42+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/20_0176\/"},"wordCount":80,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Yamanashi"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/20_0176\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/20_0176\/","url":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/20_0176\/","name":"Showa Town | V-Trip Japan","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-03-11T04:17:11+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-23T03:20:42+00:00","description":"Despite being the smallest municipality in Yamanashi, it\u2019s a vibrant and convenient town. Located in the center of the Kofu Basin, it\u2019s a perfect transit","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/20_0176\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/20_0176\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/20_0176\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"\u30db\u30fc\u30e0","item":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Showa Town"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/","name":"V-Trip Japan","description":"See Japan Before You Go.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#organization","name":"V-Trip Japan","url":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/logo.png","width":513,"height":513,"caption":"V-Trip Japan"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/cb1e0eb086de3caefb0e3bbe14cbbcb5","name":"V-trip Japan","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab3d5473e9290908aeb171257c9ff47bcee0128667a34637241838eab19814ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab3d5473e9290908aeb171257c9ff47bcee0128667a34637241838eab19814ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"V-trip Japan"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20458"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20458\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39939,"href":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20458\/revisions\/39939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}