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Welcome to Kosuge village (小菅村), a mountainous community with rustic scenery and traditional countryside lifestyle of Japan.

Just next to Tokyo, this is an important region housing the headwaters and watershed forest of the Tama River, providing Tokyo drinking water.

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Where is Kosuge Village?

It is situated in Yamanashi Prefecture on the western border of Tokyo Metropolis. 2-3 hours by local trains and buses from Shinjuku or the Tokyo city center.  

The nearest stations are Okutama station or Otsuki station. Otsuki station is a transfer station for Mt.Fuji. Kosuge is about a 30 minute car journey or an hour bus ride from these stations.

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