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mono × Minami-Alps town tour

A digital stamp rally around Minami-Alps City, with event buses from Kofu Station on set days.

Minami-Alps City in Yamanashi is running a town tour with the anime mono from 5 September to 30 November 2026: a digital stamp rally, collab food and goods, and a cast event on 11 October.

On 15 set days, event buses run from Kofu Station and around the city, each with its own cast audio and a ride card you choose from six. Book them online in advance: ¥2,000 each way on the shuttle, or ¥2,000 for a day on the loop bus.

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A road sign reading Minami-Alps City above a residential street, with mountains behind
Minami-Alps City, west of Kofu in Yamanashi.

Event details

WhatDetails
When5 September to 30 November 2026
WhereMinami-Alps City, Yamanashi. The event base is fumotto Minami-Alps.
What’s onA digital stamp rally, collab food, collab goods and a cast event on 11 October
Event busesA shuttle from Kofu Station and a loop bus around the city, on 15 set days

Why it matters for anime fans

mono is not one of the series we cover, but the event is in Yamanashi, the same prefecture as our Yuru Camp△ trips, and much of it is about getting around: the buses from Kofu carry their own cast audio and ride cards. It suits a day out from Kofu on a Yamanashi trip.

What you can see and do

  • A digital stamp rally around spots in Minami-Alps City.
  • Collab food and goods at shops taking part.
  • Cast audio on the buses. The shuttle plays different audio on the way out and back, and the loop bus has its own, about 16 minutes long.
  • A cast event on 11 October at Togen Bunka Kaikan, with talk and songs.

Tickets, booking and limited items

WhatPriceHow to book
Kofu Station shuttle¥2,000 each way, with a ride card (choose from six)Online in advance, by departure, on the Yamanashi tourism site
City loop bus¥2,000 for a day of unlimited rides, with a ticket (choose from six)Online in advance
Cast event, 11 October¥8,250. Afternoon show 14:00 (doors 13:15), evening show 17:00 (doors 16:15).First come, first served while seats last

Getting there

From Shinjuku, the Azusa or Kaiji limited express takes about 1 hour 30 minutes to Kofu. For tickets and seats, see our Trains & Tickets guide.

On other days, take a Yamanashi Kotsu bus to Jugosho and walk about 20 min to fumotto Minami-Alps.

Where to stay

The event buses start at Kofu Station, so stay near it.

  • Toyoko Inn Kofu-eki Minami-guchi No. 2First choice

    About 1 min on foot from Kofu Station, for the earliest shuttle. Exterior repairs until 12 November 2026 may be noisy 8:30-17:30.

  • Dormy Inn Kofu Marunouchi

    About 8 min on foot from Kofu Station, with a natural hot spring bath for the evening.

  • PRIVATESTAY HOTEL Tachibana

    About 2 min on foot from the south exit of Kofu Station, with larger rooms than a typical business hotel.

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  • “Skyline of Minami Alps City01” by Nryate, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped, resized and converted to WebP. This adapted version is also licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.