Shizuoka sightseeing itinerary(day trip or 2-day trip) - Enjoy the spectacular views of Mt. Fuji, history, and food!
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Shizuoka City is easily accessible, just one hour from Tokyo by Shinkansen, and boasts abundant nature, a warm climate, and ingredients from the sea and mountains. We will introduce a course from Shizuoka Station that includes restaurants and experience spots that can only be found here.
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The "Shizuoka SAKE Trip" is a trip to visit the attractive sightseeing spots of Shizuoka while tasting three types of sake from Shizuoka. Shizuoka is an hour by Shinkansen from Tokyo Station, an hour and 50 minutes by Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka, and there is also a direct express bus from Haneda Airport, so it is a very accessible place. We will pick you up at Shizuoka Station in a chartered bus, so you can enjoy the tour easily and comfortably even if you have luggage.
Required time
Day trip: 10:00-18:00 / 1 night, 2 days: 10:00-17:00 the next day
Transportation
Car
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On foot
Enjoy the spectacular views of Mt. Fuji and history just one hour from Tokyo!
Shizuoka Prefecture has many great spots to see Mt. Fuji. Among them, the view of Mt. Fuji over Miho no Matsubara, a World Heritage Site, is said to be spectacular. We will also introduce an efficient route to explore the history and culture of Shizuoka, where Tokugawa Ieyasu spent his later years, while also enjoying the view of Mt. Fuji from the top of Nihon-daira.
Enjoy the seafood and mountain produce of Suruga Bay!
Shizuoka, with its warm climate and topography well suited to agriculture, forestry and fisheries, is blessed with bountiful seafood and mountain produce. Fresh whitebait and sakura shrimp caught in Suruga Bay can only be tasted here. Shizuoka is also famous for its tea, but it also has top-class shipping volumes of mandarin oranges, strawberries and wasabi. There are so many other famous products that are too numerous to introduce, and Shizuoka, which has good access from east to west, is definitely worth a visit.
Day 1
A stone statue of Tokugawa Ieyasu welcomes you at the north exit of Shizuoka Station
Click here for the Shizuoka SAKE Trip website
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Shizuoka Station
It is convenient to rent a car and travel around efficiently by car. We recommend the drive course along the coast to Miho on Kuno Kaido. You will arrive at Miho in about 30 minutes.
*If you are using public transportation, take the JR Tokaido to Shimizu Station, then transfer to a bus and arrive in about an hour.
*If you are using public transportation, take the JR Tokaido to Shimizu Station, then transfer to a bus and arrive in about an hour.
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The "Path of the Gods" made of eucalyptus trees connects Miho Shrine to Miho no Matsubara (Photo courtesy of Shizuoka City)
Park in the parking lot of "Miho Shrine", first pray for a safe journey, then walk along the "Path of the Gods" made of eucalyptus trees to reach Miho no Matsubara in about 10 minutes. (Photo provided by Shizuoka City)
● Suruga Province Sannomiya Miho Shrine Address: 1073 Miho, Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
● Suruga Province Sannomiya Miho Shrine Address: 1073 Miho, Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
https://miho-jinja.jp/
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Miho no Matsubara
Mount Fuji as seen from Miho no Matsubara, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Photo courtesy of Shizuoka City)
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Miho Shirube (Miho no Matsubara Cultural Creation Center, Shizuoka City)
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"Mihoshirube" 1st floor exhibition room (photo courtesy of Shizuoka City)
It takes about 20 minutes by car from Miho to Shimizu Fish Market Kashi no Ichi.
*If the Kashi no Ichi parking lot is full on weekends and holidays, please use the Shimizu Station East Exit Parking Lot.
*If the Kashi no Ichi parking lot is full on weekends and holidays, please use the Shimizu Station East Exit Parking Lot.
Enjoy lunch at Kashi no Ichi, the local Shimizu kitchen!
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Shimizu Fish Market - Riverside Market
It takes about 20 minutes by car from Shimizu Fish Market Kashi no Ichi to the top of Nihon-daira mountain. After parking your car in the parking lot, head over to Nihon-daira Yume Terrace, a historic building designed by Kengo Kuma & Associates, located on the way to the Nihon-daira Ropeway station.
See the spectacular view from the summit of Nihon-daira and visit the national treasure "Kunozan Toshogu Shrine"
"Nihon-daira Yume Terrace" on the summit of Nihon-daira, designed by Kengo Kuma
The view from Nihondaira Yume Terrace
In the exhibition area on the first floor, you can learn about the history, culture, and origins of the topography of Nihon-daira. The building is made with plenty of wood from Shizuoka Prefecture, and is in harmony with the surrounding nature. Sabo Yume Terrace on the second floor is a tea cafe where you can relax and enjoy the scenery while sipping tea from Shizuoka Prefecture and seasonal sweets. From the observation deck on the third floor, you can see Mt. Fuji, Suruga Bay, Shizuoka City, the Izu Peninsula, and more. Enjoy a stroll through the sky and enjoy a 360° panoramic view.
Address: 600-1 Kusanagi, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Opening hours: Sunday to Friday 9:00-17:00 / Saturday 9:00-21:00 *The observation gallery is open all day. Closed: The second Tuesday of every month.
https://nihondaira-yume-terrace.jp/
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Nihon-daira Ropeway
By the way, in addition to the route using the Nihon-daira Ropeway, there is also a walking route from Kunozanshita to visit Kunozan Toshogu Shrine. Park your car in the parking lot at the bottom of the mountain and climb the 1,159 stone steps for about 20 minutes while enjoying the panoramic view of the ocean.
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Kunozan Toshogu Shrine
Kunozan Toshogu Shrine
On the way back, we will use the ropeway to return to the parking lot at the top of Nihon-daira Mountain.
If you are taking the day trip, return your rental car and head to Shizuoka Station. If you are taking the 2-day, 1-night trip, head to a hotel in the city near the station. Either way, you will arrive in about 30 minutes from the summit of Nihon-daira.
If you are going for a day trip, buy souvenirs at Shizuoka Station.
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Shizuoka Station
If you are staying for 2 days and 1 night, check in to a hotel near the station or in the city.
There are many hotels in Shizuoka City within a 10-minute walk of JR Shizuoka Station, making it convenient for going out to restaurants around the city.
For dinner, enjoy Shizuoka gourmet food at a restaurant in downtown Shizuoka!
If you want to enjoy local delicacies such as "Shizuoka oden" characterized by its pitch black broth and Shizuoka's specialty "kuro hanpen", we recommend the two oden districts of Aoba Oden Street (closed on Wednesdays) and Aoba Yokocho. There are also many restaurants that use Shizuoka ingredients and shops where you can enjoy Shizuoka's sake.
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"Aoba Oden Yokocho" in downtown Shizuoka
Day 2
Tracing the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the man who built the castle and town of Sunpu
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Sumpu Castle Park
The Shizuoka City Museum of History is a 3-minute walk from the Higashi-Omon Gate of Sunpu Castle Park.
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Shizuoka Museum of History
If you have time in the morning of the second day, we also recommend a visit to Shizuoka Sengen Shrine.
It takes 5 minutes by car from Shizuoka Museum of History to Shizuoka Sengen Shrine.
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Shizuoka Sengen Shrine
Areas where you can explore the history and culture of Marukoji include Maruko-juku, Izumigaya, and Utsunoya Pass.
After about a 15-minute drive, cross the Abe River on the Suruga Ohashi Bridge and head to Marukoji, a post town on the Tokaido Road, where you'll have lunch at Chojiya, a restaurant serving grated yam soup.
After about a 15-minute drive, cross the Abe River on the Suruga Ohashi Bridge and head to Marukoji, a post town on the Tokaido Road, where you'll have lunch at Chojiya, a restaurant serving grated yam soup.
Lunch is at Marukoji's local dish "Tororo Soup at Chojiya"
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The building of "Tororo Soup Chojiya," a restaurant founded 420 years ago, where you can feel the history up close
A tatami room with table seating, decorated with furnishings and ukiyo-e art reminiscent of the Edo period
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Chojiya
A 7-8 minute drive from Chojiya is Utsunoya Pass, which connects Maruko-juku and Okabe-juku. It has been a key transportation hub supporting the movement of many people and goods since ancient times. The retro brick Meiji Tunnel is a registered tangible cultural property of the country.
Stroll along Marukoji Road as if you were a traveller on the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido
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"Meiji Tunnel" in the Marukoji Utsunoya area
If you have time, why not visit the hiking trail "Ivy Narrow Road" or the " Utsunoya Street," which retains the vestiges of the old Tokaido ?
Return to the Izumigatani area of Marukoji in 7-8 minutes by car and head to TAKUMISHUKU-yado, a traditional craft experience facility.
Park your car in the parking lot and enjoy a stroll around places like Sente Kannon-do (8 minutes on foot from TAKUMISHUKU), Togeppo Shibaya Temple Tenchuzan Kansho Temple.
Park your car in the parking lot and enjoy a stroll around places like Sente Kannon-do (8 minutes on foot from TAKUMISHUKU), Togeppo Shibaya Temple Tenchuzan Kansho Temple.
Take a stroll around "Senshite Kannon-do", "Togeppo Shibaya Temple", and "Tenchuzan Kansho Temple"
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"Tenchuzan Kansho Temple" in the Marukoji Izumigaya area
Japan's largest traditional craft experience facility
The courtyard of TAKUMISHUKU-yado, a traditional craft experience facility
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Takumi-yado
[Mugwort Kintsuba Tokiya]
Following on from the taste of the famous local Izumigatani shop "Gosaku," the "Yomogi Kintsuba" is made by wrapping a mildly sweetened bean paste in a richly flavored mugwort dough and carefully baking each one. Warm, freshly baked kintsuba are available at opening hours. It is perfect for eating while walking around Izumigatani, or as a souvenir for family and friends.
[TAKUMISHUKU Traditional Crafts Museum]
TAKUMISHUKU stores wonderful crafts from Shizuoka City and surrounding areas, and hosts permanent exhibitions introducing the works and artisans, as well as special exhibitions that focus on the crafts. (Admission is free.)
[Gallery Teto Teto]
This is a gallery and lifestyle goods store that brings together the best of craftsmanship from all over Japan, from folk art and craftworks that exude the flavor of the times to modern everyday items.
If you have time, you can feel free to try out your favorite traditional craft from the many that have been passed down in Shizuoka since the Imagawa and Tokugawa periods (Suruga bamboo sashimi crafts, dyeing, woodwork joinery, lacquer, pottery, model making, etc.).
Please check the prices and times on this website.
You can see the bamboo craft workshop at Takumishuku in the Shizuoka SAKE Travel video.
At the end of the two-day tour, return the rental car and return to Shizuoka Station to purchase souvenirs at Asty Shizuoka's Sumpu Rakuichi or Shizuchika Tea Shop Issa in the underground plaza north of Shizuoka Station. Shizuoka Station is about a 20-minute drive away.
This time, we have introduced the must-see sightseeing spots in Shizuoka City. We will also introduce itinerary for those who want to enjoy a gourmet trip of Japan's top-class seafood and mountain produce, enjoy more craft experiences, and enjoy sake from Shizuoka, the kingdom of ginjo.
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The "Shizuoka SAKE Trip" is a trip to visit the attractive sightseeing spots of Shizuoka while tasting three types of sake from Shizuoka. Shizuoka is an hour by Shinkansen from Tokyo Station, an hour and 50 minutes by Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka, and there is also a direct express bus from Haneda Airport, so it is a very accessible place. We will pick you up at Shizuoka Station in a chartered bus, so you can enjoy the tour easily and comfortably even if you have luggage.
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