Shizuoka Station

Shizuoka Station is the central station in central Shizuoka Prefecture and also functions as a transfer station between the Shinkansen and conventional lines. Two Kodama Shinkansen trains and one Hikari Shinkansen train stop there every hour. It is about an hour from Tokyo Station by Hikari Shinkansen, and 1 hour and 50 minutes from Osaka, making it very accessible. Outside the ticket gates are commercial facilities such as Parche, a 7-story station building, and ASTY Shizuoka facing the station concourse, where you can enjoy Shizuoka gourmet food and purchase souvenirs. Statues of Tokugawa Ieyasu and Takechiyo are located at the north exit rotary on the Aoi Ward side of Shizuoka City, while sculptures by Renoir and an object representing Shizuoka, the city of plastic models, are installed at the south exit rotary on the Suruga Ward side of Shizuoka City.