Activities Shizuoka's Kanbara Post Town Sandra Isaka Walk a section of the historic Tokaido Highway in Shizuoka's Kanbara Post Town. Visit a couple of homes-turned-museums, an..
23 Camping & Trekking Miho-no-Matsubara in Shimizu Illaura Rossiter On the coast at Shimizu, a suburb of Shizuoka in central Japan, Miho-no-Matsubara is a beautiful seaside pine grove, with a quaint..
Activities Komuroyama Park Azalea Viewing Party 2026 Mid - Late Apr Shizuoka's Komuroyama Park is known as one of Japan's best spots for enjoying springtime azaleas, and there are plenty of..
10 Activities Nagahama Beach Park in Izu Peter Sidell Near Atami on the Izu Peninsula in Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture, Nagahama Beach Park is an intimate sandy beach with a beautifully..
Outdoors An Oasis of Serenity in Ito Evelyn Liu A day or two in Ito town, on the Izu Peninsula in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, is a good way to recharge yourself. The vibe..
Activities Awashima Marine Park Lynda Hogan Awashima Marine Park is on an island in Numazu, Shizuoka. The uninhabited island is home to the sea park as well as a restaurant..
7 Outdoors Matsukawa River John Carter The Matsukawa River flows through the heart of Ito and was once the site where William Adams build his first ship by order of Tokugawa..
10 Outdoors Nihondaira in Shizuoka City Tyra 'nell Pille-Lu Relish the magnificent beauty of Mt. Fuji and the neighboring Japanese Southern Alps, as well as a bird's eye view of Shim..