Museums The Story of Tojin Okichi Yoshiko Toyama On the Izu Peninsula down the coast from Tokyo, Shimoda is the setting of the tragic story of geisha Tojin Okichi and American..
Culture Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art 5 (1Review) The Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art is a prefectural museum in Shizuoka City, Japan. Wikipedia
Culture Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha Shrine 5 (1Review) The Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha is a Shintō shrine in the city of Fujinomiya in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is the ichinomiya of former Suruga Pr..
12 Gardens & Parks Shuzen-ji Bamboo Path Tomoko Kamishima “Chikurin-no-komichi” is a pleasant path in the bamboo bush. Walking the path, you would are showered with cool and crisp gree..
Culture Enshu Hamakita Flying Dragon Festival Late May A festival held in honor of the dragon god of the Tenryu River, in Hamakita in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture. The culmination..
Culture Kawazu Cherry Blossom Festival Mid Feb - Mid Mar Past Event Each year between February and March, Kawazu on the Izu Peninsula hosts the Kawazu Sakura Festival, one of Japan's most unique..
Culture Shimoda Hydrangea Festival Jun 1st - Jun 30th Every year in June there is a hydrangea festival in Shimoda Park, Izu, Shizuoka prefecture. Approximately three million hydrangeas..
10 Temples & Shrines Shuzen-ji Shigetsu-den Temple Tomoko Kamishima Shigetsu-den Temple, introduced by Michelin’s Green Guide was built for the repose of Minamoto Yoriie (2nd Shogun of Kamakura ..