Food How Do You Take Your Tea? Cathy Cawood Learning how tea is blended at Mixcha Tea Blending workshop experience in Shizuoka, sampling green and black Japanese teas at Green 8 Cafe, and visiting
Area Hamamatsu Hamamatsu is Shizuoka prefecture’s largest city and has a number of tourist spots that make it an attractive destination for travellers. In the city, the Act City Tower, Hamamatsu’s only skyscraper,..
15 Daidogei World Cup: In the Park Peter Sidell Held every November in Japan's Shizuoka City, half-way between Tokyo and Kyoto, the Daidogei World Cup is an exuberant four-day festival of international
11 Culture Togeppo Saioku-ji Temple in Mariko Peter Sidell Close to Shizuoka City in central Japan, Togeppo Saioku-ji is a peaceful Buddhist temple, with an elegant garden and relics from the life of its resident
Accommodation Seagrande Station Hotel in Shimizu Peter Sidell Next to Shimizu station in the suburbs of Japan's central Shizuoka city, Seagrande Station Hotel is a comfortable, reasonably priced business hotel.
13 Activities Splendid Views From Satta-Toge Pass Tyra 'nell Pille-Lu Near Shizuoka in central Japan, Satta-Toge Pass commands a really astounding view where one can see Mount Fuji standing majestically across a wide bay.
11 Daidogei World Cup: On the Streets Peter Sidell Held every November in Japan's Shizuoka City, around half-way between Tokyo and Kyoto, the Daidogei World Cup is a four-day festival of international street
Area Kakegawa Kakegawa is a city in western Shizuoka known for its green tea production and is surrounded by green tea fields. There, visitors may see Kakegawa Castle, a reconstructed Edo castle that is the..