Activities
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Shizuoka
Izu peninsula, tea fields and views of Mt Fuji
Things to do in Shizuoka
Around Shizuoka
Shizuoka Top 10
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![A Day Tour of Mount Fuji]( "A Day Tour of Mount Fuji")
1A Day Tour of Mount Fuji
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![Mt. Fuji: A Day-trip Climb]( "Mt. Fuji: A Day-trip Climb")
2Mt. Fuji: A Day-trip Climb
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![A Monument to Minamoto no Yoritomo]( "A Monument to Minamoto no Yoritomo")
3A Monument to Minamoto no Yoritomo
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![Fujinomiya City]( "Fujinomiya City")
4Fujinomiya City
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![Fuji-san]( "Fuji-san")
5Fuji-san
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![Hamamatsu City Centre]( "Hamamatsu City Centre")
6Hamamatsu City Centre
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![Kur and Hotel Suruga]( "Kur and Hotel Suruga")
7Kur and Hotel Suruga
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![Slow House Villa, Tokinosumika]( "Slow House Villa, Tokinosumika")
8Slow House Villa, Tokinosumika
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![Kimikura Cafe]( "Kimikura Cafe")
9Kimikura Cafe
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![Anraku-ji Temple in Toi, Izu]( "Anraku-ji Temple in Toi, Izu")
10Anraku-ji Temple in Toi, Izu
Izu City
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![The Green Tea Fields of Shizuoka]( "The Green Tea Fields of Shizuoka")
1The Green Tea Fields of Shizuoka
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![Eleven Things to See and Do in Izu]( "Eleven Things to See and Do in Izu")
2Eleven Things to See and Do in Izu
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![A Day Tour of Mount Fuji]( "A Day Tour of Mount Fuji")
3A Day Tour of Mount Fuji
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![Fuji-san]( "Fuji-san")
4Fuji-san
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![Mt. Fuji: A Day-trip Climb]( "Mt. Fuji: A Day-trip Climb")
5Mt. Fuji: A Day-trip Climb
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![Suspension Bridges of the Sumatakyo]( "Suspension Bridges of the Sumatakyo")
6Suspension Bridges of the Sumatakyo
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![Sunrise on the Top of Mount Fuji]( "Sunrise on the Top of Mount Fuji")
7Sunrise on the Top of Mount Fuji
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![Kisami-Ohama Beach, Shimoda, Izu]( "Kisami-Ohama Beach, Shimoda, Izu")
8Kisami-Ohama Beach, Shimoda, Izu
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![Gotemba Kogen Resort (Tokinosumika)]( "Gotemba Kogen Resort (Tokinosumika)")
9Gotemba Kogen Resort (Tokinosumika)
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![Atami Castle Cherry Blossom Festival]( "Atami Castle Cherry Blossom Festival")
10Atami Castle Cherry Blossom Festival
Atami
Upcoming Shizuoka Events
Culture
Atami Castle Cherry Blossom Festival
There are a myriad of cherry blossom festival during spring, and the grounds of Shizuoka's Atami Castle are home to one of the..
Culture
Hamamatsu Kite Flying Festival
A festival during Golden week where kites are flown to celebrate the birth of a son.
Culture
Enshu Hamakita Flying Dragon Festival
A festival held in honor of the dragon god of the Tenryu River, in Hamakita in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture. The culmination..
Tours and experiences
Where to eat in Shizuoka
Japanese
The Green Tea Fields of Shizuoka
Lisa WallinShizuoka is one of Japan's most famous tea cultivation regions—and for a good reason, too!
Food
How Do You Take Your Tea?
Cathy CawoodLearning how tea is blended at Mixcha Tea Blending workshop experience in Shizuoka, sampling green and black Japanese teas at Green..
Japanese
Shirasu no Yahata
Tom RoseveareShirasu no Yahata in Fuji city sells shirasu-don caught locally from Suruga Bay in Shizuoka prefecture
Places to stay in Shizuoka
Accommodation
The K's House Ito Onsen
Bryan BaierThe Japan travel brochure from overseas comes to life at the K's House Ito Onsen, a ~100 year old Taisho-era onsen ryokan; this..
Luxury
Kawazu Sakura and Tokyu Resort
Leslie TaylorKawazu Cherry Blossom festival and Izu Imaihama Tokyu Resort
Western
Hotel Crown Palais Hamamatsu
Located in Hamamatsu City, Hotel Crown Palais boasts Western and Japanese-style rooms, a large pool, a sauna, bar and range of restaurants...
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Accommodation
Slow House Villa, Tokinosumika
Lynda HoganTokinosumika is an attractive resort for families. The accommodation isn't particularly fancy, but what they lack in bling,..
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Culture
Anraku-ji Temple in Toi, Izu
Peter SidellIn the sleepy seafront town of Toi, on the west coast of the Izu Peninsula in central Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Anraku-ji..
Accommodation
Kur and Hotel Suruga
Peter SidellOn the outskirts of Shizuoka City, Kur and Hotel Suruga is a hotel and day spa, with bathrooms featuring a dizzying array of saunas..