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Shizuoka

Izu peninsula, tea fields and views of Mt Fuji

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Dontsuku Festival

Dontsuku Festival

Saturday - Sep 30th

The fertility-focused Dontsuku Festival sees a giant wooden phallus placed on a mikoshi (portable shrine) and paraded around Inatori..

Free Entry
Shizuoka Chagori

Shizuoka Chagori

Early Jul - Late Sep

In Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan, over sixty cafes and tea retailers have come together to create gourmet tea inspired shaved..

4 ¥300
Hamamatsu Cup Festa Samba

Hamamatsu Cup Festa Samba

Early Oct

A samba contest with both local and professional samba teams taking part.

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The K's House Ito Onsen

The K's House Ito Onsen

Bryan Baier

The Japan travel brochure from overseas comes to life at the K's House Ito Onsen, a ~100 year old Taisho-era onsen ryokan; this..

Fuji Speedway Hotel

Fuji Speedway Hotel

Kim

Designed as a destination where motorsports meets luxury hospitality, the Hyatt-operated Fuji Speedway Hotel is located on the grounds..

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Board Game Cafe Anaguma

Board Game Cafe Anaguma

Kim

Board Game Café Anaguma was designed as a fun entertainment option for middle and high school students, adult groups, and pare..

Forest Adventure Gotemba

Forest Adventure Gotemba

Kim

Forest Adventure Gotemba is a great place to start if you'd like an adrenalin rush with your nature experience, and it's..

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About Shizuoka

Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Chubu
Island Honshu
Capital Shizuoka
Population 3,765,007
Area 7778.70 km²

A couple of hours west from Tokyo, Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県, Shizuoka-ken) is one of Japan’s most visited prefectures for many reasons.

Mount Fuji, Japan’s highest mountain and one of the country’s most iconic symbols, is located on the prefecture’s northern border; also in the area is the Fuji-san Hongu Sengen Taisha Shrine, the Shiraito Falls, and the beautiful Miho no Matsubara, among others. The scenic Izu Peninsula and Atami are renowned for their hot springs, while southern Shizuoka also sports wonderful beaches. And if you want to do some shopping, the Gotemba Premium Outlets contain over 200 stores.

There’s no shortage of good food in Shizuoka, as some of Japan’s best seafood can be found there.

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