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Shizuoka

31 places to visit, with what each one is and notes on getting there.

Planning a trip to Shizuoka

How the spots group

Mount Fuji stands on the border with Yamanashi. In Fujinomiya, the Fuji view from Fujinomiya viewpoint and Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha are at the same place. In the city of Shizuoka, Sumpu Castle Park is 0.8 km from Shizuoka Sengen Shrine in a straight line, Kunozan Toshogu is 1 km from Nihondaira, and Miho no Matsubara is in Shimizu-ku. Mishima Taisha is 2.4 km from the Kakita River. Shuzenji Onsen is in the middle of the Izu Peninsula, Mt. Omuro is in Itō and Shimoda beach & Perry Road in Shimoda, and Atami Sun Beach is 2 km from Izusan Shrine. Lake Hamana is in Hamamatsu, about 126 km from Mount Fuji.

Where to start

The checked route to Lake Hamana is the Entetsu bus bound for Kanzanji Onsen, from stop 1 at the bus terminal on the north side of JR Hamamatsu Station. For Mount Fuji, the checked route is the Yoshida Trail on the Yamanashi side. Other pages name the nearest station: Nishi-Fujinomiya on the Minobu Line for Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha, Mishima-Tamachi on the Izuhakone Railway for Mishima Taisha, Atami for Atami Sun Beach, Izukyū Shimoda for Shimoda beach & Perry Road, Shin-Kanaya for the Ōigawa Railway, and Hamamatsu on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen for Act City Hamamatsu.

Seasons and closures

Climbing Mount Fuji is possible only in the summer season, on one of four trails: Yoshida, Fujinomiya, Subashiri or Gotemba. Mt. Omuro is burned every early spring, a tradition of more than 700 years. Miho no Matsubara holds a Hagoromo Festival on the second Saturday and Sunday of October. Festivals: Kunozan Toshogu on 17 April (its spring festival on 17–18 February is bigger), Shizuoka Sengen Shrine on 5 April, Izusan Shrine on 15 April, and Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha on 5 May and Mishima Taisha on 16 August, both with yabusame.

Written by us from the spot pages on this site. Distances are straight lines; check each spot’s page for hours and routes before you go.

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