Shizuoka Highlights Tour

General Information

Duration: 5 Hours
Start/ End: Shimizu Port/ Shimizu Port
Highlights: Kunozan Toshogu Shrine & Nihondaira Ropeway, Miho no Matsubara
Tour Customizable: Absolutely! (Tell us your specific requirements in the inquiry form)

Full Itinerary

The unique Shimizu shore excursion will take you to Kunozan Toshogu Shrine, which is dedicated to the famous leader Tokugawa Ieyasu, who brought a long period of civil wars to the end and the unite all Japan. The shrine will surely mesmerize you by the extensive complex and consist of a large number of bright red buildings decorated with gold accents, colorful carving, and paintings.

Climb up over a thousand stone steps zig-zag up the mountainside, we approach the Shrine. The peak of the mountain allows you to witness the impressive views of Suruga Bay and the Oceanside along the way, or easier have a walk by the Nihondaira Ropeway from the North instead. On the ropeway, expect to admire the iconic Mount Fuji on clear days.

Mihono beach offers a panoramic view of the renowned Mount Fuji in conjunction with the pine tree line. Made from the small stones rather than sand, once you visit the beach, don’t expect the glistening white sand, it is more like crushed lava in color. Among the myriad of pine trees lining the beach is the Hagoromo no Matsu which has a legend about a fisherman who once found a robe belonging to a maiden hanging on the tree’s branches.