Majestic mountain vistas, breathtaking coastal views, and an ambience woven by history and the four seasons -- here you can enjoy the varied flavors of the changing seasons amid historical townscapes. You'll find many things to see, along with convenient access. We welcome you to Chubu, where you're sure to have a thrilling trip!
Shizuoka
A Land of Tea and Hot Springs Overlooked by Soaring Mount Fuji, Japan's Highest Mountain
Shizuoka Prefecture is Japan's largest producer of tea. The prefecture is endowed by natural beauty, including gorgeous scenery set off by Mount Fuji in the hot springs of the Izu Peninsula, with many historical sites remaining from the area's days of glory as an important stretch along the old Tokaido thoroughfare.
Major specialty products : Tea, eel, Ishigaki strawberries, wasabi
Number one in Japan for : Production of motorcycles, production of pianos, production of plastic models, production of greenhouse melons
Sightseeing destinations : Shizuoka Prefecture Tourist Association
Sunpu-Yume-Hiroba (Sunpu Dream Plaza)
In this facility, visitors can enjoy natural hot springs, food, play, culture in the reproduced streets of Edo period. It is also nice to study history in the Tokugawa Ieyasu Museum. After spending an enjoyable day, p...
DAIDOGEI World Cup
This world cup has been held since 1992. Performers from around the world make the whole town their stage, performing juggling, pantomime, magic, etc, competing with one another. The event starts at the beginning of N...
Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art
The collection includes many works which have nature as their subject matter, such as "Girl Herding Pings" by Paul Gauguin, landscape paintings after the 17th century by Monet and Vlaminck, as well as Ranteikyokusui-r...
S-Pulse Dream Plaza
This is a complex building which has the first Sushi museum in Japan, "Shimizu Sushi Museum (entrance to this museum only/adults 300yen, children 200yen)" as well as "Chibimaruko-chan Land (Adults 300yen, children 200...
Sunpu Takumishuku
Sunpu Takumishuku is a place where people from any generation can experience the culture particular to Shizuoka area through "creating, playing, learning, touching, observing, and tasting." The experiential programs a...