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
Atami Plum Garden
The Atami Plum Garden was built by a wealthy merchant named Mogi Sobeh, who planted plum trees there in 1866. About 730 red and white plum trees are skillfully arranged on both sides of the Ui River stream. The garden...
Yumemachi-odori Hana-no-mai (Flower Dance)
Yumemachi-odori Hana-no-Mai (flower dance) provides visitors with a chance to view a professional dance of geiko-ren, which cannot usually be seen.
Komakado Kazaana Cave
The inside of the cave is cool in summer (13 degrees Celsius) and warm in winter and it has a magnificent viewing-points with numerous lava limestones and a passageway where flowing lave was chilled and solidified. In...
Chichibunomiya Memorial Park
This used be a second house of the late Highnesses Prince and Princesses Chichinomiya in Gotemba. They lived here during and after the second World War. The residence was donated according to the will of Her Highness ...
Taketori Park
This is said to be the birthplace of Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter) which is the oldest tale in Japan. There is stone statue with an engraving saying Taketori-hime (princess of a bamboo cutter). ...