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
Sumatakyo Hot Springs
This hot spring is located near the mountain stream of Sumata River, a tributary of Oi River in the mountain. It is popular as a "hot spring that makes women beautiful," and has a good effect on making one's skin smoo...
Ryotan-ji Temple
Ryotan-ji temple is famous as a family temple for Ikawa Family, the ancestor of Ii Naosuke who held the position of Tairo (the great elder) at the end of Edo era. The beautiful garden designed by Kobori Enshu is desig...
Akiba Souhonden Kasuisai Temple
Akiba Souhonden Kasuisai is one of the largest temples of the Soto sect, which was founded by Jochu Tengin in 1394. The name of the temple comes from a legend of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and it is well-known that the 11th hig...
Yusan-ji Temple
This is an old temple from the Shingon sect, which started when Gyoki enshrined the Healing Buddha sculpture in the wish of no disasters and no diseases for all people. It is also know as the legendary temple where Em...
Hattasan Sonei-ji Temple
Hattasan Sonei-ji Temple is said to have been founded by Gyoki in 725 and the temple's main object of worship "Shokanzeon-bosatsu" (the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara) is well known for its power to protect one against e...