Get expert advice on where to stay and what to do in Shizuoka, Japan. Find the best hotels, top attractions, must try food and shopping destinations in Shizuoka.
Get expert advice on where to stay and what to do in Japan. Find the best hotels, top attractions, must try food and shopping destinations in Japan.
#48of 208 most visited inJapan Add to list With over 700,000 residents, Shizuoka (静岡) is a medium sized city situated halfway betweenTokyoandNagoya. It is the capital ofShizuoka Prefecture. The main city center is located around Shizuoka Station, while Shimizu and itsportmake up a seconda...
JapanShizuokaShrineKunozan ToshoguHiking Mountain goat 26 October 2017 Spotting a serow while hiking Mount Ryuso near Shizuoka As soon as I woke up and looked out the window and saw how blue the sky was, I knew what I had to do, today WOULD be a mountain day, even if the b... Jap...
Japan's rainy season, or tsuyu, is a period of heavy rainfall in early summer that affects most of the country. Learn about the rainy season in Tokyo, Kyoto, and each region of Japan, and tips on how to make the rainy season enjoyable.
Uji is the second-biggest tea-growing region in Japan (the largest is Shizuoka in the east of the country) and the area’s tea leaves have supplied Kyoto’s tea culture since the fourteenth century, when seeds brought over from China were first planted. ...
Welcome to the Shoryudo The Shoryudo is a section located in the very center of Japan. This section of Japan, of the Chubu and Hokuriku regions (Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Nagano, Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie, and Shiga Prefectures), is called the Shoryudo Route (which means the “way of...
Tsujiwa Kana-ami is a popular store for Kyoto residents and restaurant andryokanowners and in recent years has become a popular destination for Japanese tourists that want to pick up somekana-amithat have the quality and tradition of the old capital. Of course anywhere in Japan mass produced,...
Sapporo is the capital of Hokkaido. It’s well known for ramen, beer, snow, and being home to some of Japan’s most spectacular festivals. The most impressive is the Sapporo Snow Festival, held annually in Odori Park with huge scenes and structures const
Japan Nara Hiking Deer Train to mountain stroll ropeway beach bus 27 October 2017 Hiking up and over Kunozantoshogu in Shizuoka Today I took a train, walked through the city then strolled up a small mountain, took in the view of Fuji, hopped on a short ropeway ride across a... Japan...