Shizuoka Travel Guide for Japanese Learners
Mount Fuji, green tea fields, and the coastal Izu Peninsula.
Shizuoka stretches along the Pacific beneath Mount Fuji. It grows most of Japan's green tea, and the Izu Peninsula is dotted with hot springs and beaches.
History & background
Shizuoka (静岡) was where Tokugawa Ieyasu spent his final years at Sunpu Castle (駿府城). Mild and sunny, its hillsides became Japan's green-tea heartland.
What to see
- Mount Fuji views and the 5th Station
- Miho-no-Matsubara pine grove
- Izu Peninsula onsen towns
- Sunpu Castle in Shizuoka City
What to eat
Green tea everything, plus seafood and Fuji-noodles.
Getting there & when to go
Getting there: Shizuoka City is ~1h from Tokyo by Tōkaidō Shinkansen.
Best time: Spring–early summer for tea fields; clear winter days for Fuji.
When to go — season by season
Clear winter days give postcard Mount Fuji views; tea fields are greenest in spring and early summer. The Izu (伊豆) coast is warm enough for shoulder-season beaches.
A suggested visit
View Fuji from Miho-no-Matsubara (三保松原), tour a tea plantation near Shizuoka City, then unwind in an Izu Peninsula onsen town such as Atami (熱海) or Shuzenji (修善寺).
The Izu Peninsula is a relaxed onsen escape that's easy to pair with a Fuji view.
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