Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture is located in the easternmost part of Shizuoka Prefecture, approximately 40 minutes from central Tokyo. Such Atami city is famous as a hot spring town that can be easily accessed from Tokyo, and it is a popular tourist destination that hot springs lovers from all over the country visit as well as those in Kanto region. "Ieyasu no Yu" (Foot Bath) … [Read more...] about Ieyasu no Yu (Foot Bath), Shizuoka
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Marine Spa Atami, Shizuoka
Located in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, “Marine Spa Atami” is a leisure facility for children and adults with swimming pools and hot-spring facilities. The pool is open year-round, and you can enjoy water play all year round. The small children's pool is popular if you can enjoy playing with your baby. In addition to bathing suits, there are hot spring baths for men and … [Read more...] about Marine Spa Atami, Shizuoka
Kiunkaku, Shizuoka
"Kiunkaku" is a tourist attraction with tranquility in a busy Atami area. The precious architecture of a cross between Japanese and foreign style retains the tasteful atmosphere from the Taisho era to the early Showa era, and is often used as a shooting place for TV programs. It creates a world that feels like a taste of slipping through time. "Kiunkaku" is one of the "three … [Read more...] about Kiunkaku, Shizuoka
Yume no Tsuribashi (Dream Suspension Bridge), Shizuoka
Shizuoka prefecture is adjacent to Yamanashi prefecture and Nagano prefecture in the north, it is also famous as a sightseeing spot in the Southern Japanese Alps. Especially famous is "Sumatakyo Gorge" which is a valley of Nemoto Town which is located back from the Oi River. "Sumatakyo Gorge" is a huge valley area in the tributary of the Oigawa, a place famous for enjoying … [Read more...] about Yume no Tsuribashi (Dream Suspension Bridge), Shizuoka
Nihondaira, Shizuoka
"Nihondaira" at the boundary between Shizuoka City Shimizu Ward and Suruga Ward is a scenic spot representing Shizuoka prefecture. Although it seems to be a plain from the name, it actually consists of Mt. Udo summit of 307 meters in height and its neighborhood. There is a legend that YAMATO Takeru no Mikoto (a prince of Emperor Keiko, a hero in ancient Japan) stood on the … [Read more...] about Nihondaira, Shizuoka
Izusan Jinja Shrine, Shizuoka
In Atami famous as a spa town, there is "Izusan Jinja Shrine", a shrine that is familiar to MINAMOTO no Yoritomo and Masako HOJO. There is divine favor in marriage and it is popular shrine crowded with many worshipers. Izusan Jinja Shrine is, as its name suggests, located in Mt. Izu-no-Oyama. It is located about 170 meters above sea level, and it goes up to the shrine with a … [Read more...] about Izusan Jinja Shrine, Shizuoka
Atami Plum Garden, Shizuoka
Atami Plum Garden is a plum garden with more than 120 years of history in Atami. Mogi Sobei, a silk merchant representing Yokohama in 1886, landscaped and was dedicated to the Imperial family for a while. After becoming a state-owned property in 1952, the city is managing. It has been opened to the public as a place where "plum blossoming early in bloom" and "slowest autumn … [Read more...] about Atami Plum Garden, Shizuoka
Hamamatsu Matsuri Festival, Shizuoka
“Hamamatsu Matsuri Festival” will be held from May 3 to May 5 every year. It is famous for various kites flying up in the sky. It is a festival that the local people began in the Edo period and extends to the present age. Hamamatsu is suitable for kite flying, as a strong wind called "the wind of the coast of Enshu" blows. Celebrate the birth of a child by frying a kite. The … [Read more...] about Hamamatsu Matsuri Festival, Shizuoka