Activities Shizuoka: Top 10 Things to Do Veronica Carnevale Shizuoka Prefecture rests on the eastern side of Japan’s main island. The prefecture is filled with mountainous nature in the...
Activities A New Plan for Fuji-san Elena Lisina After a not too successful first Mt. Fuji climb, I created a new plan to ascend the mountain based on the much easier Gotemba...
Activities Awashima Marine Park Lynda Hogan Awashima Marine Park is on an island in Numazu, Shizuoka. The uninhabited island is home to the sea park as well as a restaur...
7 Activities Fuji Views From Tokinosumika Lynda Hogan Tokinosumika (Gotemba Kogen) offers plenty of things to see and do. Moreover, one of the selling points of the resort is that...
Activities Toki no Sumika Illumination 2024-2025 Kim The Toki no Sumika Illumination event takes place at the Gotemba Kogen Resort annually, and is now in its 19th year. There ar...
Activities Okuoi Kojo Station Richard Sweet Shizuoka countryside's spectacular scenery is accessible by trains, both regular and steam locomotive. Take a walk along a ro...
Activities Mt. Fuji Centre in Fujinomiya Elena Lisina Mt. Fuji World Heritage Centre in Shizuoka offers the chance to learn about Mt. Fuji. The centre is a beautiful building whos...
Activities Hikarinosumika Illumination Display 2024-2025 Lynda Hogan Hikarinosumika is the name of the winter illumination display at Tokinosumika in Gotemba, Shizuoka. The resort is also referr...
Activities Fujinomiya Trail - Part 1 Elena Lisina Fujinomiya Trail is the shortest, though not the easiest, way to the summit of Mt. Fuji. On the way up there were many surpri...