Activities Firefly Viewing at Okawatakegasawa Park Kim From May 31st until June 4th, Shizuoka's Okawatakegasawa Park will host their 19th firefly viewing event, where visitors can ...
Culture Hirano Museum of Art, Hamamatsu Peter Sidell In Hamamatsu in central Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Hirano Museum of art is a small, charming art museum, with exhibitions o...
6 Food Yabusaki-en Premium Tea Experience Samuel Richards Visit the COMO Tea Shop at the Yabusaki-en tea farm in Fujieda City, Shizuoka, to experience the finest Gyokuro green teas in...
Activities Grinpa Heavenly Tulip Festival Kim If you want your springtime blooms with an iconic view, the Grinpa Heavenly Tulip Festival is one to pencil in on your calend...
Culture Kawazu Heian Buddha Statue Pavilion Peter Sidell This small museum in Kawazu, on the Izu Peninsula in central Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, is home to wooden Buddhist statues ...
Food Michi no Eki Izu-tsukigase Sherilyn Siy Michi no eki Izu-tsukigase's main building boasts of a seating area that is naturally well lit by floor-to-ceiling glass wind...
Culture Hamamatsu City Exploration Rey Waters Hamamatsu City has something for everyone, from music, to shrines and temples, an abundance of museums, a castle, theme resta...
Activities Hydrangea Season at the Mishima Skywalk Kim From mid-June to mid-July, the walking path across from Shizuoka's Mishima Skywalk is filled with the color of around 13,000 ...
Activities Shizuoka Tea and Drama Tour Richard Sweet Spend a full day out by working in the morning, pampering yourself in the afternoon, and getting dramatic at night with the S...
Activities Iris and Hydrangea Exhibition Kim Irises and hydrangeas are two of rainy season's highlights in Japan, and Kamosō Kachōen Garden Park in Shizuoka celebrates bo...
