Would you like to enjoy a nice day-trip starting from Shimizu? I will offer you a fully-customized itinerary to make as many of your wishes come true as possible.
In north-east of Shimizu, you have Mt. Fuji, sacred sites related to the mountain and green tea farms. In the west, you will see central Shizuoka, with a castle ruin park, green tea merchant district and a fabulous shrine. On top of a hill near Shimizu is Nihondaira area with a superb view and the gorgeous Kunozan Shrine.
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Shimizu Port
Take a shuttle bus or local bus to station, and from the station, take a train to Fujinomiya
Museum on Mt. Fuji
And famous Fujinomiya yakisoba noodles for lunch? Head to a tea farm using a taxi service.
Enjoy tea leaf picking experience and tasting various kinds of green tea (Shizuoka produces 40 % of green tea in Japan) (60 min).
Go to Fuji Station using a taxi.
Take a train and a bus to return to the port.
(If you have more time, and/or charter a car, Shiraito Falls--World Heritage Site--and/or Japanese sake brewery might be added.)
Shimizu Port
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
guide fee, and making necessary reservations
Transportation fare of you and the guide:
Train from Shimizu to Fujinomiya is ¥590, and it is ¥350 to Shin-Shizuoka.
Chartered taxi fare for 5 hours for example is ¥35500 for an ordinary taxi for 4-5 passengers, and ¥53500 for a minivan taxi for 9. The capacity of taxis excludes the driver. Depending on our itinerary, we may catch cruising taxis on the streets or use public transportation.
Toll for expressways (Tomei Toll Road between Shimizu and Fuji is ¥880) and parking fees
Admission fees: Kunozan Toshogu Shrine ¥500, Access ropeway to Kunozan ¥1250, Tokaido Hiroshige Museum ¥520, Sumpu Castle Park ¥360, Mt. Fuji World Heritage Center ¥300;
Lunch (if you wish to have one) for you and the guide: around ¥1000 to 2000 depending on your choice. You may wish to enjoy the best sushi in Japan (around 6,000 yen)! Shimizu is the biggest port to land tuna in Japan.
I will present to you estimated expenses in the course of our discussion. I can also take care of your local expenses during the tour, make a calculation sheet to sum up, and ask you to pay the total amount at the end of the tour (if you like, to make your life easier).
The above sample itinerary is a 7-hour tour to the NORTH-EAST of Shimizu (#1).
Other destinations are...
#2. Traveling to the WEST of Shimizu, with the Kunozan Toshogu Shrine as the main attraction, adding some other places in the vicinity (Observation Deck Yume-Terrace, a green tea farm, the tavern of Shimizu Jirocho and/or the Miho Pine Grove)
#3. Traveling NORTH-WEST to the central Shizuoka City, visiting Sumpu Castle Park, Sengen Shrine, green tea merchants and/or a green tea farm.
#4. Traveling SOUTH-WEST to Toro, visiting Serizawa Keisuke Museum and historical ruins (and a museum) of Toro village about 2000 years ago.
View of Mt. Fuji is weather dependent. Let's keep our fingers crossed.
Please let me know in advance your areas of interest and how much you wish to walk during your excursion. It will help me plan your itinerary better.
It is expensive, but chartering a car allows you to spend more time at each spot, or visit 1 more place, and it is more comfortable, of course. Public transportation is punctual in Japan, but not be frequent outside of major cities, including the areas around Shimizu. Please ask your guide for detail.
I am Fumie Ueda, a National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter in Atami, Shizuoka, only 50 minutes away from Tokyo by Shinkansen trains.
Atami is conveniently located at the foot of the Hakone mountains, and the base of the Izu Peninsula. It is also close to Mt. Fuji and the Shimizu Port in Shizuoka. I am excited to show you around beautiful places that I love.
I grew up in Yokohama, spent 1 year as a high school exchange student in Allentown, PA in the US, went to college and lived/worked in Tokyo for about 10 years before coming to this beautiful onsen resort.
After becoming a guide, I met with guests from various backgrounds, and I feel grateful once again, for my experience to be exposed to different cultures in my youth.
Let’s have a good time together!
Jorge M.
A Pleasant Day at Hakone--Nature, History, Fine Art & more!
“Amazing experience ”
Five stars to Fumie. She is very kind and very knowledgeable about the area. We were a big group and she happily helped all of us with a smile on her face.
Fumie U.
(22 reviews)Thank you Jorge san, for using me yesterday. Your group was fantastic. It was my great pleasure to be a part of your special vacation.
Rebecca S.
A Pleasant Day at Hakone--Nature, History, Fine Art & more!
“Fumie was great!”
Wonderful tour and Fumie was able to change everything when we realized that the day of the tour would be rainy. She moved everything up a day earlier and did a great job of planning a fun day and allowing us to see all the highlights. Highly recommend Fumie!
Fumie U.
(22 reviews)Thank you, Rebecca, for using me and writing a good review. I am glad to hear you enjoyed your tour with me. I am also grateful that everything worked out quite well despite change of the date.
“Fuji Speedway Racing License & Circuit Racing!”
Fumie helped us navigate a complex application and scheduling process for us to obtain the FISCO license in order to race on the Fuji Speedway track. She was very detail oriented and proactive in helping us coordinate with the management company as well as the race car supplier. She did a fantastic job translating on-site, and was very responsive and punctual. We will definitely be using Fumie’s services in the future when we come back to race!
Fumie U.
(22 reviews)Thank you, Keith san, for using my service and writing a good review. I am glad you enjoyed the day at Fuji Speedway. I hope to see your wife and kids in Japan in the future, too! Thanks!