12 Culture Kusanagi-jinja Peter Sidell In Kusanagi in the suburbs of Japan's Shizuoka city, Kusanagi-jinja is a historic, atmospheric forest shrine.
9 Culture Oibessan Shrine in Shizuoka Peter Sidell In the middle of Shizuoka city in central Japan, Oibessan is a small, charming shinto shrine dedicated to Ebisu, god of good ...
Culture Itokawa Promenade Sakura Festival 2025 Kim The scenic Itokawa Promenade in the center of Atami City is famous for its early-blooming Atamizakura, which color the area w...
11 Culture Togeppo Saioku-ji Temple in Mariko Peter Sidell Close to Shizuoka City in central Japan, Togeppo Saioku-ji is a peaceful Buddhist temple, with an elegant garden and relics f...
15 Culture Birdseye View of Hamamatsu Elena Lisina The photos of Hamamatsu city from the observation deck of the Act Tower that is 212 meters tall.
Culture Tokaido Hiroshige Art Museum Peter Sidell In Japan's Shizuoka City, the Tokaido Hiroshige Art Museum is a museum dedicated to ukiyo-e, traditional Japanese woodblock p...
12 Culture Kiyomizu-dera Temple in Shizuoka Peter Sidell Set on a forested hill in Japan's Shizuoka city, Kiyomizu-dera is a peaceful, atmospheric Buddhist temple.
Culture Shimada Obi Festival 2024 Illaura Rossiter Shimada, Shizuoka is home to one of Japan's three most unusual festivals, the Obi Festival, which takes place only once every...
Culture Street Performance World Cup Peter Sidell Held every autumn in Shizuoka City in central Japan, the Daidogei Street Performance World Cup is an exuberant four-day festi...
9 Culture Hikoji-gama Pottery Art Studio Samuel Richards Surrounded by tea plantations, Hikoji-gama (Shitoro-yaki) Pottery Art Studio is found in the mountains of Shimada City, in ce...