Culture Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art Peter Sidell Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art in central Japan is home to a diverse collection of art, including a dedicated Rodin wing,...
Culture The Story of Tojin Okichi Yoshiko Toyama On the Izu Peninsula down the coast from Tokyo, Shimoda is the setting of the tragic story of geisha Tojin Okichi and America...
Accommodation Hotel Crown Palais Hamamatsu Stefanus Husin Located in Hamamatsu City, Hotel Crown Palais boasts Western and Japanese-style rooms, a large pool, a sauna, bar and range o...
Activities Hamamatsu Musical Instrument Museum Stefanus Husin A large and comprehensive musical instrument museum in Hamamatsu.
12 Culture Yamanaka-jo Castle Park, Mishima Peter Sidell Between Mishima and Hakone in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Yamanaka-jo is a beautiful hilltop park on the site of an old fort...
10 Activities Seven Waterfalls Hidden in Izu Nicole Bauer What a great hidden spot in the middle of the forest! The drive to the falls was already spectacular. We took road 414 coming...
15 Activities Enjoying Numazu's Cherry Blossoms Tyra 'nell Pille-Lu Enjoy the view and beauty of every Cherry Blossom tree you will come across -- in parks, school, residential and industrial g...
17 Culture The Museum of Art in Atami City Tyra 'nell Pille-Lu Explore the diversity of artworks in the Museum of Art in Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture where one can see a huge collection...
Nightlife Gotemba Kogen Resort (Tokinosumika) Jessica A Paje During the holiday season, Gotemba Kogen Resort will put on a fantastic display of Winter Illumination that involves 4-millio...