Everything for your trip to Shizuoka in one place: culture experiences, anime pilgrimage, power spots, events & festivals, attractions, cherry blossoms. Open any page for access, highlights and typical dates.
🥁 5 placesTokyo & Around ・ Chubu & Hokuriku ・ Kansai
Use your whole body to beat taiko drums large and small, and feel the sound and rhythm resonate deep in your chest. Besides dedicated studios in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, you can try it on Sado Island, home base of the taiko performing group Kodo, and in Hamamatsu, home to a long-established taiko maker.
🎬 11 placesTokyo & Around・Chubu & Hokuriku ・ Akishima, Tokyo・Yamanashi City, Yamanashi・Minobu Town, Yamanashi
The story of Nadeshiko, a high school girl who moves to Yamanashi, meets Rin, a fan of solo camping, and comes to enjoy camping with her friends. Akishima in Tokyo, Yamanashi City and Minobu in Yamanashi, Hamamatsu and Kawanehon in Shizuoka, and Nagoya in Aichi are selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 4 placesHokkaido・Chubu & Hokuriku ・ Motomachi, Hakodate, Hokkaido・Uchiura, Numazu, Shizuoka・Uchiura Mito, Numazu, Shizuoka
Set in a seaside town in Numazu, Shizuoka, Love Live! Sunshine!! follows a group of high school girls who set out to shine as school idols. Numazu, the heart of the story, and Hakodate in Hokkaido are both selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
🎬 3 placesTokyo & Around・Chubu & Hokuriku・Chugoku & Shikoku ・ Hakone Town, Kanagawa・Tenryu Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka・Ube City, Yamaguchi
An anime series about young people who pilot the Evangelions, giant humanoid weapons, against mysterious enemies called Angels. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes Hakone Town in Kanagawa, the model for Tokyo-3, along with Hamamatsu City in Shizuoka and Ube City in Yamaguchi, which served as models for settings in Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time.
🎬 1 placeChubu & Hokuriku ・ Ito City, Shizuoka
A comedy about a young man who starts university life in a seaside town on the Izu Peninsula and enjoys the sea and his youth with the members of a diving club. Ito City in Shizuoka, on the east coast of the Izu Peninsula, is selected for the 88 Anime Spots.
Chubu & Hokuriku ・ Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka
A permanent museum dedicated to Chibi Maruko-chan, located in Shimizu, where the story is set. It features exhibits that let you experience everyday life in the anime's world and displays recreating the feel of the opening sequence. It is selected as a facility in the 88 Anime Spots.
⛩️ ShrineChubu & Hokuriku ・ Fujinomiya, Shizuoka
Standing at the foot of Mount Fuji, this is the head shrine of all Sengen shrines in Japan. It worships Mount Fuji itself as its sacred body, and Shizuoka Prefecture's official tourism site introduces it as a power spot. On the grounds, such as at Wakutama Pond where Fuji's spring water wells up, you can feel the blessings of the mountain up close.
⛩️ ShrineChubu & Hokuriku ・ Atami, Shizuoka
A shrine long worshipped as the guardian deity of the land of Atami, known as a "deity of incoming fortune and good omens." Beside the main hall towers a sacred giant camphor tree designated a national Natural Monument, and the Atami City Tourism Association introduces the shrine as a power spot.
February–MarchTokyo & Around ・ Izu
Usually early February to early March (about one month). Peak bloom is usually mid- to late February
February–DecemberTokyo & Around ・ Izu
Usually held a dozen or more times a year in spring (April–May), summer (July–August), autumn (September–November), and winter (December–February). Each show runs around 20:20–20:40 (from 20:15 in July and August)
Next show: Oct 25, 2026 (Sun), followed by Nov 8, Nov 23, Dec 6, Dec 25, and Feb 21, 2027 (all 20:20–20:40)
June
ZooTokyo & Around ・ Ito / Izu Kogen
This zoo in Izu Kogen lets you enjoy animals alongside cacti and succulents. Ring-tailed lemurs and peacocks roam freely, so you can get unusually close to the animals.
RiversideTokyo & Around ・ Matsuzaki, West Izu, Shizuoka
🌸 Typical peak: Late Mar – Early Apr
♨ OnsenTokyo & Around ・ Atami, Shizuoka
♨ Day use Adults (junior high school and up): weekdays ¥3,080, weekends and holidays ¥3,410; children (age 4 to elementary school): weekdays ¥2,310, weekends and holidays ¥2,530; plus ¥150 bathing tax (as of October 2026)
♨ OnsenTokyo & Around ・ Izu, Shizuoka
♨ Day use Adults (junior high school and up) ¥700, elementary school students ¥400 (as of October 2026)
🎆 AugustDate announcedTokyo & Around ・ Atami, Shizuoka
🎆 Next show: Oct 25, 2026 (Sun), followed by Nov 8, Nov 23, Dec 6, Dec 25, and Feb 21, 2027 (all 20:20–20:40)
🚄 JRMonthly temperatures, rain and what to wear are in our weather guide.
Itineraries, intercity routes and travel passes that cover several prefectures are listed under each of them.
