# Things to see in Shizuoka (Japan): 90 places and when to go

> Shizuoka is a city in Japan with around 702,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 90 places in and around it, mainly Nature (42), Mountains (35), Hot springs (15). The best known are Suruga Bay, Shiraito Falls and Otodome Falls. The best time to come is February to May and October to November; also possible: December to January and June to September. In June there are 14 h 20 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 39. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shizuoka/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Japan · 34.9858, 138.3854
- **Population:** About 702,000
- **Places:** 90 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/naturaleza/) (42) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/montana/) (35) · [Hot springs](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/termal/) (15) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/espiritual/) (12) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/museos/) (8) · [With kids](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/familia/) (4)
- **Best time:** February to May and October to November.
- **Also possible:** December to January and June to September.
- **Nearest airport:** HND Tokyo, 142 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Mount Kamikōchi, at 2,803 m.

## What to see in Shizuoka

The places in and around Shizuoka, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Suruga Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/suruga-bay/): Body of saltwater in Japan · 20 km
- [Shiraito Falls](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/cascada-shiraito/): Waterfall in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, near Mount Fuji, Japan · 41 km
- [Otodome Falls](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/cascada-otodome/): Nature · 41 km
- [Kunōzan Tōshō-gū](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kunozan-tosho-gu/): Shinto shrine in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan · 7.9 km
- [Mount Ashitaka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-ashitaka/): Mountain in Japan · 45 km
- [Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/fujisan-hongu-sengen-taisha/): Shinto shrine in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan · 34 km
- [Kuon-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kuon-ji/): Buddhist temple in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan · 44 km
- [Miho no Matsubara](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/miho-no-matsubara/): Japanese park · 13 km
- [Mount Daimugen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-daimuken/): Mountain in Japan · 36 km
- [Mount Kamikōchi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-kamikochi/): Mountain in Japan · 50 km
- [Mount Kurobōshi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-kuroboshigatake/): Mountain in Japan · 40 km
- [Mount Minobu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-minobu/): Mountain in Japan · 46 km
- [View-O](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/large-floodgate-view-o/): Sluice gate in Port of Numazu, Numazu, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan · 44 km
- [Mount Shichimen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-shichimen/): Mountain in Japan · 43 km
- [Mount Yanbushi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-yanbushi/): Mountain in Japan · 37 km
- [Chōjaga Take](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-chojagatake/): Mountain in Japan · 42 km
- [Mount Daruma](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-daruma/): Mountain in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan · 42 km
- [Mount Echizen-dake](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-echizen/): Mountain in Japan · 47 km
- [Mount Hottanjō](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-hottanjozan-nagahama/): Mountain in Japan · 47 km
- [Mount Jō](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-jo/): Mountain in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan · 50 km
- [Mount Shizuhata](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-shizuhata/): Mountain in Japan · 1.4 km
- [Mount Washizu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-washizu/): Mountain in Japan · 47 km
- [Omaesaki Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/omaezaki-lighthouse/): Lighthouse in Omaezaki City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan · 46 km
- [Seiken-ji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/seikenji/): Buddhist temple in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka · 14 km

And the other 66, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Mount Kurosawa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-kurosawa/), [Mount Nakanoone](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-naka-no-one/), [Tenshiga Take](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-tenshi/), [Mount Jūmai](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-jumai/), [Mount Kanuki](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-kanuki/), [Mount Kinkan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-kinkan/), [Mount Ōhira](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-ohira/), [Mount Ryuso](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-ryuso/), [Mount Shinoi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-shinoi/), [Mount Sobatsubu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-sobatsubu/), [Cape Mihama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/cape-mihama/), [Mount Kokuzo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kokuzousan/), [Aonagi-yama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-aonagi/), [Mount Azabu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-azabu/), [Mount Gatchi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-gacchi/), [Shōmuken-zan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-shomuken/), [Mount Udo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mount-udo/), [Chōkurō Yama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-chokuro/), [Mount Honjō](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-honjyo/), [Tossaki-yama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-tossakiyama/), [Funabara](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/funabara/), [Hot Spring (Onsen)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/hot-spring-onsen/), [Osezaki-Minami Fire Vent](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/osezaki-minami-fire-vent/)
- **Museums and art**: [Mt.Fuji World Heritage Centre, Shizuoka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-fuji-world-heritage-centre/), [Roadside station Fauré Nakakawane Chameikan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/fore-nakakawane-chameikan/), [Heda Shipbuilding Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/heda-shipbuilding-local-materials-museum/), [Izu Chōhachi Art Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/izu-no-chouhachi-museum/), [Tokai University Marine Science Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/museum-of-marine-science-tokai-university/), [Chohachi Memorial Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/joukan-ji-chouhachi-memorial-hall/), [Kogane-zaki Crystal Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kogane-zaki-crystal-park/), [Yuzo Kayama Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/yuzo-kayama-museum/)
- **With kids**: [Numazu Deep Sea Aquarium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/numazu-port-deep-sea-aquarium/), [Chibi Maruko-chan Land](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/chibi-maruko-chan-land/), [Izu・Mito  Sea Paradise](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/izu-mito-sea-paradise/), [Toi Kinzan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/toi-kinzan/)
- **Temples**: [Yamamiya Sengen Shrine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/yamamiya-sengen-shrine/), [Inashimo Shrine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/inashimo-shrine/), [Morokuchi Shrine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/morokuchi-shrine/), [Kōkyūzan Myōhō-ji Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/myoho-temple/), [Shimojō Myōren-ji Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/myorenge/), [Sawa Shrine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/sawa-shrine/), [Seiun-ji Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/seiunji-temple/), [Daruma-ji Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/toi-daruma-temple/)
- **Architecture**: [Shinfujikawa Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shinfujikawa-bridge/)
- **Food and drink**: [Shizuoka Distillery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shizuoka-distillery/), [MASTERS BREWING・2階のビアパブ](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/masters-brewing-2/), [ワンドロップ（ONE DROP）](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/one-drop/)
- **Snow**: [Yeti](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/snow-park-yeti/)
- **Hiking**: [Ashitaka mountain hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/ashitaka-mountain-hut/), [Tokai Nature Trail](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/tokai-nature-trail/)
- **Mountains**: [Chausu Hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/chausu-hut/), [Tekari Hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/tekari-hut/)
- **Hot springs**: [Gokuraku Spa  Mishima Store](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/gokuraku-spa-mishima-store/), [Heirokjizo  Air Bath](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/heirokjizo-air-bath/), [JR焼津駅前足湯](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/jr/), [Kawara Foot Spa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kawara-foot-spa/), [KururaHeda Ichinoyu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kururaheda-ichinoyu/), [Kyukamura Fuji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kyukamura-fuji/), [Nagisa  Foot Spa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/nagisa-foot-spa/), [Numazu Yugawara Onsen Manyo no Yu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/numazu-yugawara-onsen-manyo-no-yu/), [Okuyama Hot Spring](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/okuyama-hot-spring/), [Osawa Onsen  Ita-no-Shyo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/osawa-onsen-ita-no-shyo/), [Sawadakoen onsen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/sawadakoen-onsen/), [Shirakabaso](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shirakabaso/), [Suruga-no-Yu  Sakaguchiya](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/suruga-no-yu-sakaguchiya/), [Tokko no yu hot spring](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/tokko-no-yu-hot-spring/)

## When to go to Shizuoka

The best time to visit Shizuoka is **February to May and October to November**; also possible: December to January and June to September. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 54 |
| February | Best time | 10 h 44 |
| March | Best time | 11 h 44 |
| April | Best time | 12 h 53 |
| May | Best time | 13 h 50 |
| June | Possible | 14 h 20 |
| July | Possible | 14 h 08 |
| August | Possible | 13 h 19 |
| September | Possible | 12 h 12 |
| October | Best time | 11 h 06 |
| November | Best time | 10 h 08 |
| December | Possible | 9 h 39 |

In June there are 14 h 20 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 39. In April, 79 of the 90 places are at their best.

When to go to Japan in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Shizuoka

The nearest main airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND, Tokyo), 142 km as the crow flies. How to get around Japan (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=34.9858%2C138.3854)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=34.9858%2C138.3854)

## Other towns nearby

- [Hamamatsu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/hamamatsu/): 40 places · 67 km
- [Shizuoka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/shizuoka-2/): 44 places · 67 km
- [Kōfu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kofu/): 88 places · 76 km
- [Hachiōji](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/hachioji/): 155 places · 114 km
- [Yokohama](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/yokohama/): 130 places · 121 km
- [Nagano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/nagano-2/): 6 places · 131 km

And all of Japan, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Shizuoka?

The best known: [Suruga Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/suruga-bay/), [Shiraito Falls](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/cascada-shiraito/), [Otodome Falls](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/cascada-otodome/), [Kunōzan Tōshō-gū](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/kunozan-tosho-gu/), [Mount Ashitaka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/asia/japon/mt-ashitaka/). In all, 90 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Shizuoka?

February to May and October to November; also possible: December to January and June to September. In June there are 14 h 20 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 39.

### How do you get to Shizuoka?

The nearest main airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 142 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=34.9858%2C138.3854) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Shizuoka as the destination and these 90 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).