Daidogei World Cup: On the Streets Peter Sidell Held every November in Japan's Shizuoka City, around half-way between Tokyo and Kyoto, the Daidogei World Cup is a four-day f...
Culture Kew Gardens Flowers Exhibition 2021 Kim Bergström Aspecial exhibition taking place at the Shizuoka City Museum of Art looks into a range of botanical artworks which were inspi...
Culture Arai Shrine John Carter Walking the coastline of Ito in search of William Adams past I stumbled upon a small shrine perched half way upon a mountain....
Activities Mt. Fuji Guide Nori Kyle Hedlund Keen to tackle Mt. Fuji in the safest, most enjoyable way possible? One local man could be your ticket to the top: Freelance ...
Culture Bishamonten Myohoji Temple, Fuji Peter Sidell Not far from Yoshiwara station (near Fuji City) in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Bishamonten Myohoji is an appealing Buddhist ...
Culture Ooka Makoto Kotoba Museum, Mishima Peter Sidell In Mishima in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, the Ooka Makoto Kotoba Museum holds regular special exhibitions on a range of art ...
Rinkoji Peter Sidell In Mishima at the head of the Izu peninsula in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Rinkoji is an appealing neighbourhood shrine with...
Accommodation Tomari Business Hotel in Fujieda [Closed] Peter Sidell In the suburbs of Shizuoka City in central Japan, Fujieda Tomari is a well located, cosy and good value business hotel.
Culture Parallel Histories 2020-2021 Kim Bergström "Parallel Histories: The Several Currents of Contemporary Art" is a special exhibition taking place at the Shizuoka Prefectur...
Activities Hydrangea Season at the Mishima Skywalk Kim Bergström From mid-June to mid-July, the walking path across from Shizuoka's Mishima Skywalk is filled with the color of around 13,000 ...
Activities Hamamatsu Zoological Gardens Nicola Skoulding Come see the animals at Hamamatsu municipal zoo
Food Rin Nouvelle Japonaise, Mishima Peter Sidell In Mishima in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Rin Nouvelle Japonaise is a stylish restaurant with reasonably priced food and dri...
Nightlife Selfish, Hamamatsu Peter Sidell Selfish is an inexpensive bar/restaurant in central Hamamatsu in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, serving reasonably priced Medit...
Accommodation Villa Hamanako Peter Sidell Near Hamamatsu in Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, Villa Hamanako is a lakeside hotel on Lake Hamana, with a comfortable, relaxin...
