Shizuoka Travel Guide 🌄🍃
Located between Tokyo and Nagoya, Shizuoka Prefecture offers a retreat from the hustle and bustle of city life. It boasts lush mountains, verdant tea fields, and Mount Fuji on one side, and an abundance of seas, beaches, and hot springs on the other. Attractions Recommended Mishima Skywalk Suspension Bridge At 400 meters long and 70 meters above the ground, you can enjoy the view of Japan's tallest peak, Mount Fuji, while overlooking the deepest bay in Japan, Suruga Bay. 🏞️ 📍 Shuzenji and Shuzenji Onsen Street Formally known as 'Fukuchi Mountain Shuzen'man-an Zen Temple', it was founded by the Great Master Kōbō and is one of the 'Izu Eighty-Eight Sacred Places'. ⛩️ Centered around 'Shuzenji', the surrounding area has developed into 'Shuzenji Onsen Street', which is said to have been blessed with hot springs when Kōbō chiseled through the rock. Dream Suspension Bridge While the Izu region has Japan's longest suspension bridge 'Mishima Skywalk', Shizuoka boasts the 'Dream Suspension Bridge', rated as one of the top ten pedestrian suspension bridges in the world by TripAdvisor. 🌉 The bridge is 90 meters long and 8 meters high. It is said that if you make a love wish in the middle of the Dream Suspension Bridge, your dreams will come true! 📍 Miho Pine Forest In Shizuoka, you can enjoy Mount Fuji from various perspectives, and a must-visit spot is 'Miho Pine Forest'. In 2013, it was also included in the World Cultural Heritage list along with Mount Fuji under the theme 'Fujisan, a sacred place of art and faith'. 🌲 📍 Shiraito Falls The largest waterfall at the foot of Mount Fuji, where you can experience the grandeur and mystery of the falls up close. 💧 #Shizuoka