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Private sightseeing tour from Shimizu Port / Van Taxi
4.9
42 Ratings
Shizuoka
Experience the best of Shimizu Port with our guided tour. Visit the Nihondaira Plateau, Kunozan Toshogu Shrine, and Miho Beach. Book now for a memorable sightseeing adventure!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Shimizu Port - Vehicle transfer from Shimizu Port to Nihondaira
- Nihondaira Ropeway - This ropeway links Nihondaira and Kunozan Toshogu Shrine in 5 minutes. We use the round trip ropeway. Enjoy the stunning view of Suruga Bay (total waiting and riding time for the round trip is about 20 minutes).
- Kunozan Toshogu Shrine - A magnificent shrine designated as a national treasure. This shrine is associated with the renowned Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and houses his mausoleum.
- 日本平観光天文センター - A new observatory that opened in November 2018. You can enjoy breathtaking views of Mt. Fuji, Shimizu Port, Izu Peninsula, and the Southern Alps.
- Nihondaira Ochakaikan - A Japanese tea shop with a green tea field. If the weather is clear, you can take photos of Mt. Fuji over the tea field.
- Nihondaira Ochakaikan - Vehicle transfer from Nihondaira to Miho Pine Tree Grove
- Miho Seacoast (Miho no Matsubara Beach) - Part of the Mt. Fuji World Heritage site. The view of Mt. Fuji from here is exceptional! The green pine tree grove, black sand beach, white waves, and blue sky create a picturesque scene that epitomizes Japan.
- Shizuoka City Miho no Matsubara Culture & Creativity Center Mihoshirube - A newly opened center in March 2019. Learn about the history of Miho, the Hagoromo legend, and enjoy a short film about Miho no Matsubara. Even if the weather is poor and Mt. Fuji is not visible from Miho Beach, you can still enjoy your time here.
- Miho Seacoast (Miho no Matsubara Beach) - Vehicle transfer from Miho Beach to Shimizu Port
What's Included
- Private transportation
- An English speaking guide
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- combo ticket (1,950JPY/person) ropeway, admission fee to Kunozan Toshotu Shrine and museum
Additional Information
By participating this tour, you can visit 3 most popular spots around Shimizu. 1. Nihondaira Plateau (Green tea field and Mt.Fuji view at Nihondaira Ocha Kaikan, Nihondaira Yume Terrace Observatory, Spectacular view from Nihondaira ropeway) 2. Kunozan Toshogu Shrine a brilliant national treasure shrine. This beautiful shrine is for giving worship to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Edo period. 3. Miho Beach (Miho Pine Tree Grove= a part of Mt.Fuji World Heritage, Miho no Matsugara Culture & Creativity Center) Our reliable licensed English guides who live in this area will guide you. They have a lot of knowledge about this area. We provide this tour by a comfortable jumbo taxis (van taxis). Regarding to the starting time, we recommend you to start earlier as possible to reduce the risk to line up for the ropeway.
- To get to Kunozan Toshogu Shrine, you need to climb up stone steps after getting off the ropeway.
Location
清水港ＦＴ（エスパルスドリームフェリー）
Shimizu Marine Terminal
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(42 Ratings)
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Moises_h
Aug 9, 2024
Nice - Tōshō-gū is really worth it very nice temple the guide was wonderful and the sites too also the stroll at the beach
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Dansanshiu
Aug 8, 2024
Interesting sites, passionate and energetic tour guide Rie! - Our hostess Rie was so knowledgeable and passionate about the tour. She had wonderful, hand drawn maps and diagrams to help explain the intricate details of the various shrines we visited. We enjoyed the pace of the tour and all of her explanations. We were even able to customize the tour somewhat to reduce the amount of walking we had to do. I would highly encourage this tour.
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Stephane_l
Jul 15, 2024
Shimizu beautiful - Mokoto was an excellent guide.
We discovered many beautiful place and culture of Japan. We recomand this tour, it is very interesting !!!
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W3877nvjanetm
Jun 11, 2024
Shimizu and Mt Fuji tour - We had a wonderful day on this tour
Our guide was amazing and very attentive to our needs. Highly recommend this guide and tour
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Cheryl_h
Jun 4, 2024
Phenomenal tour with a phenomenal guide - Our family had an amazing time touring Shimizu with our wonderful guide Miyuki. From seeing breathtaking Mt Fuji to the tea fields to the temple to the beach, it was all spectacular and the best tour of our 2 week Japan vacation. We highly recommend!
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Arlen_l
Jun 4, 2024
A pleasant and memorable experience - Every moment is memorable with our tour guide Horiko-san who has a trove of knowledge to share. She’s friendly and professional answering all our questions clearly. Finding the tour company staff is instant from the moment we walked out of the cruise ship. The provided transport is very comfortable with a friendly and well mannered operator.
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Cherylmv1895cq
Jun 3, 2024
Best tour of our2 week vacation! - This was our last of 8 stops on our tour and cruise of Japan. This was by far the best! Miyuki was a spectacular guide, she was so friendly and knowledgeable. We highly recommended this tour!
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Jonathandl8109hj
May 30, 2024
Fun rainy day in Shimizu! - Excellent tour of Shimizu! Our tour guide Motoko was very sweet and knowledgeable. They were also very prompt and organized. Even though it was a rainy day and we could not see Mount Fuji she made it very enjoyable. Saw a beautiful shrine and temple, a tea farm and the sacred pine forest near the beach. She made it fun for teens as well! Highly recommend!
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Ronda_w
May 29, 2024
Shimizu Port - Review for tour
Our tour with Miyuki was so fun. Even with the weather not cooperating with our agenda to see Mt Fuji, Miyuki’s knowledge of the area and history of Shimizu, as well as her jokes and delightful personality made up for the mountain being hidden by the rain and clouds. Visiting the Kunozan Toshogu Shrine as well as the Woodcut Block Museum was a highlight. Thank you Hirokane, for being so accommodating and rebooking our tour after it was inadvertently canceled. Thank you for a wonderful day, Miyuki, you went above and beyond to see to our comfort and enjoyment.
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Susan_l
Jun 5, 2024
Not worth the cost - Very disappointed with guide
Would have been cheaper to hire a taxi as guide offered very little information
Gave no information on places visited and could not answer questions. Agreed when we said would Google for the infirmation
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