This tour is for the cruise passengers anchored in Shimizu port and other tourists.
We will visit Kunozan Toshogu shrine which enshrined Tokugawa Ieyasu 1st shogun in the Edo era who opened Edo ( currently Tokyo)
Visit the Nihondaira plateau and Yume terrace with a view of Mt.Fuji and Suruga Bay if it's clear.
By using a taxi. (each ride or charter)
At Shimizu port
visit Nihondaira plateau and Yume Terrace observation to have a view of Mt.Fuji and Suruga Bay by TAXI.
visit Kunozan Toshogu Shrine by ROPEWAY OR GONDOLA from Nihondaira to the shrine, which enshrined the 1st Shogun Ieyasu, and have a look at the National Treasure main building here.
But there are so many steps to access the main building, so you should have to walk a lot.
visit Miho Pine Grove to see a view of Mt.Fuji, Beach, and Pine Grove. and Miho Shirube museum
visit Ocha Kaikan, (Green tea plantation) tasting, taking a photo with a view of Mt.Fuji and green tea plants.
And also, you can experience picking green tea, from spring to fall. needs booking.
At Shimizu port
You will visit the National treasure "Kunozan Toshogu Shrine" which is so beautiful shrie main buildings
and treasure museum. (including samurai armor).
Get a ropeway ride to Kunozan with a view of Suruga Bay.
Have a view of Mt Fuji if it's clear at the Nihondaira plateau.
Optional: visit Miho pine grove which is one of the components of Mt.fuji World Heritage sites.
If you would like to visit there, sometimes needs an extra hour)
Or have an experience to visit a green tea plantation for a tasting or picking experience.(Nihondaira Ocha kaikan)
guide fee & guide transportation fee to Shimizu
transportation fee (you and guide) : Regular TAXI (6,000 JPY round trip from & to the Shimizu port)
3 combined tickets (1950 yen/person for ropeway return, shrine building, and museum)
any food and drink
From Tokyo to Shizuoka by bullet train costs 5350 yen for a reservation seat on one way.
I can guide you in Yokohama, Tokyo, and Hakone if you pay my transportation fee.
This tour uses a taxi ride and walks a lot at the shrine.
There are lots of steps in the Kunozan Toshogu shrine, so you have to walk to visit.
If you would like to use a charter taxi, please find it on this site by yourself or
let me know,
I am a professional chef and a food journal writer, obviously, all the normal trips will not interested me at all. This wasabi field trip with Ms. Yasuko was an extraordinary one as we had a chance to see the process of how the wasabi was cleaned, prepared and packed. I was impressed. The wasabi farms were also gorgeous to see!
Yasuko, Provided a very thorough tour of the Mt Fuji Srine and museum/learning center. We met at the port and took several trains from Shimizu to the Fuji area. Also had lunch at a local noodle eatery. A very enjoyable day.
Dear Michael, Thank you for a good review. I'm happy to hear you had fun on that day with me. I'm afraid your wife missed something close to the Mt.Fuji area's atmosphere. But you will be back here in the best season to see Mt.Fuji in the future. I appreciate you joining my tour.
Yasuko was ready to chat and advise us about our itinerary through GoWithGuide. On the day before our tour she contacted me through whatsapp so we could confirm the meeting time and as a result, was easy to find at the port. She had already purchased an IC card for us to use which made catching public transport a breeze. We just had to reimburse her on the day. Using public transport was a fantastic experience and the bullet train ride was awesome. Unfortunately Mt Fuji was enveloped in cloud but the other places she took us to were great and without volumes of tourists.
Dear Debi, Thank you for writing a good review of my tour. I'm happy to hear that you had a good time with me. So you will be back to see Mt.Fuji sometime in the future. Again I appreciate so much for your cooperation.
Our party of 4 was met by yasuko (or Jasmine as she asked us to call her). She was an incredible guide, knowledgeable, and very flexible as we made some changes to our plans. She was able to meet all our must sees including a short ride on the bullet chain. You cannot go wrong with having Jasmine as your guide in the Mt. Fuji area.
Dear Robin-san, thank you so much for a good review. I'm happy to hear that you had fun with me around the Mt.Fuji area. I appreciate you all were kind and cooperative. Welcome back to Japan in a different season. Yasuko