This tour for the cruise passengers anchored in Shimizu port.Mt. Fuji was designated as a UNESCO world cultural heritage site in 2013 which is the well known mountain and the highest in Japan.We will visit Fujisan hongu sengen shrine (blessing Mt. Fuji) in Fujinomiya, also Shiraito waterfalls (view with Mt. Fuji if the weather is clear.)
shimizu port
Visit Fujisan Hongu Sengen Shrine by public transport, train, and bus.
This shrine is worshipped as the deity of Mt.Fuji, has a long history, and can feel the very sacred atmosphere.
Visit Mt.Fuji World Heritage Center on foot from the shrine.
You can experience climbing Mt.Fuji and view it at the observation deck.
Also, you can learn about Mt.Fuji much on the side culture and nature.
Eat lunch (fried noodles around this area), a very casual dish but famous.
Optional:
Visit Shiraito waterfalls by taxi I recommend not public transport.
Quite beautiful and can see a view of Mt.Fuji if it's clear.
Needs an extra hour.
Optional:
Visit Sake Brewery (Takasago) to learn how to make Japanese Sake.
And try tasting.
Needs booking and an extra hour sometimes
Optional:
Visit Sakurai Green Tea Plantation to try green tea leaf picking and tasting
by taxi
Needs booking and an extra hour
Fee: 1,100 JPY/person
Optional:
Shinkansen (bullet train) ride experience between Shizuoka station and
Shin-fuji station for 10 minutes
shimizu port
Mt. Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan and has been worshiped by the people for a long time. and then it was designated as a UNESCO world cultural heritage site in 2013.
So we visit Fujisan Hongu Sengen Shrine which is worshiped for Mt.Fuji. you will have a look at the beautiful buildings and so clean spring pond.
Visit Mt. Fuji world heritage center opened in December 2017. (learn about Mt. Fuji: history & virtual climbing experience etc)
This world heritage center will be closed every 3rd Tuesday. Hours 9 am to 5 pm (until 6 pm in July & August)
We can eat fried noodles. (got the 1st prize in the grade B gourmet championship in Japan)
optional
#1 Visit the sake brewery (have a look at sake-making & tasting Japanese alcohol: need booking)
if you are interested in the Buddha statue, you can try this one.
#2 Visit Shiraito waterfalls which are one of the components of world heritage sites.
If you are lucky to have a view of Mt. Fuji with waterfalls.
#3 Visit a Green tea plantation, can experience green tea leaf picking and tasting. (needs booking)
#4 Shinkansen ride experience (bullet train) from Shin-fuji station to Shizuoka station (10min ride)
If you are interested in the fastest train in Japan, please try this option. You will have amazing.
if you would like to visit other places in Shizuoka, please ask me.
guide fee & guide transportation fee to shimizu
Transportation fee (you),
Use public transportation bus & train 1,560 yen/person.
The entrance fee of World Heritage Center is 300 yen/person, free for students 70 and older & disabled persons: needs ID)
Lunch,
Optional: Important
Sake brewery, Shiraito waterfalls, Tea plantation, and Shinkansen ride sometimes need an extra hour)
Optional,
#1 Sake brewery: needs booking
#2 Visit Shiraito waterfalls: visit there by taxi ride 30 min
#3 Visit Tea plantation: experience fee for green tea picking and tasting (1,100 yen/person)
#4 Get on the Shinkansen(bullet train on the return to Shimizu) extra 1.510 yen/person
Chartered taxi:
You should book by yourself on this website. (depends on the company)
A chartered taxi: would be 42,000 JPY for less than 3 people ( one regular taxi) for 6 hours.
62,000 JPY for less than 8 people (one van taxi) for 6 hours.
depends on the taxi company and the time long (so if your tour takes less than 6 hours less cost)
I can guide you in Yokohama, Tokyo, and Hakone if you pay my transportation fee.
Every 3rd Tuesday (closed) world heritage center
This tour is using public transportation, for example, bus & train, so you should walk from the bus stop & train station though.
If you would like to use a chartered taxi, please let me know before booking.
View of Mt. Fuji (depends on the weather or season)
optional: sometimes needs an extra hour and needs to ride a taxi
visiting waterfalls depends on the bus time schedule.
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