14 Sights in Shizuoka, Japan (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Shizuoka, Japan! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Shizuoka. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
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The Kunōzan Tōshō-gū (久能山東照宮) is a Shintō shrine in Suruga-ku in the city of Shizuoka in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is the original burial place of the first shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and is thus the oldest of the Tōshō-gū shrines in the country. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on April 17, although its spring festival on February 17–18 is a larger event.
Shizuoka Sengen Jinja (静岡浅間神社) is the name for a collective group of three Shinto shrines now forming a single religious corporation, located at Mount Shizuhata in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. These shrines are the Kanbe Jinja (神部神社), Sengen Jinja (浅間神社), and Ōtoshimioya Jinja (大歳御祖神社). The main festival of the shrine is held annually on April 5.
Miho no Matsubara is a scenic area on the Miho Peninsula in Shimizu Ward of Shizuoka City, Japan. Its seven-kilometre seashore is lined with pine trees. It is the location of the legend upon which the Noh drama Hagoromo is based; on the second Saturday and Sunday of October, the city of Shizuoka holds a Hagoromo Festival and a performance of the Noh drama takes place near the pine tree of the legend.
4. 登呂遺跡
Toro is an archaeological site in Suruga Ward in Shizuoka City, 130 kilometres (81 mi) southwest of Tokyo, Japan. The site contains the ruins of a settlement which dates to the 1st century CE, in the late Yayoi period. Discovered in 1943, it was excavated from 1947 to 1948 and designated a Special Historic Site of Japan in 1952. Toro is also the name of the area surrounding it in the Japanese addressing system.
5. Sunpu Castle Park
Sunpu Castle Park is a park located in Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. In 2012 (Heisei 24), the name was changed from Sunpu Park. It is also the name of the town in Aoi Ward, where the park is located.
6. 宝台院
Hodaiin is a temple of the Jodo sect located in 2-chome, Tokiwa-cho, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture (formerly Shimoi-cho). The name of the mountain is Mt. Kinmai. The name of the temple is Ryusenji. The honzon is Amitabha. The Bodhi Temple of the Tokugawa family in Sunpu. The purple robe of the temple was allowed to wear purple robes by the royal charter of Emperor Go-Mizuo.
7. Tetsufune-ji
Teshuji Temple is a temple of the Rinzai sect of Myoshinji in Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Supplementary Fall. The main Buddha is the thousand-handed Kannon Bodhisattva.
8. 清水灯台
Shimizu Lighthouse is a small white lighthouse located at the eastern end of the Miho Peninsula in Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and has an octagonal horizontal cross-section. It was the first reinforced concrete lighthouse in Japan. It has a high historical and cultural property value, has been designated as an important cultural property of the country, and has become an A-rank preserved lighthouse, and still retains its appearance at the time of construction. The surrounding area is a scenic spot of the Miho Matsubara (Miho Matsubara), a constituent asset of the World Cultural Heritage Site Mt. Fuji, the nationally designated scenic spot "Miho Matsubara", and the Miho Matsubara Prefectural Natural Park in Japan Taira. It is commonly referred to as Miho Lighthouse, but the official name by the Japan Coast Guard is "Shimizu Lighthouse".
9. 賤機山古墳
Shizuhatayama Kofun (賤機山古墳) is a dome-shaped kofun burial mound located within the grounds of the Shizuoka Sengen Shrine complex in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Japan. in the Tōkai region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1953.
10. 建穂寺
Kenhoji Temple is a temple of the Shingon sect located in Kenho, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Ruixiang. Suruga Ichikoku 33 Kannon No. 15 Sacred Place.
11. 三池平古墳
Miikedaira Kofun is an ancient burial mound located in Yamakiri-hara, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is a circular mound that is estimated to have been built in the early middle of the Kofun period (early 5th century) and is designated as a historic site in Shizuoka Prefecture.
12. Seikenji
Seiken-ji (清見寺), is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Myōshin-ji branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen, located in the Okitsu neighborhood of Shimizu-ku ward of the city of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan. Its main image is a statue of Shaka Nyōrai. It is also called Kiyomi-dera.
13. 臨済寺
Rinzai-ji , is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Myōshin-ji branch of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen, Buddhism located in the Aoi ward of the city of Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Its main image is a statue of Amida Nyōrai. It was the bodaiji of the Imagawa clan, a powerful Sengoku period daimyō clan. The temple is noted for its Japanese garden, which is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty; however, the temple is only open to the public for two days each autumn, and it is not possible to view this garden other than during that period.
14. 洞慶院
Tokeiin is a temple of the Soto sect located in Hatori, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Mt. Kuju. Locally, it is called "Otouken Mr./Ms." and is known as a famous place for plums.
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