Shizuoka in three days: what can you see from one city base?

Follow the underground passage to Aoi Tower Level 3, about three minutes away. This differs from the prefectural art museum. Check your date's exhibition hours and last admission time before viewing, allowing lunch and rest separately.

Shizuoka City Museum of Art: Renoir fees2026-10-09City art museum: opening calendar2026-10-08City art museum: current exhibition list2026-10-09

The city art museum opens from 10 am to 7 pm, with exhibition admission until 6:30 pm. It closes on Mondays, except public holidays when it opens and closes the next weekday instead. Return towards the station through the underground passage afterwards. For another exhibition period, recheck displays, prices and closures.

City art museum: station access2026-10-08City art museum: opening calendar2026-10-08City art museum: current exhibition list2026-10-09

Choose a bus reaching Nihondaira Ropeway terminus. Check outbound and return services to and from Shizuoka in your date's weekday timetable or the timetable for weekends and public holidays. Allow ropeway, shrine and viewpoint time after summit arrival.

Weekday outward timetable2026-10-08Weekday return timetable2026-10-08Nihondaira Ropeway: one-way riding time2026-10-09

Prepare a return ropeway ticket and descend to Kunozan Station. After about five minutes riding, around 80 steps lead to shrine buildings. Tickets, queues and stairs are extra. If stairs are difficult or wind stops the ropeway, omit the shrine and focus on terrace views.

Shizutetsu Nihondaira Ropeway: visiting guide2026-10-09Nihondaira Ropeway: one-way riding time2026-10-09

Use a shrine ticket for architecture and paid worship areas. Shrine admission costs JPY 700 for senior secondary students and adults; museum admission is separate. The shrine opens from 9 am to 5 pm, with admission until 4:50 pm, but finish your visit in time for your return bus.

Kunozan Toshogu: fees2026-10-09Shizutetsu: December ropeway suspension2026-10-08

Return down the stairs to Kunozan Station for the ropeway to Nihondaira. No walking route connects the two mountains. Have lunch and a rest at the summit, then follow terrace signs for a roughly three-minute walk. The outdoor viewing corridor is free; regular adult building admission costs JPY 100. The building opens from 9 am to 5 pm Sunday to Friday and from 9 am to 9 pm on Saturdays. It closes on the second Tuesday of each month, or the next weekday if that Tuesday is a public holiday. Fuji views depend on weather.

Shizutetsu Nihondaira Ropeway: visiting guide2026-10-09Nihondaira Yume Terrace: visiting guide2026-10-08Nihondaira Yume Terrace: facility guide2026-10-08

Reach the stop for your selected Shizuoka Station-front return bus. If delayed, shorten remaining sightseeing and breaks to catch it. Dine and head to your hotel after returning. The return-bus fare is outside this itinerary's partial subtotal.

Weekday return timetable2026-10-08Weekday outward timetable2026-10-08Shizutetsu: segment fare search, outbound fare checked; return fare unconfirmed2026-10-08

Walk about 15 minutes from the station to the park. View castle-history displays inside reconstructed Higashi Gate and Tatsumi Turret. Free park walks differ from paid interiors.

Sunpu Castle Park: fees and access2026-10-08

Regular admission costs JPY 200. The gate and turret open from 9 am to 4:30 pm, with admission until 4 pm. They close on Mondays except public holidays, with no replacement closure, and from 29 December to 3 January. Retrace the roughly 15-minute walk towards the station after viewing, then have lunch and depart. Follow works guidance for your date.

Sunpu Castle Park: fees and access2026-10-08

Have lunch near the station, then walk about 20 minutes to Kiunkaku. Explore the former residence's Japanese and Western-style architecture and garden. Allow extra time for the hills and breaks.

Kiunkaku: admission and hours2026-10-08Kiunkaku official tourism guide: roughly 20-minute station walk2026-10-08Japan Travel and Tourism Association: Kiunkaku walk2026-10-08

Kiunkaku opens from 9 am to 5 pm, with last admission at 4:30 pm. It closes on Wednesdays except public holidays, and from 26 to 30 December. Check opening for your date before exploring buildings and the garden.

Kiunkaku: admission and hours2026-10-08Atami tourism association: Kiunkaku closure exceptions2026-10-08

Retrace the roughly 20-minute walk towards the station. Rest nearby and head to your hotel. Choose dinner according to whether your stay includes meals.

Kiunkaku: admission and hours2026-10-08Kiunkaku official tourism guide: roughly 20-minute station walk2026-10-08

Take a museum-bound bus for about seven minutes to its terminus. Choose outward and Atami Station-bound return services for your date. M-marked buses do not operate on museum closure days.

MOA visitor guide2026-10-08Tokai Bus timetable for both directions2026-10-08

Buy your ticket at the escalator entrance by the stop. Follow eight escalator sections for about 10 minutes to the upper plaza, then continue to the main entrance. Allow ticket queues separately.

MOA: official map of the escalator entrance and bus stop2026-10-08MOA: Art Street and escalator access2026-10-08

View your date's exhibition, allowing lunch and rest separately. The museum usually opens from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, with admission until 4 pm. It closes on Thursdays except public holidays. Check displayed works, exhibition run and opening calendar for changeover closures.

MOA visitor guide2026-10-08Operating calendar2026-10-08MOA exhibition list2026-10-08

Descend the escalators to the stop and take your chosen Atami-bound bus. Exhibition-room-to-stop travel and waiting are outside the roughly seven-minute ride. Choose dinner or rest near the station.

MOA visitor guide2026-10-08Tokai Bus timetable for both directions2026-10-08

After breakfast, walk about 20 minutes from the station to Sun Beach. Explore sand and seaside walking spaces, giving sea scenery a separate day from architecture and art.

Sun Beach seasonal use and station access2026-10-08

Shorten your stay in heavy rain or strong wind. The station return is uphill: add rest and boarding access to the roughly 20-minute walk. Choose lunch en route or near the station. This is a coast walk; summer swimming and water park use are separate.

Sun Beach seasonal use and station access2026-10-08