Shizuoka in four days: change hotels or stay in Atami?
To see Kunozan Toshogu Shrine and Atami, stay one night in Shizuoka before moving to Atami for two nights. For architecture, art, a shrine and the coast without changing hotels, spend all three nights in Atami. When changing cities, take a Kodama that stops at Atami and allow enough time to walk to Kiunkaku before admission closes.
Choose an itinerary for 4 days / 3 nights
Kunozan Toshogu and Atami architecture, art and coast
Stay one night in Shizuoka, then two in Atami for mountain views and shrine architecture followed by a former villa, art and sea. The transfer day includes JPY 3,100 Kodama non-reserved travel.
Kunozan Toshogu and Atami architecture, art and coast →4 days / 3 nights BAtami architecture, art, shrine and coast
Stay three nights in Atami without moving hotels for a former villa, art, large camphor tree and sea on separate days. Depart in the afternoon after final-day coast walks and lunch.
Atami architecture, art, shrine and coast →Kunozan Toshogu and Atami architecture, art and coast
Stay one night in Shizuoka, then two in Atami for mountain views and shrine architecture followed by a former villa, art and sea. The transfer day includes JPY 3,100 Kodama non-reserved travel.
Day 1: Shizuoka Station → Nihondaira and Kunozan Toshogu → hotel
Start from Shizuoka Station in the morning to visit Nihondaira and Toshogu on day one. For a late-afternoon arrival, omit the shrine return or move it to another sightseeing day.
- Shizuoka Station-front stop → Nihondaira Ropeway bus terminus
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 timetableWeekday return timetableNihondaira Ropeway: one-way riding time
- Nihondaira Ropeway station → Kunozan Station and Toshogu
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 guideNihondaira Ropeway: one-way riding time
- Kunozan Toshogu Shrine → Shrine worship area
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: feesShizutetsu: December ropeway suspension
- Toshogu and Kunozan Station → Nihondaira Yume Terrace
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 guideNihondaira Yume Terrace: visiting guideNihondaira Yume Terrace: facility guide
- Nihondaira Ropeway bus terminus → Shizuoka Station-front stop
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 timetableWeekday outward timetableShizutetsu: segment fare search, outbound fare checked; return fare unconfirmed
Day 2: Shizuoka Station → Kodama → Atami Kiunkaku → hotel
- Shizuoka Station → Kodama and Atami Station
Choose a Kodama stopping at Atami in JR Central's date-specific search. Checked ordinary-car non-reserved fare: base JPY 1,340 + limited-express JPY 1,760 = JPY 3,100. Non-reserved tickets do not guarantee a seat. Allow the Kiunkaku walk after arriving at Atami and meet its 4:30 pm last entry.
JR Central basic eastbound timetableJR Central: date-specific Kodama routes and fares
- Atami Station → Kiunkaku
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 hoursKiunkaku official tourism guide: roughly 20-minute station walkJapan Travel and Tourism Association: Kiunkaku walk
- Kiunkaku → Buildings and garden
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 hoursAtami tourism association: Kiunkaku closure exceptions
- Kiunkaku → Towards Atami Station
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 hoursKiunkaku official tourism guide: roughly 20-minute station walk
Day 3: Atami Station stand 8 → MOA → station
- Atami Station stand 8 → MOA Museum of Art bus terminus
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.
- Bus terminus → MOA main building
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 stopMOA: Art Street and escalator access
- MOA main building → Art exhibition and lunch
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 Museum of Art → Atami Station
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.
Day 4: Atami Station → Sun Beach coast → station
- Atami Station → Sun Beach coast
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 coast → Atami Station
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.
Included: Ropeway return JPY 1,250 + Toshogu shrine JPY 700 + terrace building JPY 100 + Shizuoka Station-front → Nihondaira Ropeway outward bus JPY 710 = JPY 2,760; Shizuoka → Atami Kodama ordinary-car non-reserved base JPY 1,340 + limited-express JPY 1,760 = JPY 3,100; Kiunkaku regular individual JPY 610; MOA regular JPY 2,000 + return buses JPY 200 × 2 = JPY 2,400.
Separate costs and conditions: Accommodation, meals, luggage storage, travel to and from the prefecture, extra journeys between the station and hotel, activities, cafes, shopping and admission to museums or facilities outside your selected ticket cost extra. The Nihondaira → Shizuoka Station return bus is separate; this does not double the JPY 710 outward fare. Sun Beach water park, rentals and parking are outside this walking itinerary.
This subtotal covers the listed costs for one adult using regular individual tickets, checked on 8 October 2026. It uses regular tickets for the listed facilities and routes, without claiming the cheapest discount combination. Recalculate for date-specific exhibitions, tickets or fares. Fare-search conditions do not represent an actual trip or secured seats.
Shizutetsu Nihondaira Ropeway: visiting guideKunozan Toshogu: feesNihondaira Yume Terrace: visiting guideShizutetsu: segment fare search, outbound fare checked; return fare unconfirmedJR Central: date-specific Kodama routes and faresKiunkaku: admission and hoursMOA visitor guideTokai Bus timetable for both directions
Atami architecture, art, shrine and coast
Stay three nights in Atami without moving hotels for a former villa, art, large camphor tree and sea on separate days. Depart in the afternoon after final-day coast walks and lunch.
Day 1: Atami Station → Kiunkaku → hotel
- Atami Station → Kiunkaku
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 hoursKiunkaku official tourism guide: roughly 20-minute station walkJapan Travel and Tourism Association: Kiunkaku walk
- Kiunkaku → Buildings and garden
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 hoursAtami tourism association: Kiunkaku closure exceptions
- Kiunkaku → Towards Atami Station
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 hoursKiunkaku official tourism guide: roughly 20-minute station walk
Day 2: Atami Station stand 8 → MOA → station
- Atami Station stand 8 → MOA Museum of Art bus terminus
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.
- Bus terminus → MOA main building
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 stopMOA: Art Street and escalator access
- MOA main building → Art exhibition and lunch
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 Museum of Art → Atami Station
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.
Day 3: Atami Station → Kinomiya Shrine → station-area hotel
- Atami Station → Kinomiya Shrine
Walk from Atami Station to Kinomiya Shrine: officially about 1.6 km, or 18 minutes. Explore grounds and the large camphor tree during 9 am–5 pm worship hours. Applications for separate prayer services close at 4:30 pm. Follow on-site worship routes during works.
Official shrine access and worship hoursAtami tourism association: Kinomiya Shrine
- Kinomiya Shrine → Towards Atami Station
Retrace the route towards the station for lunch. The 18 minutes is station-to-shrine access; grounds, hill rests and hotel access are extra. If changing to buses, check both directions' stops, operations and fares separately.
Official shrine access and worship hoursAtami tourism association: Kinomiya Shrine
Day 4: Atami Station → Sun Beach coast → station
- Atami Station → Sun Beach coast
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 coast → Atami Station
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.
Included: Kiunkaku regular individual admission JPY 610; MOA regular admission JPY 2,000 + Atami Station ↔ MOA buses JPY 200 × 2 = JPY 2,400.
Separate costs and conditions: Accommodation, meals, luggage storage, travel to and from the prefecture, extra journeys between the station and hotel, activities, cafes, shopping and admission to museums or facilities outside your selected ticket cost extra. Ordinary Kinomiya worship admission is not included; confirm directly before visiting. Sun Beach water park, rentals and parking are outside this walking itinerary.
This subtotal covers the listed costs for one adult using regular individual tickets, checked on 8 October 2026. It uses regular tickets for the listed facilities and routes, without claiming the cheapest discount combination. Recalculate for date-specific exhibitions, tickets or fares. Fare-search conditions do not represent an actual trip or secured seats.
Kiunkaku: admission and hoursMOA visitor guideTokai Bus timetable for both directions
Ropeway closure: 1–21 December 2026
Nihondaira Ropeway is scheduled to close for equipment works. During this period, you cannot use the ropeway connection to Kunozan Toshogu Shrine in these itineraries. Even if you only want the terrace views, check the bus services and terrace opening dates separately.
Frequently asked questions
Does a four-day trip to Shizuoka and Atami return between cities daily?
For Option A, stay one night in Shizuoka, then two in Atami. Checked Kodama ordinary-car non-reserved Shizuoka → Atami fare: base JPY 1,340 + limited-express JPY 1,760 = JPY 3,100. This is not a daily return; Atami → Shizuoka trains are outside this itinerary. Check stops and arrival times for your travel date and allow the walk before Kiunkaku's 4:30 pm last entry.
JR Central: date-specific Kodama routes and faresKiunkaku: admission and hoursKiunkaku official tourism guide: roughly 20-minute station walk
Official sources and check dates
- Nihondaira Yume Terrace: visiting guide ·
- Nihondaira Yume Terrace: facility guide ·
- Kunozan Toshogu: fees ·
- Shizutetsu Nihondaira Ropeway: visiting guide ·
- Shizutetsu: December ropeway suspension ·
- Kiunkaku: admission and hours ·
- Official shrine access and worship hours ·
- Atami tourism association: Kinomiya Shrine ·
- Sun Beach seasonal use and station access ·
- Kiunkaku official tourism guide: roughly 20-minute station walk ·
- MOA visitor guide ·
- Tokai Bus timetable for both directions ·
- MOA exhibition list ·
- Operating calendar ·
- Weekday outward timetable ·
- Weekday return timetable ·
- JR Central basic eastbound timetable ·
- Japan Travel and Tourism Association: Kiunkaku walk ·
- Nihondaira Ropeway: one-way riding time ·
- JR Central: date-specific Kodama routes and fares ·
- MOA: official map of the escalator entrance and bus stop ·
- MOA: Art Street and escalator access ·
- Atami tourism association: Kiunkaku closure exceptions ·
- Shizutetsu: segment fare search, outbound fare checked; return fare unconfirmed ·
- JR Central and JR West: Mt. Fuji-Shizuoka Mini pass routes ·