Shizuoka attractions: views, architecture, art or the sea?
Nihondaira Yume Terrace’s viewing corridor offers views of Mount Fuji and Suruga Bay. Add a ropeway trip to Kunozan Toshogu Shrine if you also want to see its ornate decoration. You still need to climb steps after the ropeway.
In Atami, visit Kiunkaku for historic villa architecture and gardens, or Kinomiya Shrine for its large camphor tree. For paintings, check the exhibitions on your travel dates at Shizuoka City Museum of Art or MOA Museum of Art. Choose Sun Beach for a coastal walk, or Sunpu Castle Park for castle history displays inside a restored gate and turret.
Attraction fees and access
Nihondaira Yume Terrace
日本平夢テラス
Nihondaira Yume Terrace's viewing corridor overlooks Fuji, Suruga Bay and Shimizu Port. Walk for sea views, though clouds may hide Fuji. The outdoor corridor is free; building displays and viewing level require admission.
- FeesFrom 1 October 2026, building admission costs JPY 100 for adults and senior secondary students and JPY 50 for primary and junior secondary students. Preschool children enter free, and the outdoor viewing corridor remains free.
- HoursThe building opens from 9 am to 5 pm Sunday to Friday and from 9 am to 9 pm on Saturdays, with last admission 30 minutes before closing. It closes on the second Tuesday of each month (the next weekday if that Tuesday is a public holiday) and at year’s end. The corridor is accessible all day.
- AccessTake a bus from Shizuoka Station-front to Nihondaira Ropeway terminus. The official site lists terrace → ropeway as a three-minute walk; follow summit terrace signs for the connecting path. Allow extra time for meals and waiting. Higashi-Shizuoka is a different origin.
Nihondaira Yume Terrace: visiting guideWeekday outward timetableWeekday return timetableNihondaira Yume Terrace: facility guide
Kunozan Toshogu Shrine
久能山東照宮
Kunozan Toshogu's National Treasure shrine buildings dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu have ornate colours and carving. Add shrine architecture to Nihondaira views. About 80 steps remain from the ropeway station to shrine buildings; return by ropeway from Kunozan Station. Shrine and ropeway tickets are separate.
- FeesFor senior secondary students and adults, shrine admission costs JPY 700, museum admission JPY 600 and combined admission JPY 1,200. For primary and junior secondary students, shrine admission costs JPY 300, museum admission JPY 300 and combined admission JPY 500. Ropeway fares are separate.
- HoursThe shrine opens from 9 am to 5 pm, with admission until 4:50 pm, and is open year-round. Check museum and special-event notices separately. Nihondaira Ropeway suspension for equipment works is scheduled for 1–21 December 2026; this ropeway itinerary does not apply then.
- AccessDescend from Nihondaira to Kunozan Station by ropeway: about five minutes each way, with roughly 80 steps to shrine buildings. Return by ropeway. The regular first departure from Nihondaira is at 9:10 am and the last return from Kunozan at 5 pm; check your date's notices.
Kunozan Toshogu: feesShizutetsu Nihondaira Ropeway: visiting guideShizutetsu: December ropeway suspensionNihondaira Ropeway: one-way riding time
Kiunkaku
起雲閣
Visit Kiunkaku for former Atami villa architecture. Explore Japanese buildings and Western-style rooms combining Japanese, Chinese and European decoration, then the garden. Plan Wednesdays around public-holiday opening.
- FeesAdmission costs JPY 610 for adults and JPY 360 for secondary school students. Primary-school children and younger enter free.
- HoursKiunkaku 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.
- AccessThe facility tourism guide lists about 20 minutes on foot from Atami Station. For buses, take a designated Izuhakone service from stand 1 or 2 to Kiunkaku-mae: officially about 10 minutes, stopping directly outside. Not all buses stop; check destination and return. Bus fares are excluded from these walking itinerary costs.
Kiunkaku: admission and hoursAtami tourism association: Kiunkaku closure exceptionsKiunkaku: accessKiunkaku official tourism guide: roughly 20-minute station walk
Kinomiya Shrine
來宮神社
View the large camphor tree and walk Kinomiya's grounds. Stories about the tree are shrine traditions, not promises of health or fulfilled wishes. During works, enter through the large front torii; ask staff for directions if avoiding main-shrine stairs.
- FeesOfficial guidance does not list ordinary worship admission separately. Confirm it for your date. Prayer services, shrine items, cafes and parking have separate conditions.
- HoursOfficial access guidance lists worship hours 9 am–5 pm and prayer applications until 4:30 pm. Recheck event and construction notices for your date.
- AccessOfficial station access is about 1.6 km, or 18 minutes on foot. For buses, check each direction's services and fares to the shrine-front stop. The tourism association's roughly 15-minute bus estimate is a different method from the 18-minute walk.
Official shrine access and worship hoursAtami tourism association: Kinomiya Shrine
Atami Sun Beach
熱海サンビーチ
Spend time beside the sea at Sun Beach between building visits. This plan walks sand and coastline without water-play facilities. For summer swimming, check that year's operating period and conditions separately.
- FeesUse Sun Beach sand and coastline for walks. Water park, rentals, lockers and parking are separate and excluded here. Do not apply summer water-facility prices to ordinary walks.
- HoursThe 2026 swimming season was 11 July–30 August, with swimming hours of 9 am–4 pm. Evening lighting runs from sunset to 10 pm, switched off during fireworks. Swimming-season operations differ from coast walks.
- AccessThe official individual-attraction guide allows about 20 minutes on foot from Atami Station. Allow the uphill return and platform access.
Sun Beach seasonal use and station accessAtami City: Sun Beach, promenade and seasonal swimming facilitiesAtami tourism association: ended 2026 water park and separate use
Shizuoka City Museum of Art
静岡市美術館
View your date's art exhibition near Shizuoka Station. The Renoir special exhibition runs only 22 September–15 November 2026. This differs from the prefectural art museum.
- FeesFees vary by exhibition. Regular same-day Renoir admission for 22 September–15 November 2026 is JPY 1,600. The ended JPY 1,400 advance-sale price is no longer available.
- HoursThe checked Renoir exhibition runs only 22 September–15 November 2026. The museum opens from 10 am to 7 pm, with admission until 6:30 pm. It closes on Mondays, except public holidays when it opens and closes the next weekday instead. Check dates, prices and opening for other exhibitions in the official list.
- AccessFollow the underground passage from JR Shizuoka Station's north exit to the exhibition entrance on Level 3 of Aoi Tower, officially about three minutes away.
Shizuoka City Museum of Art: Renoir feesCity art museum: station accessCity art museum: opening calendar
Sunpu Castle Park
駿府城公園
Explore Sunpu Castle history inside reconstructed Higashi Gate and Tatsumi Turret. Park walks are free; interior exhibitions are paid.
- FeesRegular admission to Higashi Gate and Tatsumi Turret costs JPY 200. Compare the JPY 360 three-facility combined ticket separately.
- HoursThe paid facilities 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. Outdoor keep-platform facilities are planned from spring 2027 onwards. The gate and turret remain open during repairs to the entrance path and exterior fence scheduled for 28 September–30 November 2026. Follow on-site access guidance and check your date's notices.
- AccessSunpu Castle Park is at 1-1 Sunpujo Koen, officially about 15 minutes on foot from JR Shizuoka Station. Allow extra wayfinding to the actual paid entrance.
Sunpu Castle Park: viewing areasSunpu Castle Park: entrance-path repairsSunpu Castle Park: fees and access
MOA Museum of Art
MOA美術館
View art at MOA, choosing performances and other programmes separately. Each programme has its own booking and participation conditions. After the bus, escalators still lead uphill to the main building.
- FeesRegular adult admission costs JPY 2,000, and return buses from Atami Station cost JPY 200 each way, for a total of JPY 2,400.
- HoursMOA Museum of Art opens from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, with last admission at 4 pm. It closes on Thursdays except public holidays, and for exhibition changeovers. Check your date's official opening calendar and temporary changes.
- AccessTake a museum-bound bus from Atami stand 8, officially about seven minutes to the terminus. Choose outbound and return services to and from Atami together in your date's official timetable. Services marked M do not run on museum closure days. Buy admission at the escalator entrance by the stop, then follow eight sections about 10 minutes to the upper plaza and on to the main entrance. Allow extra time for ticketing and queues.
MOA visitor guideOperating calendarTokai Bus timetable for both directionsMOA: official map of the escalator entrance and bus stopMOA: Art Street and escalator access
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
Is Nihondaira Yume Terrace free?
The outdoor viewing corridor is free. From 1 October 2026, building viewpoint admission is JPY 100 for adults and senior secondary students and JPY 50 for primary and junior secondary students. Checked on 8 October 2026.
Does the ropeway avoid Toshogu's stairs?
About 80 steps remain between Kunozan Station and shrine buildings. The roughly five-minute ride excludes stairs, tickets and queues. Return down the stairs for the ropeway afterwards. No walking link connects Nihondaira and Kunozan. If stairs are difficult, choose terrace views without the shrine return. Checked on 9 October 2026.
Shizutetsu Nihondaira Ropeway: visiting guideNihondaira Ropeway: one-way riding time
Is MOA's exhibition room right by the bus stop?
Buy tickets at the terminus-side escalator entrance, then follow eight escalator sections about 10 minutes to the upper plaza and on to the main entrance. This is separate from the roughly seven-minute bus ride from stand 8. Allow exhibition-to-stop travel and waiting on the return journey.
MOA visitor guideMOA: official map of the escalator entrance and bus stopMOA: Art Street and escalator access
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 ·
- Kiunkaku: access ·
- Official shrine access and worship hours ·
- Atami tourism association: Kinomiya Shrine ·
- Sun Beach seasonal use and station access ·
- Shizuoka City Museum of Art: Renoir fees ·
- City art museum: station access ·
- City art museum: opening calendar ·
- Sunpu Castle Park: fees and access ·
- Sunpu Castle Park: viewing areas ·
- Kiunkaku official tourism guide: roughly 20-minute station walk ·
- MOA visitor guide ·
- Tokai Bus timetable for both directions ·
- Operating calendar ·
- Weekday outward timetable ·
- Weekday return timetable ·
- Nihondaira Ropeway: one-way riding time ·
- MOA: official map of the escalator entrance and bus stop ·
- MOA: Art Street and escalator access ·
- Atami tourism association: Kiunkaku closure exceptions ·
- Sunpu Castle Park: entrance-path repairs ·
- Atami City: Sun Beach, promenade and seasonal swimming facilities ·
- Atami tourism association: ended 2026 water park and separate use ·