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Two nights in Shizuoka: what will you see in one city?

Stay two nights near Shizuoka Station for views, shrine architecture and castle history, or near Atami Station for historic residence, art and sea. Give the city art museum, Toshogu and Sunpu Castle, or Kiunkaku, MOA and Sun Beach, a day each. Check exhibition dates, closures and Nihondaira buses together.

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3 days / 2 nights A

Shizuoka City Museum of Art, Toshogu and Sunpu Castle

Stay two nights in Shizuoka to add ornate shrine architecture and castle-history displays to art. Give the city art museum, Nihondaira/Kunozan Toshogu and Sunpu Castle a day each. Arrange the order around exhibitions and Nihondaira return buses.

Shizuoka City Museum of Art, Toshogu and Sunpu Castle →3 days / 2 nights B

Atami: Kiunkaku, MOA and Sun Beach

Stay two nights in Atami to finish by the sea after a historic villa and art. Give Kiunkaku, MOA and Sun Beach a day each. Reorder for MOA display-change closures; swimming and paid activities are separate choices.

Atami: Kiunkaku, MOA and Sun Beach →
3 days / 2 nights A

Shizuoka City Museum of Art, Toshogu and Sunpu Castle

Stay two nights in Shizuoka to add ornate shrine architecture and castle-history displays to art. Give the city art museum, Nihondaira/Kunozan Toshogu and Sunpu Castle a day each. Arrange the order around exhibitions and Nihondaira return buses.

Day 1: Shizuoka Station → current city art museum exhibition → Shizuoka hotel

  1. JR Shizuoka Station, north exit → Shizuoka City Museum of Art

    Use the underground passage to Aoi Tower’s third floor, about three minutes away. This differs from the prefectural art museum. Check your exhibition’s hours and admission deadline, then visit. Allow separate time for lunch and rest.

    Shizuoka City Museum of Art: Renoir feesShizuoka City Museum of Art: opening calendarShizuoka City Museum of Art: current exhibition list

  2. City art museum exhibition entrance → JR Shizuoka Station

    The museum opens 10:00–19:00, with exhibition admission until 18:30. It closes on Mondays except public holidays, when closure moves to the next weekday. Return towards the station via the underground passage. For other exhibition periods, recheck content, fees and closing days.

    Shizuoka City Museum of Art: station accessShizuoka City Museum of Art: opening calendarShizuoka City Museum of Art: current exhibition list

Day 2: Shizuoka Station → Nihondaira and Kunozan Toshogu → Shizuoka hotel

  1. Shizuoka Station bus stop → Nihondaira Ropeway bus terminus

    Choose a bus reaching the Nihondaira Ropeway terminus. In your date’s weekday or weekend/public-holiday timetable, check both the summit-bound and Shizuoka Station-bound returns. After reaching the summit, allow time for the ropeway, shrine and viewpoints.

    Weekday outward timetableWeekday return timetableNihondaira Ropeway: one-way ride time

  2. Nihondaira Ropeway Station → Kunozan Station and Toshogu

    Buy a return ropeway ticket and descend to Kunozan Station. After the approximately five-minute ride, climb about 80 steps to the shrine buildings. Ticketing, waiting and stairs are additional to ride time. If stairs would be difficult or wind suspends the ropeway, omit the shrine and focus on terrace views.

    Shizutetsu Nihondaira Ropeway: visiting informationNihondaira Ropeway: one-way ride time

  3. Kunozan Toshogu Shrine → Shrine worship area

    Use a shrine ticket for architecture and paid worship areas. Admission for high-school students and older visitors is 700 yen; the museum costs extra. The shrine opens 09:00–17:00, with reception until 16:50, but finish in time for your return bus.

    Kunozan Toshogu: feesShizutetsu: December Nihondaira Ropeway suspension

  4. Toshogu and Kunozan Station → Nihondaira Yume Terrace

    Take the steps back to Kunozan Station and the ropeway to Nihondaira. No walking path connects the two mountains. Allow summit lunch and rest, then follow terrace signs along the approximately three-minute walking connection. The outdoor walkway is free; general building admission is 100 yen. Building hours are 09:00–17:00 Sunday–Friday and 09:00–21:00 Saturdays. Closed the second Tuesday, or next weekday when that is a public holiday. Mt. Fuji visibility depends on weather.

    Shizutetsu Nihondaira Ropeway: visiting informationNihondaira Yume Terrace: visiting informationNihondaira Yume Terrace: facility information

  5. Nihondaira Ropeway bus terminus → Shizuoka Station bus stop

    Reach the stop for your chosen return bus to Shizuoka Station. If sightseeing runs late, shorten remaining views and rests to catch it. Have dinner near Shizuoka Station before going to your hotel. The return fare is excluded from this route’s partial total.

    Weekday return timetableWeekday outward timetableShizutetsu: section fare search (outward checked, return unconfirmed)

Day 3: Shizuoka Station → restored Sunpu Castle gate/turret displays → Shizuoka Station

  1. JR Shizuoka Station → Sunpu Castle Park

    Walk about 15 minutes from the station to the park. See castle-history displays inside restored Higashigomon Gate and Tatsumi Yagura. Distinguish free park walks from paid indoor exhibitions.

    Sunpu Castle Park: fees and access

  2. Higashigomon Gate and Tatsumi Yagura → JR Shizuoka Station

    General admission is 200 yen; visiting hours are 09:00–16:30, with last admission at 16:00. Closed Mondays except public holidays, with no substitute closure, and 29 December–3 January. Return along the same route towards the station, about 15 minutes on foot, then have lunch and depart. Follow date-specific construction guidance.

    Sunpu Castle Park: fees and access

Checked costs and exclusions: 4,560 yen

Included: City art museum Renoir exhibition ordinary same-day admission 1,600 yen (22 September–15 November 2026); ropeway return 1,250 + Toshogu shrine 700 + terrace building 100 + Shizuoka Station → Nihondaira Ropeway summit-bound bus 710 = 2,760; Sunpu Castle Park Higashigomon/Tatsumi Yagura admission 200.

Extra costs and conditions: Accommodation, meals, luggage storage, arrivals/departures outside the prefecture, extra hotel–station travel, activities, cafes, shopping and other museums/facilities outside your ticket coverage. The Nihondaira → Shizuoka Station bus costs extra; this total does not double the 710-yen outward fare.

Partial total for one adult using ordinary individual tickets, checked 8 October 2026. Uses standard tickets for listed facilities and sections, not the cheapest discount combination. Recalculate if exhibitions, ticket types or fares differ on your date. Fare searches do not establish an actual itinerary or secured seats. The city art museum’s 1,600 yen is ordinary same-day admission to the Renoir exhibition on 22 September–15 November 2026. Outside that period, substitute your exhibition’s price and recalculate.

Shizuoka City Museum of Art: Renoir feesShizutetsu Nihondaira Ropeway: visiting informationKunozan Toshogu: feesNihondaira Yume Terrace: visiting informationShizutetsu: section fare search (outward checked, return unconfirmed)Sunpu Castle Park: fees and access

3 days / 2 nights B

Atami: Kiunkaku, MOA and Sun Beach

Stay two nights in Atami to finish by the sea after a historic villa and art. Give Kiunkaku, MOA and Sun Beach a day each. Reorder for MOA display-change closures; swimming and paid activities are separate choices.

Day 1: Atami Station → Kiunkaku → same hotel

  1. Atami Station → Kiunkaku

    Have lunch near the station, then walk about 20 minutes to Kiunkaku. Explore Japanese- and Western-style architecture and gardens at this former residence. Allow time for slopes and rests.

    Kiunkaku: admission and hoursOfficial Kiunkaku tourism guidance: about 20 minutes on foot from the stationJapan Tourism Association: Kiunkaku walking access

  2. Kiunkaku → Buildings and gardens

    Kiunkaku opens 09:00–17:00, with last admission at 16:30. It closes on Wednesdays except public holidays, and 26–30 December. Check opening for your date, then explore the buildings and gardens.

    Kiunkaku: admission and hoursAtami Tourism Association: Kiunkaku closure exceptions

  3. Kiunkaku → Towards Atami Station

    Return along the same route towards the station, about 20 minutes on foot. Rest near the station, then go to your hotel. Plan dinner around whether your hotel stay includes meals.

    Kiunkaku: admission and hoursOfficial Kiunkaku tourism guidance: about 20 minutes on foot from the station

Day 2: Atami Station stand 8 → MOA exhibitions → Atami Station

  1. Atami Station bus stand 8 → MOA Museum of Art bus terminus

    Take a MOA-bound bus and alight at the terminus after about seven minutes. Choose museum-bound and station-bound return services for your date together. M-marked services do not run on museum closing days.

    MOA visitor informationTokai Bus timetable in both directions

  2. Bus terminus → MOA main building

    Buy your ticket at the escalator entrance opposite the bus stop. Follow eight escalator sections for about 10 minutes to Mua Square, then head to the main-building entrance. Allow ticketing and queues separately.

    MOA: official escalator entrance and bus-stop mapMOA: Art Street and escalator access

  3. MOA main building → Art exhibitions and lunch

    See your date’s exhibition and allow separate lunch/rest time. Basic hours are 09:30–16:30, last admission 16:00. Closed Thursdays except public holidays, plus display-change closures. Check artworks, exhibition dates and the opening calendar together.

    MOA visitor informationOpening calendarMOA exhibition list

  4. MOA Museum of Art → Atami Station

    Descend the escalators to the stop, then take your chosen Atami Station-bound bus. Travel from exhibition rooms to the stop and waiting are additional to the approximately seven-minute ride. Have dinner or rest near the station.

    MOA visitor informationTokai Bus timetable in both directions

Day 3: Atami Station → Sun Beach coast → Atami Station

  1. Atami Station → Sun Beach shore

    After breakfast, walk about 20 minutes from the station to Sun Beach. Explore the sandy beach and promenade. Enjoy seaside scenery on a different day from architecture and art.

    Sun Beach: seasonal use and station access

  2. Sun Beach shore → Atami Station

    Shorten the visit in strong rain or wind. The return towards the station is uphill; add rests and boarding-area access to the approximately 20-minute walk. Choose lunch on the way or near the station. This itinerary is a coastal walk; summer swimming and water-park use are separate.

    Sun Beach: seasonal use and station access

Checked costs and exclusions: 3,010 yen

Included: Kiunkaku ordinary individual admission 610 yen; MOA general admission 2,000 + Atami Station–MOA bus 200 × 2 = 2,400.

Extra costs and conditions: Accommodation, meals, luggage storage, arrivals/departures outside the prefecture, extra hotel–station travel, activities, cafes, shopping and other museums/facilities outside your ticket coverage. Sun Beach water park, rentals and parking are excluded from this walking itinerary.

Partial total for one adult using ordinary individual tickets, checked 8 October 2026. Uses standard tickets for the listed facilities and sections, not the cheapest discount combination. Recalculate if exhibitions, ticket types or fares differ on your date. Fare-search conditions do not establish an actual itinerary or secured seats.

Kiunkaku: admission and hoursMOA visitor informationTokai Bus timetable in both directions

Ropeway suspension: 1–21 December 2026

Nihondaira Ropeway plans suspension for equipment works. During this period, the ropeway route to and from Kunozan Toshogu is unavailable. Even for terrace views alone, check buses and terrace opening separately.

Shizutetsu: December Nihondaira Ropeway suspension

Frequently asked questions

Can I choose only the viewpoint instead of the shrine with two Shizuoka nights?

Yes. If Toshogu stairs would be difficult, visit Yume Terrace views and return. Keeping the city art museum and Sunpu Castle but removing ropeway/shrine makes checked costs 2,610 yen including the terrace building, or 2,510 using only its free outdoor walkway. This uses 1,600-yen Renoir same-day general admission for 22 September–15 November 2026. Nihondaira’s return bus, accommodation and meals cost extra. Choose the return bus in your date’s timetable.

Shizutetsu Nihondaira Ropeway: visiting informationNihondaira Yume Terrace: visiting informationWeekday return timetableShizuoka City Museum of Art: Renoir feesKunozan Toshogu: feesShizutetsu: section fare search (outward checked, return unconfirmed)Sunpu Castle Park: fees and access

Do I need a bus for every sightseeing day with two Atami nights?

Day-one Kiunkaku and final-day Sun Beach each use an approximately 20-minute walk from Atami Station. Only day-two MOA uses return buses from stand 8. The current 3,010-yen partial total includes MOA admission 2,000, return bus 400 and Kiunkaku admission 610. Budget separately if replacing slope walks with buses or adding facilities.

Kiunkaku: admission and hoursSun Beach: seasonal use and station accessMOA visitor informationTokai Bus timetable in both directions

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