Three nights: change hotels or stay in Atami?
For Kunozan Toshogu and Atami, spend one night in Shizuoka then two in Atami. For separate architecture, art, shrine and coast days without moving hotels, choose three Atami nights. On the moving day, take a Kodama stopping at Atami and allow the walk to Kiunkaku before last admission.
Choose a 4 days / 3 nights itinerary
Kunozan Toshogu, Atami architecture, art and coast
Spend one night in Shizuoka and two in Atami for mountain views, shrine architecture, a historic villa, art and the sea. The checked Kodama fare for the move is 3,100 yen for ordinary-car non-reserved travel.
Kunozan Toshogu, Atami architecture, art and coast →4 days / 3 nights BAtami architecture, art, shrine and coast
Stay three nights in Atami without changing hotels for a historic villa, art, large camphor tree and sea on separate days. Depart in the afternoon after the final coastal walk and lunch.
Atami architecture, art, shrine and coast →Kunozan Toshogu, Atami architecture, art and coast
Spend one night in Shizuoka and two in Atami for mountain views, shrine architecture, a historic villa, art and the sea. The checked Kodama fare for the move is 3,100 yen for ordinary-car non-reserved travel.
Day 1: Shizuoka Station → Nihondaira and Kunozan Toshogu → Shizuoka hotel
This route starts from Shizuoka Station in the morning for Nihondaira and Kunozan Toshogu on day one. If arriving late in the afternoon, omit the shrine return trip or move it to another sightseeing day.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 2: Shizuoka Station → Kodama → Atami Kiunkaku → Atami hotel
- Shizuoka Station → Kodama and Atami Station
Use JR Central’s date-specific search for a Kodama stopping at Atami. The checked ordinary-car non-reserved fare is 1,340 yen basic fare + 1,760 limited-express ticket = 3,100. Non-reserved tickets do not guarantee a seat. After arriving, allow the walk to Kiunkaku before its 16:30 admission deadline.
JR Central: basic eastbound timetableJR Central: date-specific Kodama route and fare search
- 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
- 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
- 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 3: Atami Station stand 8 → MOA Museum of Art → Atami Station
- 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
- 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
- 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 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 4: Atami Station → Sun Beach coast → Atami Station
- 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 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.
Included: Ropeway return 1,250 yen + Toshogu shrine 700 + terrace building 100 + Shizuoka Station → Nihondaira Ropeway summit-bound bus 710 = 2,760; Shizuoka → Atami Kodama ordinary-car non-reserved basic fare 1,340 + limited-express ticket 1,760 = 3,100; Kiunkaku ordinary admission 610; MOA general admission 2,000 + return 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. Nihondaira’s return bus costs extra; the 710-yen outward fare is not doubled. 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.
Shizutetsu Nihondaira Ropeway: visiting informationKunozan Toshogu: feesNihondaira Yume Terrace: visiting informationShizutetsu: section fare search (outward checked, return unconfirmed)JR Central: date-specific Kodama route and fare searchKiunkaku: admission and hoursMOA visitor informationTokai Bus timetable in both directions
Atami architecture, art, shrine and coast
Stay three nights in Atami without changing hotels for a historic villa, art, large camphor tree and sea on separate days. Depart in the afternoon after the final coastal walk and lunch.
Day 1: Atami Station → Kiunkaku → Atami hotel
- 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
- 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
- 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 Museum of Art → Atami Station
- 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
- 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
- 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 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 → Kinomiya Shrine → hotel near Atami Station
- Atami Station → Kinomiya Shrine
Walk from Atami Station to Kinomiya Shrine. Official guidance gives about 1.6 km or 18 minutes on foot. Explore the grounds and large camphor tree during worship hours, 09:00–17:00, and rest. Separate prayer applications close at 16:30. Follow on-site worship routes during construction.
Official shrine access and worship hoursAtami Tourism Association: Kinomiya Shrine
- Kinomiya Shrine → Towards Atami Station
Return towards the station along the same route for lunch. The 18-minute guidance is for station-to-shrine access; grounds visits, slope rests and hotel access take additional time. If switching to buses, check stops, services and fares in both directions separately.
Official shrine access and worship hoursAtami Tourism Association: Kinomiya Shrine
Day 4: Atami Station → Sun Beach coast → Atami Station
- 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 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.
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. Ordinary Kinomiya worship fees are excluded; check with the shrine before visiting. 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.
Frequently asked questions
Do I commute daily between Shizuoka and Atami on the four-day route?
Route A spends one night in Shizuoka, then moves to Atami for two nights. The checked Kodama ordinary-car non-reserved fare from Shizuoka to Atami is 1,340 yen basic fare + 1,760 limited-express ticket = 3,100. This is not a daily return trip; no train from Atami to Shizuoka is included. Check date-specific stops and arrival, allowing the walk to Kiunkaku before its 16:30 deadline.
JR Central: date-specific Kodama route and fare searchKiunkaku: admission and hoursOfficial Kiunkaku tourism guidance: about 20 minutes on foot from the station
Official sources and check dates
- Nihondaira Yume Terrace: visiting information ·
- Nihondaira Yume Terrace: facility information ·
- Kunozan Toshogu: fees ·
- Shizutetsu Nihondaira Ropeway: visiting information ·
- Shizutetsu: December Nihondaira Ropeway suspension ·
- Kiunkaku: admission and hours ·
- Official shrine access and worship hours ·
- Atami Tourism Association: Kinomiya Shrine ·
- Sun Beach: seasonal use and station access ·
- Official Kiunkaku tourism guidance: about 20 minutes on foot from the station ·
- MOA visitor information ·
- Tokai Bus timetable in both directions ·
- MOA exhibition list ·
- Opening calendar ·
- Weekday outward timetable ·
- Weekday return timetable ·
- JR Central: basic eastbound timetable ·
- Japan Tourism Association: Kiunkaku walking access ·
- Nihondaira Ropeway: one-way ride time ·
- JR Central: date-specific Kodama route and fare search ·
- MOA: official escalator entrance and bus-stop map ·
- MOA: Art Street and escalator access ·
- Atami Tourism Association: Kiunkaku closure exceptions ·
- Shizutetsu: section fare search (outward checked, return unconfirmed) ·
- JR Central/West: Mt. Fuji–Shizuoka mini pass coverage ·