Four nights: how will you split the two-city stay?
For Kinomiya too, split one Shizuoka night and three Atami nights; for more city art, split two in each. Both visit Nihondaira/Toshogu and Atami’s Kiunkaku, MOA and coast. After checking exhibitions and closures, match moving-day Kodama arrival with Kiunkaku’s admission deadline.
Choose a 5 days / 4 nights itinerary
Kunozan Toshogu, Atami architecture, art, shrine and coast
Split one night in Shizuoka and three in Atami for Nihondaira views, Kunozan Toshogu, Kiunkaku, MOA, Kinomiya Shrine and the coast. On your hotel-moving day, allow time after Kodama arrival to walk to Kiunkaku before last admission.
Kunozan Toshogu, Atami architecture, art, shrine and coast →5 days / 4 nights BNihondaira, city art and Atami architecture, art and coast
Spend two nights each in Shizuoka and Atami for mountain views, shrine architecture and two art museums. Visit Shizuoka City Museum of Art before moving to Atami for Kiunkaku, MOA and the coast. Plan the hotel-moving day around both museums’ exhibition dates and closures.
Nihondaira, city art and Atami architecture, art and coast →Kunozan Toshogu, Atami architecture, art, shrine and coast
Split one night in Shizuoka and three in Atami for Nihondaira views, Kunozan Toshogu, Kiunkaku, MOA, Kinomiya Shrine and the coast. On your hotel-moving day, allow time after Kodama arrival to walk to Kiunkaku before last admission.
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 → 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 5: 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. Ordinary Kinomiya worship fees are excluded; check with the shrine. 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
Nihondaira, city art and Atami architecture, art and coast
Spend two nights each in Shizuoka and Atami for mountain views, shrine architecture and two art museums. Visit Shizuoka City Museum of Art before moving to Atami for Kiunkaku, MOA and the coast. Plan the hotel-moving day around both museums’ exhibition dates and closures.
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 → current city art museum exhibition → Shizuoka hotel
- 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
- 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 3: 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 4: 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 5: 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; city art museum Renoir exhibition same-day general admission 1,600 (22 September–15 November 2026); 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 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.
Shizutetsu Nihondaira Ropeway: visiting informationKunozan Toshogu: feesNihondaira Yume Terrace: visiting informationShizutetsu: section fare search (outward checked, return unconfirmed)Shizuoka City Museum of Art: Renoir feesJR Central: date-specific Kodama route and fare searchKiunkaku: 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
Should I add the city art museum or Kinomiya Shrine?
Choose Kinomiya for the large camphor tree and grounds walks, or Shizuoka City Museum of Art for more indoor paintings. Adding the shrine uses one Shizuoka night and three Atami nights; adding city art uses two in each city. Renoir runs only 22 September–15 November 2026, with 1,600-yen same-day general admission. For other dates, choose after checking exhibitions and admission.
Official shrine access and worship hoursShizuoka City Museum of Art: Renoir feesShizuoka City Museum of Art: current exhibition list
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 ·
- Shizuoka City Museum of Art: Renoir fees ·
- Shizuoka City Museum of Art: station access ·
- Shizuoka City Museum of Art: opening calendar ·
- 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 ·
- Shizuoka City Museum of Art: current exhibition list ·
- Shizutetsu: section fare search (outward checked, return unconfirmed) ·
- JR Central/West: Mt. Fuji–Shizuoka mini pass coverage ·