Three days: what in one city?
Stay two nights near Shizuoka Station for views, the shrine and history, or near Atami for the villa, art and sea. Give each visit a day, checking displays, closures and summit buses.
Choose a 2 nights, 3 days itinerary
Shizuoka City Museum of Art, Toshogu and Sumpu Castle
Stay two Shizuoka nights for art, ornate shrine architecture and castle-history exhibits. Give city art museum, Nihondaira/Kunozan Toshogu and Sumpu separate days, matching exhibits and both summit buses.
Shizuoka City Museum of Art, Toshogu and Sumpu Castle →2 nights, 3 days BAtami Kiunkaku, MOA and Sun Beach
Stay two nights for villa and art before seaside walks. Give each a day, changing order for MOA display closures. Swimming and paid experiences separate.
Atami Kiunkaku, MOA and Sun Beach →Shizuoka City Museum of Art, Toshogu and Sumpu Castle
Stay two Shizuoka nights for art, ornate shrine architecture and castle-history exhibits. Give city art museum, Nihondaira/Kunozan Toshogu and Sumpu separate days, matching exhibits and both summit buses.
Day one: station → date-specific art exhibition → Shizuoka hotel
- JR Shizuoka Station north exit → Shizuoka City Museum of Art
Follow the underground passage about three minutes to Aoi Tower’s third floor. This differs from the prefectural art museum. Check your exhibition’s hours and entry deadline, allowing lunch/rest separately.
City art museum: Renoir feesCity art museum: opening calendarCity art museum: current exhibitions
- Art exhibition entrance → JR Shizuoka Station
10:00–19:00, exhibition admission until 18:30. Closed Mondays, opening for holidays then closing next weekday. Return via the passage afterwards. Other exhibitions require their own content, fee and closure checks.
City art museum: station accessCity art museum: opening calendarCity art museum: current exhibitions
Day two: station → Nihondaira/Kunozan Toshogu → hotel
- Shizuoka Station-mae → Nihondaira Ropeway bus terminus
Choose a bus reaching the ropeway terminus. Check outward and station-bound return services in your weekday/weekend/public-holiday timetable. Allow ropeway, shrine and viewpoints after summit arrival.
Weekday outward timetableWeekday return timetableNihondaira Ropeway: one-way ride time
- Nihondaira Ropeway Station → Kunozan Station and Toshogu
Prepare a return ropeway ticket and descend to Kunozan. A roughly five-minute ride is followed by about 80 steps 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: visitor guideNihondaira Ropeway: one-way ride time
- Kunozan Toshogu → Shrine worship area
Use shrine admission for architecture and paid worship areas. Admission for senior high school students and older visitors costs JPY 700; museum admission is separate. Hours are 09:00–17:00, with reception until 16:50, but finish in time for your return bus.
- Toshogu and Kunozan Station → Nihondaira Yume Terrace
Return by stairs to Kunozan Station and take the ropeway up. No walking path connects the mountains. Allow time for lunch and rest, then follow terrace signs for about three minutes. The outdoor corridor is free; general building admission costs JPY 100. The building opens 09:00–17:00 Sunday–Friday and 09:00–21:00 Saturday. It closes on the second Tuesday, or the next weekday if Tuesday is a public holiday. Fuji views depend on weather.
Shizutetsu Nihondaira Ropeway: visitor guideYume Terrace: visitor guideYume Terrace: facilities
- Nihondaira Ropeway bus terminus → Shizuoka Station-mae
Reach the stop for your chosen station-bound bus. If late, shorten remaining viewing/rest to meet it. Eat dinner and go to your hotel after return. The return fare is excluded from this subtotal.
Weekday return timetableWeekday outward timetableShizutetsu: section fares, outward checked/return unconfirmed
Day three: station → reconstructed castle gate/turret exhibits → station
- JR Shizuoka Station → Sumpu Castle Park
Walk about 15 minutes for history displays inside reconstructed Higashi Gomon/Tatsumi Yagura. Free park walks differ from paid interior exhibits.
- Higashi Gomon and Tatsumi Yagura → JR Shizuoka Station
General admission costs JPY 200. Hours are 09:00–16:30, with entry until 16:00. Closed Mondays except public holidays, without a substitute closing day, and 29 December–3 January. Walk about 15 minutes back for lunch and departure, following date-specific works guidance.
Included: The subtotal includes general same-day Renoir admission at JPY 1,600 for 22 September–15 November 2026. A ropeway return at JPY 1,250, shrine admission at JPY 700, terrace building admission at JPY 100 and uphill bus fare at JPY 710 total JPY 2,760. Castle gate and turret admission costs JPY 200.
Extra costs and conditions: Hotels, meals, storage, travel outside the prefecture, hotel transfers, experiences, cafés, shopping and facilities outside your ticket cost extra. The Nihondaira–Shizuoka return bus fare is extra; the subtotal does not double the JPY 710 outward fare.
Partial adult individual-ticket totals checked 8 October 2026, using listed ordinary tickets rather than guaranteed cheapest discounts. Recalculate for changed exhibits/tickets/fares; queries do not secure seats or establish actual travel. Art JPY 1,600 is the general same-day Renoir ticket for 22 September–15 November 2026. Outside that run, use your exhibition’s fee and recalculate.
City art museum: Renoir feesShizutetsu Nihondaira Ropeway: visitor guideKunozan Toshogu: feesYume Terrace: visitor guideShizutetsu: section fares, outward checked/return unconfirmedSumpu Castle Park: fees and access
Atami Kiunkaku, MOA and Sun Beach
Stay two nights for villa and art before seaside walks. Give each a day, changing order for MOA display closures. Swimming and paid experiences separate.
Day one: station → Kiunkaku → same hotel
- Atami Station → Kiunkaku
Eat near the station, then walk about 20 minutes to Kiunkaku. Explore Japanese and Western architecture and the garden, allowing time for hillside walking and rest.
Kiunkaku: admission and hoursKiunkaku official tourism: 20-minute station walkJapan Travel and Tourism Association: Kiunkaku walk
- Kiunkaku → Buildings and garden
Hours are 09:00–17:00, with admission until 16:30. Closed Wednesdays except public holidays, and 26–30 December. Confirm opening for your date before exploring.
Kiunkaku: admission and hoursAtami tourism: Kiunkaku closure exceptions
- Kiunkaku → Towards Atami Station
Return about 20 minutes along the same route. Rest near the station before your hotel. Choose dinner according to whether your stay includes meals.
Kiunkaku: admission and hoursKiunkaku official tourism: 20-minute station walk
Day two: station stand 8 → MOA exhibits → station
- Atami Station stand 8 → MOA Museum of Art bus terminus
Take the museum-bound bus, roughly seven minutes to its terminus. Choose outward/return services together. M-marked services do not run on museum closure days.
- Bus terminus → MOA main building
Buy tickets at the escalator entrance in front of the bus stop. Follow eight escalator sections for about ten minutes to MOA Square, then continue to the main entrance. Allow extra time for tickets and queues.
MOA: official escalator entrance/bus stop mapMOA: Art Street and escalator access
- MOA main building → Art and lunch
Explore your date’s exhibition, allowing separate time for lunch and rest. Usual hours are 09:30–16:30, with entry until 16:00. Closed Thursdays except public holidays, and during display changes. Check exhibited works, dates and the opening calendar together.
- MOA Museum of Art → Atami Station
Descend escalators to the stop for your selected return bus. Gallery–stop travel and waits are extra to the roughly seven-minute ride. Rest or eat dinner near the station.
Day three: station → Sun Beach → station
- Atami Station → Sun Beach coast
After breakfast, walk about 20 minutes from the station to the sand and promenade. Enjoy sea scenery on a separate day from architecture/art.
- Sun Beach coast → Atami Station
Shorten the visit in heavy rain or wind. The uphill station return takes about 20 minutes plus rests and boarding access. Lunch can be on the way or near the station. This is a coast walk; summer swimming/water park are separate.
Included: The subtotal includes Kiunkaku admission at JPY 610, MOA general admission at JPY 2,000 and two station bus rides at JPY 200 each. MOA and return buses total JPY 2,400.
Extra costs and conditions: Hotels, meals, storage, arrival and departure travel outside the prefecture, hotel transfers, experiences, cafés, shopping and facilities excluded from your tickets cost extra. Sun Beach’s water park, rentals and parking are outside this walking route.
Partial adult individual-ticket totals checked 8 October 2026. They use listed ordinary tickets, not a guaranteed cheapest discount combination. Recalculate for changed exhibitions, tickets or fares. Fare-query conditions do not establish an actual itinerary or secure seats.
Kiunkaku: admission and hoursMOA visitor guideTokai Bus: both directions
Ropeway suspension 1–21 December 2026
Equipment works prevent the ropeway shrine-return route then. Terrace-only views still require bus/opening checks.
Frequently asked questions
Can two Shizuoka nights use terrace views instead of the shrine?
Yes. Keep city art and castle, omit ropeway/shrine: checked partial cost JPY 2,610 with terrace building or JPY 2,510 with free corridor only. This uses Renoir same-day JPY 1,600 for 22 September–15 November 2026; return bus, hotels and meals extra. Choose your return timetable.
Shizutetsu Nihondaira Ropeway: visitor guideYume Terrace: visitor guideWeekday return timetableCity art museum: Renoir feesKunozan Toshogu: feesShizutetsu: section fares, outward checked/return unconfirmedSumpu Castle Park: fees and access
Do two Atami nights require buses every day?
No. Walk about 20 minutes to Kiunkaku first and Sun Beach last; only MOA uses stand 8 buses. JPY 3,010 comprises MOA JPY 2,000 + bus return JPY 400 + Kiunkaku JPY 610. If you take buses instead of walking the hills or add facilities, budget those costs separately.
Kiunkaku: admission and hoursSun Beach seasonal use and station accessMOA visitor guideTokai Bus: both directions
Official sources and confirmation dates
- Yume Terrace: visitor guide ·
- Yume Terrace: facilities ·
- Kunozan Toshogu: fees ·
- Shizutetsu Nihondaira Ropeway: visitor guide ·
- Shizutetsu: December suspension ·
- Kiunkaku: admission and hours ·
- Sun Beach seasonal use and station access ·
- City art museum: Renoir fees ·
- City art museum: station access ·
- City art museum: opening calendar ·
- Sumpu Castle Park: fees and access ·
- Kiunkaku official tourism: 20-minute station walk ·
- MOA visitor guide ·
- Tokai Bus: both directions ·
- MOA exhibition list ·
- Opening calendar ·
- Weekday outward timetable ·
- Weekday return timetable ·
- Japan Travel and Tourism Association: Kiunkaku walk ·
- Nihondaira Ropeway: one-way ride time ·
- MOA: official escalator entrance/bus stop map ·
- MOA: Art Street and escalator access ·
- Atami tourism: Kiunkaku closure exceptions ·
- City art museum: current exhibitions ·
- Shizutetsu: section fares, outward checked/return unconfirmed ·