Which should you see: views, architecture, art or sea?
See Fuji and Suruga Bay from the terrace corridor, adding ornate Toshogu via the ropeway if you wish. Stairs remain.
In Atami, explore the villa and garden or the large camphor tree. For art, check the current exhibitions at the city museum and MOA. Choose the beach for sea walks, or the reconstructed castle gate and turret for history.
Attraction fees and directions
Nihondaira Yume Terrace
日本平夢テラス
View Mount Fuji, Suruga Bay and Shimizu Port from Yume Terrace’s corridor. Walk for sea scenery; clouds may hide Fuji. Outdoor corridor free; building exhibits/viewing floor paid.
- FeesFrom 1 October 2026, general admission and admission for senior high school students cost JPY 100; primary and junior high school students pay JPY 50, and preschool children enter free. The outdoor viewing corridor is free.
- HoursThe building opens 09:00–17:00 Sunday–Friday and 09:00–21:00 Saturday, with entry until 30 minutes before closing. Closed on the second Tuesday, or the next weekday if Tuesday is a public holiday, and at year-end. The corridor is accessible all day.
- DirectionsTake the bus to Nihondaira Ropeway terminus. Official terrace–ropeway walking estimate is three minutes; follow summit signs, allowing meals/waits separately. Higashi-Shizuoka is a different starting point.
Yume Terrace: visitor guideWeekday outward timetableWeekday return timetableYume Terrace: facilities
Kunozan Toshogu
Kunozan Toshogu Shrine久能山東照宮
Explore ornate colours/carvings on national-treasure shrine buildings dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu. Add architecture to Nihondaira views. Ropeway arrival still leaves about 80 steps to the shrine, with return via Kunozan Station. Shrine and ropeway tickets separate.
- FeesFor senior high school students and older visitors, shrine admission costs JPY 700, museum admission JPY 600 and combined admission JPY 1,200. Primary and junior high school students pay JPY 300 for the shrine, JPY 300 for the museum or JPY 500 combined. Ropeway travel costs extra.
- HoursHours are 09:00–17:00, with reception until 16:50 and year-round opening. Check museum and event notices separately. The planned ropeway suspension for equipment works is 1–21 December 2026; this route does not apply then.
- DirectionsTake the ropeway down from Nihondaira to Kunozan Station, a roughly five-minute ride, then climb about 80 shrine steps. Return by ropeway as well. The usual first Nihondaira departure is at 09:10 and last Kunozan return at 17:00; check date-specific notices.
Kunozan Toshogu: feesShizutetsu Nihondaira Ropeway: visitor guideShizutetsu: December suspensionNihondaira Ropeway: one-way ride time
Kiunkaku
起雲閣
Explore Japanese buildings, Western buildings with Japanese/Chinese/European decoration, and garden at Kiunkaku. Choose Wednesdays according to public-holiday opening.
- FeesAdmission costs JPY 610 for adults and JPY 360 for junior and senior high school students; primary school children and younger visitors enter free.
- HoursHours are 09:00–17:00, with entry until 16:30. Closed Wednesdays except public holidays, and 26–30 December.
- DirectionsOfficial walk about 20 minutes. By bus, use designated Izuhakone services from stands 1/2 to Kiunkaku-mae, roughly ten minutes with direct access. Not all buses stop; check destinations/returns. Bus fare excluded from these walking routes.
Kiunkaku: admission and hoursAtami tourism: Kiunkaku closure exceptionsKiunkaku: directionsKiunkaku official tourism: 20-minute station walk
Kinomiya Shrine
來宮神社
See Kinomiya’s large camphor tree and grounds. Tree stories are shrine traditions, without guaranteed health or wishes. During works, enter via the large front torii; ask staff for guidance if avoiding main-sanctuary stairs.
- FeesOfficial guidance lists no separate general-worship admission fee. Confirm it for your date. Prayers, items, cafés and parking have separate conditions.
- HoursOfficial worship hours are 09:00–17:00, with prayer reception until 16:30. Recheck works and events for your date.
- DirectionsOfficial Atami access about 1.6 km/18-minute walk. For buses, check outward/return times and fares separately. Tourism guidance’s roughly 15-minute bus ride differs from walking.
Official shrine access and worship hoursAtami tourism: Kinomiya Shrine
Atami Sun Beach
熱海サンビーチ
Walk the sand and coast between building visits; water-play facilities excluded. For summer swimming, check that year’s season and conditions separately.
- FeesSand/coast are walking areas. Water park, rentals, lockers and parking are separate and excluded. Summer facility fees do not represent ordinary walking costs.
- Hours2026 swimming season 11 July–30 August, swimming 09:00–16:00. Illumination sunset–22:00, switched off for fireworks. Swimming operation differs from coastal walks.
- DirectionsOfficial attraction guidance gives about 20 minutes on foot from Atami Station. Allow uphill return and platform access.
Sun Beach seasonal use and station accessAtami City: beach, promenade and seasonal swimmingAtami tourism: 2026 water park ended/separate use
Shizuoka City Museum of Art
静岡市美術館
Visit date-specific art near Shizuoka Station. Renoir runs only 22 September–15 November 2026; this is not the prefectural museum.
- FeesFees vary by exhibition. General same-day Renoir admission costs JPY 1,600 for 22 September–15 November 2026. The JPY 1,400 advance sale has ended and is not a current purchase price.
- HoursChecked Renoir run 22 September–15 November 2026; 10:00–19:00/entry 18:30. Monday closure opens for holidays then closes next weekday. Check other exhibition dates, fees and opening officially.
- DirectionsOfficial roughly three-minute underground walk from the north exit to Aoi Tower’s third-floor entrance.
City art museum: Renoir feesCity art museum: station accessCity art museum: opening calendar
Sumpu Castle Park
Sunpu Castle Park駿府城公園
Explore castle history inside reconstructed Higashi Gomon/Tatsumi Yagura. Park walks free; interior exhibits paid.
- FeesGeneral gate and turret admission costs JPY 200. The three-facility combined ticket at JPY 360 is a separate comparison.
- Hours09:00–16:30/entry 16:00. Closed Mondays except holidays without substitute closure, and 29 December–3 January. Outdoor keep-base facility planned from spring 2027 onwards. Gate/turret stay open during planned entrance/fence repairs 28 September–30 November 2026; follow passage signs and current notices.
- DirectionsOfficial roughly 15-minute walk; Sumpu Castle Park 1-1 (駿府城公園1-1). Allow locating the actual paid entrance separately.
Sumpu Castle Park: visiting areasSumpu Castle Park: entrance passage repairsSumpu Castle Park: fees and access
MOA Museum of Art
MOA美術館
View art at MOA; performances/programmes are separate choices with individual reservation conditions. Escalators still connect the bus stop to the main building.
- FeesGeneral adult admission costs JPY 2,000. With two station bus rides at JPY 200 each, the total is JPY 2,400.
- HoursHours are 09:30–16:30, with entry until 16:00. Closed Thursdays except public holidays, and during display changes. Check your calendar for opening and temporary changes.
- DirectionsTake the museum bus from stand 8 for roughly seven minutes to the terminus. Choose both directions in the official timetable; M-marked services do not run on museum closing days. Buy tickets at the escalator entrance in front of the bus stop, then follow eight sections for about ten minutes to MOA Square and continue to the main entrance. Allow extra time for ticketing and queues.
MOA visitor guideOpening calendarTokai Bus: both directionsMOA: official escalator entrance/bus stop mapMOA: Art Street and escalator access
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
Is Yume Terrace free?
The outdoor corridor is free. From 1 October 2026, general building admission and admission for senior high school students cost JPY 100; primary and junior high school students pay JPY 50. Checked 8 October 2026.
Does the ropeway avoid Toshogu’s stairs?
No: about 80 steps remain from Kunozan Station. Five-minute ride excludes stairs, tickets and queues. Return by stairs and ropeway; no walking connection joins the mountains. Choose terrace-only views if stairs are difficult. Checked 9 October 2026.
Shizutetsu Nihondaira Ropeway: visitor guideNihondaira Ropeway: one-way ride time
Does the MOA bus arrive directly at galleries?
No. Buy tickets at the terminus-front escalator entrance, ride eight sections about ten minutes to MOA Square, then main entrance. This is extra to the seven-minute bus ride. Allow gallery–stop descent and waiting on return.
MOA visitor guideMOA: official escalator entrance/bus stop mapMOA: Art Street and escalator access
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 ·
- Kiunkaku: directions ·
- Official shrine access and worship hours ·
- Atami tourism: Kinomiya Shrine ·
- 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 ·
- Sumpu Castle Park: visiting areas ·
- Kiunkaku official tourism: 20-minute station walk ·
- MOA visitor guide ·
- Tokai Bus: both directions ·
- Opening calendar ·
- Weekday outward timetable ·
- Weekday return timetable ·
- Nihondaira Ropeway: one-way ride time ·
- MOA: official escalator entrance/bus stop map ·
- MOA: Art Street and escalator access ·
- Atami tourism: Kiunkaku closure exceptions ·
- Sumpu Castle Park: entrance passage repairs ·
- Atami City: beach, promenade and seasonal swimming ·
- Atami tourism: 2026 water park ended/separate use ·