Culture Kew Gardens Flowers Exhibition 2021 Kim Bergström Aspecial exhibition taking place at the Shizuoka City Museum of Art looks into a range of botanical artworks which were inspi...
Activities Hydrangea Season at the Mishima Skywalk Kim Bergström From mid-June to mid-July, the walking path across from Shizuoka's Mishima Skywalk is filled with the color of around 13,000 ...
Culture Creema Yamabiko Festival 2021 Kim Bergström The Creema Yamabiko Festival will include live music performances from 12 different artists and groups, a craft market with o...
Culture The Cute Statues of Ito Peter Sidell On the east coast of Japan's volcanic Izu Peninsula, the hot spring town of Ito has a number of cute statues topping fountain...
Culture Japanese Swords Collection 2020 Kim Bergström The Sano Art Museum features a range of different art pieces. One of the most notable is a particular Japanese sword, called ...
Culture Shizuoka Street Performance Festa! Peter Sidell For four days at the start of November, Shizuoka in central Japan plays host to an exuberant festival of street performance.
Culture The Trajectory of 20th Century Art 2021 Kim Bergström A special exhibition at the Ikeda 20th Century Museum looks into the trajectory of art in the 20th Century, with works on dis...
Historic Home in Kanbara, Shizuoka Sandra Isaka On a visit to Kanbara-juku, a former post town on the old Tokaido Highway, the former Igarashi Dental Clinic in Shizuoka is a...
Culture Bankyaku-In and the Fujieda Kannon Peter Sidell In the countryside near Fujieda in Japan's central Shizuoka prefecture, Bankyaku-in is a Buddhist temple with a tall, impress...
Culture Zuiun-In Peter Sidell In the suburbs of Shizuoka in central Japan, Zuiun-In is a small, charming Buddhist temple, worth visiting along with its imp...
Culture Konpira-san in Fujieda Peter Sidell In Fujieda in the suburbs of central Japan's Shizuoka city, Konpira-san is a small hill with a relaxing atmosphere created by...
Activities Firefly Viewing at Okawatakegasawa Park Kim Bergström From May 31st until June 4th, Shizuoka's Okawatakegasawa Park will host their 19th firefly viewing event, where visitors can ...
Culture Japan Blue: Living with Indigo 2022 Kim Bergström A special exhibition at the Shizuoka City Serizawa Art Museum will explore various indigo-dyed works from revered Japanese te...
Accommodation Hitoyado Hostel in Shizuoka City Peter Sidell In Shizuoka City in central Japan, Hitoyado is a friendly, central hostel, with a relaxed atmosphere and spacious, comfortabl...
Activities Tsuta no Hosomichi Hiking Trail Peter Sidell In Utsunoya in the outskirts of Shizuoka City in central Japan, Tsuta no Hosomichi is a fairly easy hiking trail, up and down...
