The bucket-list things to do — and who runs each one.
Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.
In port at Shizuoka, the bucket-list move is Private Mt. Fuji & Miho no Matsubara Luxury Car Tour. Below: 3 bucket-list things to do on a Shizuoka port day — worth weighing against whatever your ship offers.
A fully private, chauffeur-driven day with a licensed English-speaking guide — chase the iconic reflection of Fuji over UNESCO-listed Miho no Matsubara's pine-fringed shore, then explore at your own pace.
Book itMeet at Shimizu Port: Mt. Fuji & Miho no Matsubara TourJPY 21,000 per person (about $138)
Ascend to the Nihondaira Plateau — Japan's most celebrated green-tea landscape — for sweeping views of Fuji, the Pacific, and terraced tea fields, then glide by ropeway to the ancient Kunozan Toshogu Shrine.
Book itNihondaira Fuji Views and Kunozan Shrine Private Tour$459 per person
Journey into the volcanic heart of Hakone — crater lake, sulfurous Owakudani vents, and the world-class Hakone Open-Air Museum — on a private full-day tour that rivals any day trip in all Japan.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Trace the legacy of Tokugawa Ieyasu — Japan's greatest shogun — from his restored Sunpu Castle keep to a restorative private soak at Atami, one of Japan's most legendary hot-spring resort towns.
Book itPrivate Shizuoka History Tour in Kunozan Toshogu and Sunpu Castle$680 per person
Glide across Shimizu's inner harbour on the famous water bus to Miho Beach — a UNESCO World Heritage pine-grove shore with a front-row, unobstructed view of Mt. Fuji rising above Suruga Bay.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
A private full-day exploration of the wild Izu Peninsula — volcanic sea caves, dramatic capes, and a hidden onsen resort — the most scenically varied coastline in all of eastern Japan.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Your day in ShizuokaNothing picked yet — tick what you fancy
$0for two, booked direct
Now plan the rest of it
You know what to do on the day. Here is the trip it belongs to —
each one opens as a whole plan, not a list: where to fly in, every port, what it runs.