Mt. Fuji View Customized Tour with a Licensed Guide
The guide-not-a-bus option: a licensed local who shows you Shimizu and Shizuoka your way, for the price of a ship's coach seat.
Pickup is offered — get it confirmed for your pier
- 90+ reviews at 4.9★ — one of the most-reviewed tours at this port.
- You pick 3–4 stops from Miho no Matsubara, Kunozan Toshogu, Nihondaira, Shizuoka Sengen Shrine and Sunpu Castle — the places this site covers.
- The guide holds Japan's national guide licence and handles the trains, buses and tickets for you.
- Priced per person, so it is the cheapest way to have a professional guide all day.
Curious travellers who like trains and walking, on a call of 8 hours or more.
There is no private car: transport fares, entrance fees and lunch are paid as you go on top of the price. If walking is hard, a private-vehicle tour is the better fit.
What the day is
Instead of a fixed route, you choose three or four stops from a list and a government-licensed English guide builds a six-hour day around them, travelling with you by train, bus and taxi. The list reads like this site’s own: Miho no Matsubara for the ukiyo-e view of Fuji over the pines, Kunozan Toshogu, the first shogun’s gilded shrine, the Nihondaira plateau, and in Shizuoka City Sunpu Castle Park and Shizuoka Sengen Shrine.
Why a local would pick this one
A guide who can explain what you are looking at changes a day in Shizuoka more than any vehicle does — and this is the best-reviewed way to get one at a per-person price. The trade-off: you pay the fares and entry tickets as you go, and you walk and ride public transport. For many people that is part of the fun.
What you will see
Our own guides to each stop — so you know what you are booking before you book it.
ViewMiho no Matsubara
A World Heritage pine grove on a black-sand spit with the ukiyo-e view of Mt.
Our guide to it →
CultureKunozan Toshogu Shrine
Ieyasu's original burial shrine, a National Treasure on a Pacific cliff.
Our guide to it →
ViewNihondaira
Nihondaira is the 300 m plateau between Shimizu port and Shizuoka city: a free 360° terrace, a ropeway down to Kunozan Toshogu, tea hills and Mt.
Our guide to it →
CultureShizuoka Sengen Shrine
A vermilion-and-gold complex where Ieyasu came of age, with one of Japan's largest lacquered shrine halls.
Our guide to it →
CultureSunpu Castle Park
Ieyasu's childhood and retirement castle: moats and reconstructed turrets in central Shizuoka.
Our guide to it →Check dates and book
Booked through Viator (a Tripadvisor company) — free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead. There is no tour desk at the pier, so book before you sail.
- Meet up with guide on foot within designated area of Shizuoka
- Licensed Local English Speaking Guide
- Customizable Tour of your choice of 3-4 sites from 'What to expect' list
- Transportation fees, Entrance fees, Lunch, and Other personal expenses
- Private Vehicle
- You cannot combine multiple tour groups.
- Guide Entry fees are only covered for sights listed under What to Expect.
We may earn a small commission if you book, at no extra cost to you. It never decides what we recommend — the “think twice” notes above are there on purpose.
Before you book
Is the Mt. Fuji View Customized Tour with a Licensed Guide worth it from Shimizu?
The guide-not-a-bus option: a licensed local who shows you Shimizu and Shizuoka your way, for the price of a ship's coach seat. Best for: Curious travellers who like trains and walking, on a call of 8 hours or more.
How long a port call do I need for this tour?
About 8 hours: the tour runs 6 hours, and you should be back at the pier 60 minutes before all-aboard, plus time to get off the ship.
What should I know before booking?
There is no private car: transport fares, entrance fees and lunch are paid as you go on top of the price. If walking is hard, a private-vehicle tour is the better fit.
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