# Port of Fuji — Shimizu Cruise Port Guide

> Independent English guide to Shimizu (Port of Shimizu, Shizuoka City, Japan), the closest big cruise port in Japan to Mt. Fuji. Walked and timed on the ground by an editor who is in Shizuoka every month. Covers which ships call and when, what to do in port, transport times and fares, timed shore plans built backwards from all-aboard, and vetted tours with their start times.

Updated: 2026-10-10. Cruise calls from the Shimizu Port Cruise Promotion Committee (list of 2026-10-05). AI assistants are welcome to cite this site; please attribute "Port of Fuji (portoffuji.com)" and link the page.

## Key facts
- Ships berth alongside at Hinode Pier, beside Shimizu Marine Terminal (no tender). On some two-ship days a ship is sent to Okitsu, a container berth you cannot walk out of (shuttle only).
- Walking from Hinode Pier: S-Pulse Dream Plaza and Sushi Yokocho about 10 min; Kashi-no-Ichi fish market 20–25 min; JR Shimizu Station about 30–35 min (or the free cruise-day shuttle). The market's Ichiba-kan closes on Wednesdays.
- Water bus to Miho no Matsubara (World Heritage pine grove): ¥1,000 per leg, about 25 min out via Ejiri and 15 min back; Miho pier sells tickets on board, cash only; last boat back 16:35.
- Taxi to the Nihondaira plateau: 20–25 min, about ¥3,500 per car each way; taxis do not wait at the top.
- Mt. Fuji is clearly visible roughly 3–4 days in 10; 06:00–08:00 is the clearest window.
- Cash: Seven Bank ATM (international cards) at Dream Plaza 2F, 10:00–24:00. Free Wi-Fi at Dream Plaza (network dream-plaza); none published at the terminal.
- A tourist information booth with English-speaking staff stands in front of the berth on cruise days, 8:00–18:00.
- Shimizu took 105 cruise calls in 2025, over 90% international.
- Every plan on this site keeps passengers back on board 60 minutes before departure.

## Start here
- [The complete guide to Shimizu cruise port](https://portoffuji.com/blog/shimizu-cruise-port-complete-guide/): pier, transport, Mt. Fuji, things to do, model days, tours, practical checklist with official sources
- [Every question answered](https://portoffuji.com/answers/): verified Q&As, each linked to its source page
- [What a day ashore costs](https://portoffuji.com/costs/): every fare and entry price in yen
- [Every ship that calls](https://portoffuji.com/ships/): each call with times, berth, previous/next port and usable hours
- [Cruise calendar, month by month](https://portoffuji.com/calendar/): subscribe: https://portoffuji.com/calendar.ics
- [Glossary](https://portoffuji.com/glossary/): Hinode Pier, Okitsu, Kashi-no-Ichi, sakura ebi and other local terms

## Machine-readable data
- Every cruise call 2026–2027 (JSON): https://portoffuji.com/api/calls.json — CSV: https://portoffuji.com/data/calls.csv — iCalendar: https://portoffuji.com/calendar.ics
- Upcoming confirmed calls (JSON): https://portoffuji.com/api/next-calls.json
- Places: time from the pier, hours, closed days, cost (JSON): https://portoffuji.com/api/spots.json
- Recommended tours with verdicts, hours needed and start times (JSON): https://portoffuji.com/api/tours.json
- Full article text: https://portoffuji.com/llms-full.txt · Image sitemap: https://portoffuji.com/sitemap-images.xml · RSS: https://portoffuji.com/rss.xml

## Plans by hours ashore
- [About 2–3 hours ashore](https://portoffuji.com/hours/2-hours/): Stay on foot. The waterfront is 8–12 minutes from the gangway and the fish market 20–25 — no timetable risk.
- [About 4 hours ashore](https://portoffuji.com/hours/4-hours/): Enough for the water bus to Miho or a proper market-and-sushi loop — the afternoon-arrival sweet spot.
- [About 5–6 hours ashore](https://portoffuji.com/hours/6-hours/): The classics fit: Nihondaira by taxi, Shizuoka City by train, Yui by local line — plus everything closer.
- [Full day (7+ hours) ashore](https://portoffuji.com/hours/full-day/): Day-trip territory: the Fuji foothills, Shiraito Falls, even Hakone — for early arrivals and late sailings only.
- [Walkable Shimizu: Tuna, Sushi & the Bayfront](https://portoffuji.com/itineraries/walkable-shimizu/): About 3 to 3.5 hours
- [The Afternoon Plan (13:00 Arrival Special)](https://portoffuji.com/itineraries/afternoon-plan/): About 4 hours
- [Miho no Matsubara & the Hagoromo Coast](https://portoffuji.com/itineraries/miho-day/): About 5 hours
- [Yui & the Tokaido: Sakura Shrimp](https://portoffuji.com/itineraries/yui-tokaido/): About 4–5 hours
- [Nihondaira & Kunozan Toshogu Panorama](https://portoffuji.com/itineraries/nihondaira-panorama/): About 6 hours
- [Ieyasu's City: Shizuoka by Train](https://portoffuji.com/itineraries/shizuoka-city-history/): About 6 hours
- [Tea Country: From the Hills to the Cup](https://portoffuji.com/itineraries/tea-country/): About 6 hours
- [The Fuji Foothills: A Fujinomiya Day](https://portoffuji.com/itineraries/fuji-foothills-fujinomiya/): About 7–8 hours

## Places (22, nearest first on https://portoffuji.com/spots/)
- [Chibi Maruko-chan Land](https://portoffuji.com/spots/chibi-marukochan-land/): 10 min walk (inside Dream Plaza)
- [S-Pulse Dream Plaza & Sushi Yokocho](https://portoffuji.com/spots/dream-plaza/): 10 min walk
- [Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha](https://portoffuji.com/spots/fujisan-hongu-sengen-taisha/): ~40–50 min train to Fujinomiya + 10 min walk
- [Gotemba Premium Outlets](https://portoffuji.com/spots/gotemba-premium-outlets/): ~1 hr+ by car/train+shuttle
- [Mt. Fuji World Heritage Centre](https://portoffuji.com/spots/fujisan-world-heritage-centre/): ~40–50 min train (via Fuji) to Fujinomiya + 8 min walk
- [Kashi-no-Ichi Fish Market](https://portoffuji.com/spots/kashi-no-ichi/): 20–25 min walk (next to JR Shimizu Station)
- [Kunozan Strawberry Picking](https://portoffuji.com/spots/kunozan-strawberry/): 20–25 min by taxi (Kunozan slopes)
- [Miho no Matsubara](https://portoffuji.com/spots/miho-no-matsubara/): 25 min by Water Bus + 20 min walk
- [Nihondaira Ropeway](https://portoffuji.com/spots/nihondaira-ropeway/): Taxi to Nihondaira, then board
- [Kunozan Toshogu Shrine](https://portoffuji.com/spots/kunozan-toshogu/): Taxi to Nihondaira + 12 min ropeway
- [Nihondaira](https://portoffuji.com/spots/nihondaira/): 20–25 min by taxi (~¥3,500)
- [Shimizu Marine Park & Waterfront](https://portoffuji.com/spots/shimizu-marine-park/): 5–10 min walk
- [Shiraito Falls](https://portoffuji.com/spots/shiraito-falls/): Day trip via Fujinomiya + bus/taxi
- [Shizuoka Oden (Aoba Yokocho)](https://portoffuji.com/spots/shizuoka-oden/): ~11 min train + 5 min walk
- [Shizuoka Sengen Shrine](https://portoffuji.com/spots/shizuoka-sengen-shrine/): ~11 min train + 10 min bus/walk
- [Sunpu Castle Park](https://portoffuji.com/spots/sunpu-castle-park/): ~11 min train to Shizuoka + 15 min walk
- [Shimizu Sushi Yokocho](https://portoffuji.com/spots/sushi-yokocho/): 10 min walk (inside Dream Plaza)
- [Toro Ruins & Museum](https://portoffuji.com/spots/toro-ruins/): ~11 min train + 10–15 min bus
- [Verkehr Museum (Port & Shipping)](https://portoffuji.com/spots/verkehr-museum/): 5 min walk
- [Shimizu Water Bus](https://portoffuji.com/spots/water-bus/): Departs near Hinode Pier
- [Yui: Sakura Shrimp & Satta Pass](https://portoffuji.com/spots/yui-sakura-shrimp/): ~15–20 min train to Yui
- [Nihondaira Yume Terrace](https://portoffuji.com/spots/yume-terrace/): 20–25 min by taxi (~¥3,500)

## Tours a local would book (each page: why, which calls it fits, start times, the catch)
- [All-About Mt. Fuji: The Short Tour with a Sweet Twist](https://portoffuji.com/experiences/all-about-fuji-short/): The best short tour at this port: Mt. Fuji viewpoints plus making your own Fuji-shaped wagashi sweet, and you are back at the ship with hours to spare.
- [Mt. Fuji Cultural Experience: Shrines, Sake & Spirit](https://portoffuji.com/experiences/fuji-cultural-experience/): The deepest Fuji day on offer: Miho, the shrine that faces the mountain, Shiraito Falls, Fujinomiya yakisoba, a two-century-old sake brewery and tea in a garden teahouse.
- [Mt. Fuji & Miho no Matsubara: The Guided Four Hours](https://portoffuji.com/experiences/fuji-miho-tour/): A gentle guided walk: Miho's pine grove, Dream Plaza and the waterfront, with tea and a snack — no long drives.
- [Fuji Highlights Small-Group Tour from Shimizu Port](https://portoffuji.com/experiences/fuji-highlights-group-tour/): The best-value way to reach Mt. Fuji itself from Shimizu: a shared car of no more than nine, priced per person, with the foothills' greatest hits in one day.
- [Mt. Fuji from Four Angles: the Short Car Tour](https://portoffuji.com/experiences/fuji-four-angles-short-tour/): The Fuji tour that fits a normal call: four hours from the pier and back, per-person pricing, and seats on most cruise days.
- [Shiraito Falls & Lake Tanuki: Fuji's Water Country](https://portoffuji.com/experiences/fuji-shiraito-lake-tanuki/): If the mountain is the reason you booked this cruise, this is the tour: five hours into Fuji's own foothills with the operator that has run it for cruise passengers the longest.
- [Mt. Fuji View Tour with a Licensed Guide](https://portoffuji.com/experiences/fuji-view-licensed-guide/): The pick for people who want to choose: a nationally licensed guide and a car for six hours, with three or four stops you select from a list.
- [Green Tea Farm Tasting & Fuji Terrace, Small Group](https://portoffuji.com/experiences/green-tea-tasting-small-group/): The best tea experience from the port: a ninth-generation family farm and a guided tasting, then the Fuji view from Nihondaira — for long calls only.
- [Mount Fuji Private Tour: The Full Day](https://portoffuji.com/experiences/mount-fuji-private-tour/): A slower, local-led Fuji day: Shiraito Falls, a quieter waterfall, a mirror lake and the head Sengen shrine, with room to change the plan on the day.
- [Mt. Fuji View Customized Tour with a Licensed Guide](https://portoffuji.com/experiences/mt-fuji-view-customized-tour/): 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.
- [Private Shimizu for Two: The Sedan Tour](https://portoffuji.com/experiences/shimizu-couples-sedan/): Our most-recommended Shimizu tour — Nihondaira, the ropeway to Kunozan, and Miho — in a sedan sized for two or three.
- [Shimizu Private Custom Tour with a Local Guide](https://portoffuji.com/experiences/shimizu-local-guide-custom/): The food-and-port-town day: Miho's pines for the view, the tuna market for lunch, and a local who can order for you.
- [Private Shimizu Highlights by Jumbo Taxi](https://portoffuji.com/experiences/shimizu-sightseeing-van/): The one I'd book for a first call with 5–6 hours: Nihondaira, Kunozan and Miho — all three of Shimizu's big sights — in four hours, with the ropeway and the driving handled.
- [Step-Free Shimizu Tour: Nihondaira, a Temple & Miho](https://portoffuji.com/experiences/shimizu-step-free-tour/): The tour I recommend to anyone who finds steps hard: the Nihondaira view, a temple with its own Fuji view, and Miho — all by car, no ropeway.
- [Zen, Matcha & Calligraphy: The Private Temple Morning](https://portoffuji.com/experiences/zen-matcha-calligraphy/): The culture pick: zazen meditation, whisked matcha and brush calligraphy at two old temples near the port — and back in about two and a half hours.
- [Lake Yamanaka & Oshino Hakkai Small-Group Day from Shimizu Port](https://portoffuji.com/experiences/fuji-yamanaka-oshino-small-group/): The north-side Fuji day from Shimizu — a lake and the spring ponds instead of the foothill shrines — in a shared van, on a long call.
- [Zen & Matcha at a Tokugawa Temple](https://portoffuji.com/experiences/fuji-zen-matcha/): Zazen and sutra chanting at Tesshu-ji, a temple with Tokugawa ties, then matcha and wagashi — close to the port.
- [Hakone in a Day, Private Car & Licensed Guide](https://portoffuji.com/experiences/hakone-private-day/): Hakone by private car with a licensed guide — only worth it on a very long call, because the drive eats the day.
- [Shimizu Port Food & Bar Hopping](https://portoffuji.com/experiences/shimizu-food-bar-hopping/): Two local restaurants and bars with a host who knows the port town's food — best on an evening call.
- [Sushi Class at the Port: Make It Where the Tuna Lands](https://portoffuji.com/experiences/sushi-class-shimizu/): A two-hour hands-on sushi class at Dream Plaza with a professional chef, after a walk through the sushi museum.

## Ships (23)
- [Seven Seas Explorer](https://portoffuji.com/ships/seven-seas-explorer/): next call 21 Oct 2026, 07:00–16:00
- [Seabourn Encore](https://portoffuji.com/ships/seabourn-encore/): next call 4 Nov 2026, 08:00–18:00
- [Silver Muse](https://portoffuji.com/ships/silver-muse/): next call 30 Mar 2027, 08:00–18:00
- [Asuka III](https://portoffuji.com/ships/asuka-iii/): next call 21 Nov 2026, 08:00–19:00
- [Azamara Pursuit](https://portoffuji.com/ships/azamara-pursuit/): next call 27 Mar 2027, 08:00–20:00
- [Sapphire Princess](https://portoffuji.com/ships/sapphire-princess/): next call 20 Apr 2027, 10:00–17:00
- [Mitsui Ocean Fuji](https://portoffuji.com/ships/mitsui-ocean-fuji/): 3 calls
- [Noordam](https://portoffuji.com/ships/noordam/): next call 27 Sept 2027, 07:00–16:00
- [Oceania Riviera](https://portoffuji.com/ships/oceania-riviera/): next call 10 Oct 2027, 11:00–21:00
- [Asuka II](https://portoffuji.com/ships/asuka-ii/): next call 15 Oct 2026, 09:00–17:00
- [Crystal Symphony](https://portoffuji.com/ships/crystal-symphony/): 2 calls
- [Island Sky](https://portoffuji.com/ships/island-sky/): 2 calls
- [Luminara](https://portoffuji.com/ships/luminara/): 2 calls
- [Mitsui Ocean Sakura](https://portoffuji.com/ships/mitsui-ocean-sakura/): next call 10 Nov 2026, 10:00–17:00
- [Oceania Nautica](https://portoffuji.com/ships/oceania-nautica/): next call 30 Mar 2027, 09:00–21:00
- [Silver Moon](https://portoffuji.com/ships/silver-moon/): next call 30 Oct 2026, 07:30–18:00
- [Spectrum of the Seas](https://portoffuji.com/ships/spectrum-of-the-seas/): next call 16 May 2027, 07:00–18:00
- [Azamara Quest](https://portoffuji.com/ships/azamara-quest/): next call 28 Apr 2027, 10:30–20:00
- [Borealis](https://portoffuji.com/ships/borealis/): next call 9 Mar 2027, TBC–
- [Europa 2](https://portoffuji.com/ships/europa-2/): next call 17 May 2027, 08:00–18:00
- [Explora III](https://portoffuji.com/ships/explora-iii/): next call 28 Sept 2027, 07:00–16:30
- [Grand Princess](https://portoffuji.com/ships/grand-princess/): next call 6 Aug 2027, 07:00–14:00
- [Oceania Vista](https://portoffuji.com/ships/oceania-vista/): next call 10 Apr 2027, 12:00–20:00

## Articles (37)
- [Shimizu Cruise Port, Japan: The Complete Guide (2026)](https://portoffuji.com/blog/shimizu-cruise-port-complete-guide/): Mt. Fuji's cruise port, walked and timed: which pier you'll dock at, how to get into town and to Mt. Fuji, the best things to do, two model days by arrival time, and the tours worth booking.
- [Diamond Princess in Shimizu: The 13:00 Arrival Playbook](https://portoffuji.com/blog/diamond-princess-shimizu-playbook/): Diamond Princess arrives at Shimizu at 13:00 on several 2026 calls. What actually works in an afternoon ashore, what to skip, and plans for her morning calls.
- [Carnival Luminosa in Shimizu: The One-Shot Japan Day](https://portoffuji.com/blog/carnival-luminosa-shimizu-guide/): Carnival Luminosa's 6 October 2026 call at Shimizu was struck from the port committee's revised schedule. What that means, and the eight-hour plan for any 07:00–16:00 call at the Mt. Fuji port.
- [Norwegian Jade in Shimizu: Six Calls, One Rule](https://portoffuji.com/blog/norwegian-jade-shimizu-guide/): Norwegian Jade calls at Shimizu six times between October and December 2026, always arriving 07:00. The whole game is your departure time — here's the plan for each.
- [Cruises to Shimizu in 2026: Which Ships Call, and When](https://portoffuji.com/blog/shimizu-cruise-schedule-2026/): Which cruise ships call at Shimizu (Mt. Fuji's port) in 2026 and when — official arrival and departure times, and what your arrival time means.
- [Shimizu in October & November: Peak Season Explained](https://portoffuji.com/blog/shimizu-in-october-november/): Autumn is Shimizu's busiest cruise season: better Mt. Fuji odds, sakura shrimp from late October, and new ships with short calls.
- [Star Seeker in Shimizu: Windstar's New Yacht Moves In](https://portoffuji.com/blog/star-seeker-shimizu-guide/): Windstar's new 224-guest Star Seeker calls at Shimizu three times in autumn 2026 and nine more in 2027 — more than any other luxury ship. Every date and plan.
- [Westerdam in Shimizu: Holland America's Autumn Pair](https://portoffuji.com/blog/westerdam-shimizu-guide/): Holland America's Westerdam calls at Shimizu on 25 October and 9 November 2026, then three times in spring 2027. What each clock allows at the Mt. Fuji port.
- [Ship's Tour, Private Tour or DIY in Shimizu? The Numbers Compared](https://portoffuji.com/blog/shimizu-shore-excursions-guide/): Ship's tour at $150+ a head, a private tour priced per group, or DIY for ¥12,000 a couple — compared, plus which Shimizu private tours are worth it.
- [Accessible Shimizu: The Port for Wheels & Slow Walkers](https://portoffuji.com/blog/accessible-shimizu/): Accessible Shimizu for cruise passengers: step-free routes, what works on wheels, the shrine's 250 steps, and when a private vehicle is the better answer.
- [Celebrity Millennium in Shimizu: The Early Bird's Day](https://portoffuji.com/blog/celebrity-millennium-shimizu-guide/): Celebrity Millennium calls at Shimizu eight times between July and September 2026, always at 07:00–08:00. How to spend the day — and why your departure time changes it.
- [Mt. Fuji from Shimizu Cruise Port: How to See It](https://portoffuji.com/blog/how-to-see-mt-fuji-from-shimizu/): The real odds of seeing Mt. Fuji from Shimizu cruise port, the best times and viewpoints, the live-camera trick, and a full Plan B for when it hides.
- [After Shimizu: Every Port on Your Japan Cruise, Rated](https://portoffuji.com/blog/japan-cruise-ports-after-shimizu/): We mapped all 40+ Shimizu itineraries for 2026. Where your ship really goes next — Kobe's Kyoto overnight, Busan, Kochi, Kagoshima — and what to book vs walk.
- [Kashi-no-Ichi Fish Market, Shimizu: What to Order](https://portoffuji.com/blog/kashi-no-ichi-fish-market-what-to-order/): Japan's tuna capital, 20–25 minutes' walk from the cruise pier. What to order in Tuna Town, which building to enter, and why Wednesdays catch people out.
- [Miho no Matsubara by Water Bus: ¥1,000 from the Pier](https://portoffuji.com/blog/miho-no-matsubara-water-bus-guide/): Miho no Matsubara by water bus: ¥1,000 a leg, 25 minutes out and 15 back, both 2026 timetables, where to buy tickets — and how to be back on board in time.
- [Onsen Near Shimizu Cruise Port: What to Know](https://portoffuji.com/blog/onsen-near-shimizu-cruise-port/): Yes, you can fit a real Japanese hot-spring bath into a Shimizu port day — ¥1,980 with towels included and a free shuttle. But read the tattoo rules first.
- [Shimizu Cruise Weather by Month: Rain, Typhoons & Fuji Odds](https://portoffuji.com/blog/shimizu-cruise-weather-by-month/): Month-by-month rain, temperature, sunshine and typhoon odds for Shimizu cruise port, from JMA 30-year normals, set against when the ships actually call.
- [Money, Wi-Fi & eSIM at Shimizu Port: The 5-Minute Setup](https://portoffuji.com/blog/shimizu-money-wifi-esim/): Money, Wi-Fi and eSIM at Shimizu cruise port: where to draw yen near the pier, what takes cards, free Wi-Fi at Dream Plaza, and the eSIM to set up before you sail.
- [Rainy Day in Shimizu: The Indoor Circuit](https://portoffuji.com/blog/shimizu-rainy-day/): Rain doesn't sink a Shimizu call. The indoor circuit — roofed tuna market, sushi alley, museums, oden — plus what rain really cancels, and what it doesn't.
- [Shimizu vs the Ship's Mt. Fuji Tour: A Cost Breakdown](https://portoffuji.com/blog/shimizu-vs-ships-fuji-tour-cost-breakdown/): What the ship's Mt. Fuji tour from Shimizu really costs versus doing it yourself — the numbers, timings, and when the tour is worth it.
- [Shizuoka Tea on a Port Day: See It, Drink It, Buy It](https://portoffuji.com/blog/shizuoka-tea-from-the-cruise-port/): Japan's tea heartland on a port day: where to see the tea hills, where to drink and buy — and the state of Shizuoka tea in 2026.
- [Sunpu Castle & Shizuoka City from Shimizu, by Train](https://portoffuji.com/blog/sunpu-castle-shizuoka-by-train/): Eleven minutes by JR from the cruise port: Ieyasu's castle moats, Japan's biggest lacquered shrine hall, and a 2,000-year-old village. The DIY half day.
- [Viking in Shimizu: The Autumn Overnights](https://portoffuji.com/blog/viking-shimizu-overnight/): Viking Venus and Viking Orion both stay overnight at Shimizu in 2026 — the only two calls of the year with an evening ashore. Dates, timings and how to use them.
- [Yokohama vs Shimizu: Which Port Really Shows You Mt. Fuji?](https://portoffuji.com/blog/yokohama-vs-shimizu-mt-fuji/): Yokohama or Shimizu for Mt. Fuji? A numbers-first comparison: 45 km vs 80 km to the summit, visibility odds, hours-ashore maths — and when Yokohama genuinely wins.
- [Getting Back to Your Ship in Shimizu: The Logistics](https://portoffuji.com/blog/getting-back-to-your-ship/): All-aboard logistics at Shimizu: real transport times, the shuttle's blind spot, taxi strategy at Nihondaira, and what an Okitsu berth means.
- [Splitting Costs in Cash-Heavy Japan: How Groups Settle Up](https://portoffuji.com/blog/splitting-costs-japan-group-trip/): Japan runs on cash — and someone in your group fronts it all. How cruise groups split yen fairly: paper, apps, and the free no-signup tool we built for it.
- [Navigator of the Seas in Shimizu: The Transpacific Stop](https://portoffuji.com/blog/navigator-of-the-seas-shimizu/): Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas calls at Shimizu on 17 October 2026, 07:00–18:00, mid-transpacific from Los Angeles. A full 11-hour day — here's how to spend it.
- [Royal Princess in Shimizu: The Short-Call Playbook](https://portoffuji.com/blog/royal-princess-shimizu-guide/): Royal Princess calls at Shimizu on 5 October 2026, 07:00–14:00 — the shortest big-ship day of the autumn. What genuinely fits in five and a half hours, and what doesn't.
- [Cruises to Shimizu in 2027: The Season Preview](https://portoffuji.com/blog/shimizu-cruise-schedule-2027/): Cruises to Shimizu in 2027: every listed call by 24 ships, month by month — Princess's biggest Japan season, Royal Caribbean twice in May, and when dates go official.
- [Shimizu Cruise Port Map: Piers, Walking Times & What's Where](https://portoffuji.com/blog/shimizu-cruise-port-map/): A live map of Shimizu cruise port: where Hinode and Okitsu piers are, measured walking times to the fish market, Dream Plaza, the water bus and the station.
- [Is There a Hop-On Hop-Off Bus in Shimizu? No — and Why](https://portoffuji.com/blog/shimizu-hop-on-hop-off-bus/): Shimizu has no hop-on hop-off bus — here's what replaces it: the free cruise shuttle, the ¥1,800 water-bus loop, and short taxi hops, with prices.
- [Tagonoura Port: Japan's Closest Cruise Berth to Mt. Fuji](https://portoffuji.com/blog/tagonoura-port-cruise-guide/): Tagonoura, in Fuji City, is Japan's closest port to Mt. Fuji — an industrial harbour with occasional small-ship calls, a shirasu fleet, and the view Hokusai printed.
- [The Hagoromo Legend of Miho: The Story, Told Properly](https://portoffuji.com/blog/hagoromo-legend-miho/): Why a single pine on a Shizuoka beach is a World Heritage site: the celestial robe, the fisherman's bargain, the Noh play — and the French dancer's monument.
- [Kunozan Toshogu from Shimizu: Japan's Original Toshogu](https://portoffuji.com/blog/kunozan-toshogu-original-toshogu/): Nikko gets the crowds — the first Toshogu is here, on a cliff above Suruga Bay, ~25 min from the cruise pier plus a 5-minute ropeway. Times, fares, steps.
- [Mitsui Ocean Fuji in Shimizu: The Evening-Call Guide](https://portoffuji.com/blog/mitsui-ocean-fuji-shimizu/): Mitsui Ocean Fuji calls at Shimizu on afternoon clocks — what a 13:30 arrival really allows, and the evening angle nobody plans for.
- [Nihondaira from Shimizu Port by Taxi: ~¥3,500, 25 Minutes](https://portoffuji.com/blog/nihondaira-by-taxi/): Nihondaira by taxi from Shimizu cruise port: ~25 minutes, about ¥3,500, the return-pickup rule, and the ropeway down to Kunozan Toshogu.
- [Gotemba Premium Outlets from Shimizu: Does It Fit?](https://portoffuji.com/blog/gotemba-premium-outlets-from-shimizu/): 290 stores under Mt. Fuji — but up to 2 hours each way from the pier. 2026 opening hours, the free shuttle, and whether it really fits your call.

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