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  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/hero-shimizu-fuji.webp</image:loc><image:title>Mt. Fuji rising behind the Port of Shimizu</image:title><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Fuji_and_Port_of_Shimizu.JPG</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/accessible-shimizu/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/hero-shimizu-fuji.webp</image:loc><image:title>Accessible Shimizu: The Port for Wheels &amp; Slow Walkers</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Fuji_and_Port_of_Shimizu.JPG</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/celebrity-millennium-shimizu-guide/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/post-celebrity-millennium.webp</image:loc><image:title>Celebrity Millennium in Shimizu: The Early Bird's Day</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Celebrity_Millennium_(52479553853).jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/diamond-princess-shimizu-playbook/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/post-diamond-princess.webp</image:loc><image:title>Diamond Princess in Shimizu: The 13:00 Arrival Playbook</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diamond_Princess_(ship,_2004)_Kami_Island_and_Mount_Fuji.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/getting-back-to-your-ship/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/hero-afternoon-plan.webp</image:loc><image:title>Getting Back to Your Ship in Shimizu: The Logistics</image:title><image:caption>All-aboard logistics at Shimizu: real transport times, the shuttle's blind spot, taxi strategy at Nihondaira, and what an Okitsu berth means.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fuji_(ship,_S-Pulse_Dream_Ferry)_in_Port_of_Shimizu.JPG</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/carnival-luminosa-shimizu-guide/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/ship-carnival-luminosa.webp</image:loc><image:title>Carnival Luminosa in Shimizu: The One-Shot Japan Day</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2025-06-04_01_CARNIVAL_LUMINOSA_-_IMO_9398905_%E2%80%93_Ogden_Point_BC_CAN.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/gotemba-premium-outlets-from-shimizu/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/post-gotemba-outlets.webp</image:loc><image:title>Gotemba Premium Outlets from Shimizu: Does It Fit?</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gotemba_premium_outlets1.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/how-to-see-mt-fuji-from-shimizu/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/nihondaira-1.webp</image:loc><image:title>Mt. Fuji from Shimizu Cruise Port: How to See It</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:231006_Nihondaira_Shizuoka_Japan05s3.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/hagoromo-legend-miho/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/hero-miho-day.webp</image:loc><image:title>The Hagoromo Legend of Miho: The Story, Told Properly</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Fuji_and_Miho_no_Matsubara_20170211-3.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/japan-cruise-ports-after-shimizu/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/hero-shimizu-fuji.webp</image:loc><image:title>After Shimizu: Every Port on Your Japan Cruise, Rated</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Fuji_and_Port_of_Shimizu.JPG</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/kashi-no-ichi-fish-market-what-to-order/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/post-kashi-no-ichi.webp</image:loc><image:title>Kashi-no-Ichi Fish Market, Shimizu: What to Order</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KASHI_NO_ICHI_maguro_kan_in_shimizu_ward.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/kunozan-toshogu-original-toshogu/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/post-kunozan.webp</image:loc><image:title>Kunozan Toshogu from Shimizu: Japan's Original Toshogu</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kunōzan_Tōshō-gū_01.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/miho-no-matsubara-water-bus-guide/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/post-miho-water-bus.webp</image:loc><image:title>Miho no Matsubara by Water Bus: ¥1,000 from the Pier</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Fuji_and_Miho_no_Matsubara_20170211-5.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/mitsui-ocean-fuji-shimizu/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/c/fuji-miho-matsubara.webp</image:loc><image:title>Mitsui Ocean Fuji in Shimizu: The Evening-Call Guide</image:title><image:caption>Mitsui Ocean Fuji calls at Shimizu on afternoon clocks — what a 13:30 arrival really allows, and the evening angle nobody plans for.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Fuji_and_Miho_no_Matsubara_20170211-8.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/navigator-of-the-seas-shimizu/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/ship-navigator-of-the-seas.webp</image:loc><image:title>Navigator of the Seas in Shimizu: The Transpacific Stop</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Navigator_of_the_Seas_(ship,_2002)_in_Ensenada,_Mexico_(August_2023)_-_197.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/nihondaira-by-taxi/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/c/fuji-from-nihondaira.webp</image:loc><image:title>Nihondaira from Shimizu Port by Taxi: ~¥3,500, 25 Minutes</image:title><image:caption>Nihondaira by taxi from Shimizu cruise port: ~25 minutes, about ¥3,500, the return-pickup rule, and the ropeway down to Kunozan Toshogu.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Fuji_from_Nihondaira.JPG</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/norwegian-jade-shimizu-guide/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/ship-norwegian-jade.webp</image:loc><image:title>Norwegian Jade in Shimizu: Six Calls, One Rule</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Norwegian_Jade_(ship,_2006)_IMO_9304057;_in_Split,_2011-10-10;_(1).jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/onsen-near-shimizu-cruise-port/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/hero-yui-tokaido.webp</image:loc><image:title>Onsen Near Shimizu Cruise Port: What to Know</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Fuji_and_Ashitaka_Mountains_from_Satta_Pass.JPG</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/royal-princess-shimizu-guide/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/ship-royal-princess.webp</image:loc><image:title>Royal Princess in Shimizu: The Short-Call Playbook</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Princess_(9038666095).jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/shimizu-cruise-port-complete-guide/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/hero-shimizu-fuji.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shimizu Cruise Port, Japan: The Complete Guide (2026)</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Fuji_and_Port_of_Shimizu.JPG</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/shimizu-cruise-port-map/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/hero-shimizu-fuji.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shimizu Cruise Port Map: Piers, Walking Times &amp; What's Where</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Fuji_and_Port_of_Shimizu.JPG</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/shimizu-cruise-schedule-2026/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/hero-afternoon-plan.webp</image:loc><image:title>Cruises to Shimizu in 2026: Which Ships Call, and When</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fuji_%28ship%2C_S-Pulse_Dream_Ferry%29_in_Port_of_Shimizu.JPG</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/shimizu-cruise-schedule-2027/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/hero-shimizu-fuji.webp</image:loc><image:title>Cruises to Shimizu in 2027: The Season Preview</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Fuji_and_Port_of_Shimizu.JPG</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/shimizu-cruise-weather-by-month/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/c/fuji-from-satta-pass.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shimizu Cruise Weather by Month: Rain, Typhoons &amp; Fuji Odds</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Fuji_from_Satta_Pass_(2016-02-10).jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/shimizu-hop-on-hop-off-bus/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/hero-afternoon-plan.webp</image:loc><image:title>Is There a Hop-On Hop-Off Bus in Shimizu? No — and Why</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fuji_%28ship%2C_S-Pulse_Dream_Ferry%29_in_Port_of_Shimizu.JPG</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/shimizu-money-wifi-esim/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/hero-afternoon-plan.webp</image:loc><image:title>Money, Wi-Fi &amp; eSIM at Shimizu Port: The 5-Minute Setup</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fuji_(ship,_S-Pulse_Dream_Ferry)_in_Port_of_Shimizu.JPG</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/shimizu-in-october-november/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/c/fuji-from-satta-pass.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shimizu in October &amp; November: Peak Season Explained</image:title><image:caption>Autumn is Shimizu's busiest cruise season: better Mt. Fuji odds, sakura shrimp from late October, and new ships with short calls.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Fuji_from_Satta_Pass_(2016-02-10).jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/shimizu-rainy-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/post-kashi-no-ichi.webp</image:loc><image:title>Rainy Day in Shimizu: The Indoor Circuit</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KASHI_NO_ICHI_maguro_kan_in_shimizu_ward.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/shimizu-shore-excursions-guide/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/hero-afternoon-plan.webp</image:loc><image:title>Ship's Tour, Private Tour or DIY in Shimizu? The Numbers Compared</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fuji_(ship,_S-Pulse_Dream_Ferry)_in_Port_of_Shimizu.JPG</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/shimizu-vs-ships-fuji-tour-cost-breakdown/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/hero-shimizu-fuji.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shimizu vs the Ship's Mt. Fuji Tour: A Cost Breakdown</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Fuji_and_Port_of_Shimizu.JPG</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/shizuoka-tea-from-the-cruise-port/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/hero-tea-country.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shizuoka Tea on a Port Day: See It, Drink It, Buy It</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Fuji_and_Tea_plantation.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/splitting-costs-japan-group-trip/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/post-kashi-no-ichi.webp</image:loc><image:title>Splitting Costs in Cash-Heavy Japan: How Groups Settle Up</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KASHI_NO_ICHI_maguro_kan_in_shimizu_ward.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/star-seeker-shimizu-guide/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/hero-afternoon-plan.webp</image:loc><image:title>Star Seeker in Shimizu: Windstar's New Yacht Moves In</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fuji_%28ship%2C_S-Pulse_Dream_Ferry%29_in_Port_of_Shimizu.JPG</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/sunpu-castle-shizuoka-by-train/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/hero-shizuoka-city-history.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunpu Castle &amp; Shizuoka City from Shimizu, by Train</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sunpu_Castle_hitsujisaru_yagura01.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/tagonoura-port-cruise-guide/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/hero-yui-tokaido.webp</image:loc><image:title>Tagonoura Port: Japan's Closest Cruise Berth to Mt. Fuji</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Fuji_and_Ashitaka_Mountains_from_Satta_Pass.JPG</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/viking-shimizu-overnight/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/ship-viking-shimizu.webp</image:loc><image:title>Viking in Shimizu: The Autumn Overnights</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Viking_Venus_at_Liverpool.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/westerdam-shimizu-guide/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/ship-westerdam.webp</image:loc><image:title>Westerdam in Shimizu: Holland America's Autumn Pair</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Westerdam_in_Canada_2022.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/blog/yokohama-vs-shimizu-mt-fuji/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/hero-shimizu-fuji.webp</image:loc><image:title>Yokohama vs Shimizu: Which Port Really Shows You Mt. Fuji?</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Fuji_and_Port_of_Shimizu.JPG</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/spots/chibi-marukochan-land/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/dream-plaza-5.webp</image:loc><image:title>Chibi Maruko-chan Land — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>S-Pulse Dream Plaza, home of Chibi Maruko-chan Land — The front of S-Pulse Dream Plaza</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S-pulse_dream_plaza_02.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/dream-plaza-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Chibi Maruko-chan Land — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>S-Pulse Dream Plaza, home of Chibi Maruko-chan Land — Aerial view of Dream Plaza and the Shimizu marina</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E3%82%A8%E3%82%B9%E3%83%91%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%83%97%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B6%E7%A9%BA%E6%92%AE.png</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/dream-plaza-4.webp</image:loc><image:title>Chibi Maruko-chan Land — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>S-Pulse Dream Plaza, home of Chibi Maruko-chan Land — A festival mikoshi procession at Dream Plaza</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mikoshi_in_S-pulse_dream_plaza.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/spots/dream-plaza/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/dream-plaza-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>S-Pulse Dream Plaza &amp; Sushi Yokocho — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Aerial view of Dream Plaza and the Shimizu marina</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E3%82%A8%E3%82%B9%E3%83%91%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%83%97%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B6%E7%A9%BA%E6%92%AE.png</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/dream-plaza-6.webp</image:loc><image:title>S-Pulse Dream Plaza &amp; Sushi Yokocho — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Dream Plaza from the waterfront beach</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S-Pulse_Dream_Plaza_April_13th_2008.JPG</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/dream-plaza-1.webp</image:loc><image:title>S-Pulse Dream Plaza &amp; Sushi Yokocho — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>S-Pulse Dream Plaza and its bayside Ferris wheel</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:231027_S-Pulse_Dream_Plaza_Shizuoka_Japan02s3.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/dream-plaza-3.webp</image:loc><image:title>S-Pulse Dream Plaza &amp; Sushi Yokocho — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The Dream Plaza building beside the Ferris wheel</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S-pulse_dream_plaza_01.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/dream-plaza-4.webp</image:loc><image:title>S-Pulse Dream Plaza &amp; Sushi Yokocho — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>A festival mikoshi procession at Dream Plaza</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mikoshi_in_S-pulse_dream_plaza.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/dream-plaza-5.webp</image:loc><image:title>S-Pulse Dream Plaza &amp; Sushi Yokocho — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The front of S-Pulse Dream Plaza</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S-pulse_dream_plaza_02.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/spots/fujisan-hongu-sengen-taisha/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/fujisan-hongu-sengen-taisha-1.webp</image:loc><image:title>Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The great torii of Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha with Mt. Fuji</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fujisan_Hong%C5%AB_Sengen_Taisha_daitorii.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/fujisan-hongu-sengen-taisha-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The vermilion two-storey main gate</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fujinomiya_Fujisan_Hongu_Sengen-taisha_Haupttor_4.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/fujisan-hongu-sengen-taisha-3.webp</image:loc><image:title>Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The honden, the shrine's main sanctuary</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fujinomiya_Hongu_Sengen_Taisha_Honden.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/fujisan-hongu-sengen-taisha-4.webp</image:loc><image:title>Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Wakutama Pond, fed by Fuji spring water</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wakutama-ike-2.JPG</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/fujisan-hongu-sengen-taisha-5.webp</image:loc><image:title>Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Cherry blossom beside the main hall</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fujinomiya_Fujisan_Hongu_Sengen-taisha_Sakura_%26_Hauptschrein_1.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/fujisan-hongu-sengen-taisha-6.webp</image:loc><image:title>Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Looking through the gate to the worship hall</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fujisan_Hong%C5%AB_Sengen_Taisha_20220724j.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/spots/gotemba-premium-outlets/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/gotemba-premium-outlets-1.webp</image:loc><image:title>Gotemba Premium Outlets — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Mt. Fuji above a shopping street at Gotemba Premium Outlets</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gotemba_premium_outlets1.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/gotemba-premium-outlets-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Gotemba Premium Outlets — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Covered walkways and shop signs at the outlets</image:caption><image:license>https://www.flickr.com/photos/19546327@N00/9732330621</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/gotemba-premium-outlets-3.webp</image:loc><image:title>Gotemba Premium Outlets — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>A fountain in front of the outlet stores</image:caption><image:license>https://www.flickr.com/photos/19546327@N00/9735559374</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/gotemba-premium-outlets-4.webp</image:loc><image:title>Gotemba Premium Outlets — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The outlet complex below the Hakone hills (older photo)</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gotemba_premium_outlets2.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/spots/fujisan-world-heritage-centre/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/fujisan-world-heritage-centre-1.webp</image:loc><image:title>Mt. Fuji World Heritage Centre — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The inverted-cone Mt. Fuji World Heritage Centre reflected in its pool</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mt.Fuji_World_Heritage_Centre,Shizuoka.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/fujisan-world-heritage-centre-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Mt. Fuji World Heritage Centre — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Mt. Fuji framed by the centre's windows</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fujisan_World_heritage_Center,_Shizuoka_03.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/fujisan-world-heritage-centre-3.webp</image:loc><image:title>Mt. Fuji World Heritage Centre — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The centre and the vermilion torii outside</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mt.Fuji_World_Heritage_Centre,_Shizuoka_3.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/fujisan-world-heritage-centre-4.webp</image:loc><image:title>Mt. Fuji World Heritage Centre — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The spiral ramp inside the timber lattice cone</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mt.Fuji_World_Heritage_Centre_20220724l.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/fujisan-world-heritage-centre-5.webp</image:loc><image:title>Mt. Fuji World Heritage Centre — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The lattice cone and Fuji reflected in the water basin</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E5%AF%8C%E5%A3%AB%E5%B1%B1%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E9%81%BA%E7%94%A3%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC.png</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/fujisan-world-heritage-centre-6.webp</image:loc><image:title>Mt. Fuji World Heritage Centre — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The centre lit up at dusk</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fujisan_World_Heritage_Centre,Shizuoka.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/spots/kashi-no-ichi/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/kashi-no-ichi-3.webp</image:loc><image:title>Kashi-no-Ichi Fish Market — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>A sushi restaurant at the Shimizu fish market</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E6%B8%85%E6%B0%B4%E9%AD%9A%E5%B8%82%E5%A0%B4_-_panoramio.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/kashi-no-ichi-1.webp</image:loc><image:title>Kashi-no-Ichi Fish Market — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Kashi no Ichi market hall at Shimizu fish market</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KASHI_NO_ICHI_ichiba_kan_in_shimizu_ward.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/kashi-no-ichi-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Kashi-no-Ichi Fish Market — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The Shimizu fish market building beside Kashi no Ichi</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KASHI_NO_ICHI_maguro_kan_in_shimizu_ward.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/kashi-no-ichi-4.webp</image:loc><image:title>Kashi-no-Ichi Fish Market — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Panorama of the Kashi no Ichi buildings</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KASHI_NO_ICHI_in_shimizu_ward.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/spots/kunozan-strawberry/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/kunozan-strawberry-1.webp</image:loc><image:title>Kunozan Strawberry Picking — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Ishigaki strawberries ripening in a Kunozan greenhouse</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ishigaki_ichigo.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/spots/miho-no-matsubara/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/miho-no-matsubara-1.webp</image:loc><image:title>Miho no Matsubara — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Snow-capped Mt. Fuji across Suruga Bay from the Miho shore</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Fuji_and_Miho_no_Matsubara_20170211-3.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/miho-no-matsubara-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Miho no Matsubara — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The Hagoromo pine, the tree of the feather-robe legend</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Miho-no-Matsubara_Hagoromo-no-matsu.JPG</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/miho-no-matsubara-3.webp</image:loc><image:title>Miho no Matsubara — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Mt. Fuji over the pebble beach and surf at Miho</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Miho_no_Matsubara_and_Mount_Fuji.JPG</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/miho-no-matsubara-4.webp</image:loc><image:title>Miho no Matsubara — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The long black-sand beach of Miho with Fuji on the horizon</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Fuji_and_Miho_no_Matsubara_20170211-2.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/miho-no-matsubara-5.webp</image:loc><image:title>Miho no Matsubara — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Dancers in kimono under the pines at Miho no Matsubara</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kimono_Sevillanas_at_Miho_no_Matsubara_4.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/spots/nihondaira-ropeway/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/nihondaira-ropeway-1.webp</image:loc><image:title>Nihondaira Ropeway — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>A Nihondaira Ropeway car at the station</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:231006_Nihondaira_Shizuoka_Japan17s3.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/nihondaira-ropeway-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Nihondaira Ropeway — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The ropeway car arriving at the platform</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nihondaira1.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/nihondaira-ropeway-3.webp</image:loc><image:title>Nihondaira Ropeway — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Nihondaira Ropeway station on the plateau</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:231006_Nihondaira_Shizuoka_Japan12s3.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/nihondaira-ropeway-4.webp</image:loc><image:title>Nihondaira Ropeway — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Boarding platform with Suruga Bay behind</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nihondaira_Ropeway_(32084431461).jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/nihondaira-ropeway-5.webp</image:loc><image:title>Nihondaira Ropeway — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The wooded valley and coast seen from the ropeway</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nihondaira_Ropeway_01.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/spots/kunozan-toshogu/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/kunozan-toshogu-1.webp</image:loc><image:title>Kunozan Toshogu Shrine — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The lacquered main shrine of Kunozan Toshogu</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:231006_Kunozan_Tosho-gu_Shizuoka_Japan13s3.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/kunozan-toshogu-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Kunozan Toshogu Shrine — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Gilded roofs of the shrine buildings at Kunozan</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shizuoka_Schrein_Kunozan_tosho-gu_15.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/kunozan-toshogu-3.webp</image:loc><image:title>Kunozan Toshogu Shrine — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Shrine halls on the Kunozan hillside</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:231006_Kunozan_Tosho-gu_Shizuoka_Japan20s3.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/kunozan-toshogu-4.webp</image:loc><image:title>Kunozan Toshogu Shrine — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>A tile-roofed gate inside the Kunozan precinct</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:231006_Kunozan_Tosho-gu_Shizuoka_Japan43s3.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/kunozan-toshogu-5.webp</image:loc><image:title>Kunozan Toshogu Shrine — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Stone steps and a sub-shrine at Kunozan</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:231006_Kunozan_Tosho-gu_Shizuoka_Japan41s3.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/spots/nihondaira/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/nihondaira-1.webp</image:loc><image:title>Nihondaira — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Mt. Fuji above Shimizu port, seen from the Nihondaira plateau</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:231006_Nihondaira_Shizuoka_Japan05s3.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/nihondaira-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Nihondaira — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Fuji and Suruga Bay from the Nihondaira summit area</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nihondaira_(2016-02-10).JPG</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/nihondaira-3.webp</image:loc><image:title>Nihondaira — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Shimizu port and the Izu Peninsula from Nihondaira</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:231006_Nihondaira_Shizuoka_Japan02s3.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/nihondaira-4.webp</image:loc><image:title>Nihondaira — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Shizuoka city and the Southern Alps foothills from Nihondaira</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:231006_Nihondaira_Shizuoka_Japan09s3.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/nihondaira-5.webp</image:loc><image:title>Nihondaira — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The Nihondaira plateau rising behind Shizuoka city</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nihondaira_from_Choseniwa.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/spots/shimizu-marine-park/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/shimizu-marine-park-1.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shimizu Marine Park &amp; Waterfront — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The Shimizu waterfront from Marine Park at sunset</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S-PULSE_DREAM_PLAZA_and_Shimizu_Marine_Park_01.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/shimizu-marine-park-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shimizu Marine Park &amp; Waterfront — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The preserved telpher crane in Shimizu Marine Park</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Telpher_Crane_at_Shimizu_Marine_Park.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/shimizu-marine-park-3.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shimizu Marine Park &amp; Waterfront — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Marine Park plaza with Mt. Fuji beyond the harbour</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E6%B8%85%E6%B0%B4%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF_-_panoramio_-_%E6%B5%85%E9%87%8E%E3%81%BE%E3%81%99%E9%81%93_(3).jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/shimizu-marine-park-4.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shimizu Marine Park &amp; Waterfront — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>A tall ship moored at Hinode pier, seen from Marine Park</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shimizu_Port_Hinode_Pier.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/shimizu-marine-park-5.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shimizu Marine Park &amp; Waterfront — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Dream Plaza and the small beach, seen from Marine Park</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S-PULSE_DREAM_PLAZA_and_Shimizu_Marine_Park_04.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/spots/shiraito-falls/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/shiraito-falls-1.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shiraito Falls — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The curtain of Shiraito Falls over its turquoise pool</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fujinomiya_shi_Shiraitono_taki_Shiraitono_taki_20220604.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/shiraito-falls-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shiraito Falls — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Shiraito Falls with Mt. Fuji rising behind</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shiraito_Falls_(34541900111).jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/shiraito-falls-3.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shiraito Falls — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The main cascade and plunge pool at Shiraito</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shiraito_Falls_(34257542610).jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/shiraito-falls-4.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shiraito Falls — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Hundreds of spring-fed threads of water along the cliff</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shiraito_Falls_(Fujinomiya).jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/shiraito-falls-5.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shiraito Falls — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Autumn colour around Shiraito Falls</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2013-12-02_Shiraito_Falls,_Fujinomiya(%E7%99%BD%E7%B3%B8%E3%81%AE%E6%BB%9D)_DSCF9978.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/shiraito-falls-6.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shiraito Falls — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Otodome Falls, a short walk from Shiraito</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Otodome_Falls_201310.JPG</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/spots/shizuoka-oden/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/shizuoka-oden-1.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shizuoka Oden (Aoba Yokocho) — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Lanterns down Aoba Oden Street in Shizuoka</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oden_street_by_Kossy@FINEDAYS_in_Shizuoka.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/shizuoka-oden-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shizuoka Oden (Aoba Yokocho) — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The Aoba Oden Street entrance at night</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aoba_Oden_Street_01.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/shizuoka-oden-3.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shizuoka Oden (Aoba Yokocho) — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Shizuoka-style oden on skewers with fish powder</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shizoka_oden_10_20151022.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/shizuoka-oden-4.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shizuoka Oden (Aoba Yokocho) — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Small counters along Shizuoka Oden Yokocho</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shizuoka_Oden_Yokocho.JPG</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/shizuoka-oden-5.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shizuoka Oden (Aoba Yokocho) — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>A tray of dark-broth Shizuoka oden</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shizoka_oden_9_20151022.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/spots/shizuoka-sengen-shrine/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/shizuoka-sengen-shrine-1.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shizuoka Sengen Shrine — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The vermilion Romon gate of Shizuoka Sengen Shrine</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E9%9D%99%E5%B2%A1%E6%B5%85%E9%96%93%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE%E6%A5%BC%E9%96%80.JPG</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/shizuoka-sengen-shrine-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shizuoka Sengen Shrine — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The two-storey Ohaiden worship hall</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shizuoka_Sengen_Shrine_Ohaiden.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/shizuoka-sengen-shrine-3.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shizuoka Sengen Shrine — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The Romon gate and stage in the main courtyard</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shizuoka-Sengen-jinja_01.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/shizuoka-sengen-shrine-4.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shizuoka Sengen Shrine — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Carved and painted roofs of a main shrine building</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shizuoka_Shizuoka_Sengen-jinja_Hauptschrein_8.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/shizuoka-sengen-shrine-5.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shizuoka Sengen Shrine — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>A lacquered gate within the shrine complex</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shizuoka_Shizuoka_Sengen-jinja_Hauptschrein_Tor.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/shizuoka-sengen-shrine-6.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shizuoka Sengen Shrine — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Evening view over Shizuoka city from the shrine hill</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shizuoka_Shizuoka_Sengen-jinja_Blick_%C3%BCber_Shizuoka_am_Abend_1.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/spots/sunpu-castle-park/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/sunpu-castle-park-1.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunpu Castle Park — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The rebuilt Hitsujisaru corner turret above the moat at Sunpu Castle</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sunpu_Castle_hitsujisaru_yagura02.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/sunpu-castle-park-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunpu Castle Park — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Tatsumi turret and moat at Sunpu Castle Park</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sunpu_Castle_Tatsumi_Yagura_201015a.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/sunpu-castle-park-3.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunpu Castle Park — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The east gate of Sunpu Castle</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sunpu_Castle_East_Gate_02.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/sunpu-castle-park-4.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunpu Castle Park — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Cherry blossom inside Sunpu Castle Park</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E9%A7%BF%E5%BA%9C%E5%9F%8E%E5%85%AC%E5%9C%92%E3%83%BB%E3%81%8A%E8%8A%B1%E8%A6%8B_-_panoramio.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/sunpu-castle-park-5.webp</image:loc><image:title>Sunpu Castle Park — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Lawns and the park stone at Sunpu Castle Park</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sunpu_castle_park.JPG</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/spots/sushi-yokocho/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/dream-plaza-6.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shimizu Sushi Yokocho — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>S-Pulse Dream Plaza, the building Sushi Yokocho is inside — Dream Plaza from the waterfront beach</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S-Pulse_Dream_Plaza_April_13th_2008.JPG</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/dream-plaza-3.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shimizu Sushi Yokocho — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>S-Pulse Dream Plaza, the building Sushi Yokocho is inside — The Dream Plaza building beside the Ferris wheel</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S-pulse_dream_plaza_01.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/dream-plaza-1.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shimizu Sushi Yokocho — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>S-Pulse Dream Plaza, the building Sushi Yokocho is inside — S-Pulse Dream Plaza and its bayside Ferris wheel</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:231027_S-Pulse_Dream_Plaza_Shizuoka_Japan02s3.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/spots/toro-ruins/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/toro-ruins-1.webp</image:loc><image:title>Toro Ruins &amp; Museum — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The Toro site: reconstructed Yayoi dwellings on the lawn</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toro_Site,_enkei.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/toro-ruins-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Toro Ruins &amp; Museum — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>A reconstructed thatched pit dwelling</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toro_Site,_tatemono.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/toro-ruins-3.webp</image:loc><image:title>Toro Ruins &amp; Museum — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The reconstructed raised ritual hall</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toro_Site,_saiden-2.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/toro-ruins-4.webp</image:loc><image:title>Toro Ruins &amp; Museum — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Restored rice paddies beside the dwellings</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toro_site_1.JPG</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/toro-ruins-5.webp</image:loc><image:title>Toro Ruins &amp; Museum — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>A path between thatched houses at the Toro site</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E7%99%BB%E5%91%82%E9%81%BA%E8%B7%A1_-_Flickr.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/toro-ruins-6.webp</image:loc><image:title>Toro Ruins &amp; Museum — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Shizuoka City Toro Museum</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shizuoka_City_Toro_Museum.JPG</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/spots/verkehr-museum/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/verkehr-museum-3.webp</image:loc><image:title>Verkehr Museum (Port &amp; Shipping) — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The vaulted gallery with ship models</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:231027_Verkehr_Museum_Shizuoka_Japan20s3.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/verkehr-museum-4.webp</image:loc><image:title>Verkehr Museum (Port &amp; Shipping) — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Port history displays in the main hall</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:231027_Verkehr_Museum_Shizuoka_Japan14s3.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/verkehr-museum-5.webp</image:loc><image:title>Verkehr Museum (Port &amp; Shipping) — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Exhibits on Shimizu's harbour trades</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:231027_Verkehr_Museum_Shizuoka_Japan17s3.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/verkehr-museum-1.webp</image:loc><image:title>Verkehr Museum (Port &amp; Shipping) — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The brick Verkehr Museum and its courtyard pool</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Verkehr_Shimizu_Port_Terminal_Museum_02.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/verkehr-museum-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Verkehr Museum (Port &amp; Shipping) — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The Verkehr Museum entrance wall</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:231027_Verkehr_Museum_Shizuoka_Japan02s3.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/spots/water-bus/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/water-bus-1.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shimizu Water Bus — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The Shimizu water bus coming into Hinode pier</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shimizu_Water_Taxi.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/water-bus-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shimizu Water Bus — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The water bus on the Hagoromo Line to Miho</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shimizu_water_bus_-_Hagoromo_Line.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/water-bus-3.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shimizu Water Bus — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The water bus landing at Hinode pier</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Water_Bus_Hinode_Pier.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/water-bus-4.webp</image:loc><image:title>Shimizu Water Bus — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Miho no Matsubara and Fuji from the water bus crossing</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mt._Fuji_beyond_Miho_no_Matsubara_on_Shimizu_bay_ship.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/spots/yui-sakura-shrimp/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/yui-sakura-shrimp-1.webp</image:loc><image:title>Yui: Sakura Shrimp &amp; Satta Pass — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Mt. Fuji above Yui port, seen from the Satta Pass side</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Fuji_and_Port_of_Yui.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/yui-sakura-shrimp-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Yui: Sakura Shrimp &amp; Satta Pass — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The shrimp arch over Yui Sakura Ebi Street</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E7%94%B1%E6%AF%94%E6%A1%9C%E3%81%88%E3%81%B3%E9%80%9A%E3%82%8A20250503-IMG_3805.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/yui-sakura-shrimp-3.webp</image:loc><image:title>Yui: Sakura Shrimp &amp; Satta Pass — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>A raw sakura shrimp bowl at Yui fishing port</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E7%94%9F%E6%A1%9C%E3%81%88%E3%81%B3%E4%B8%BC%EF%BC%88%E6%B5%9C%E3%81%AE%E3%81%8B%E3%81%8D%E3%81%82%E3%81%92%E3%82%84%E3%83%BB%E7%94%B1%E6%AF%94%EF%BC%8920250503-P1067268.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/yui-sakura-shrimp-4.webp</image:loc><image:title>Yui: Sakura Shrimp &amp; Satta Pass — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Sakura shrimp boats heading out of Yui port</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yui_gyoko_Sakuraebi_Gyosen_no_Shukko_20170323.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/yui-sakura-shrimp-5.webp</image:loc><image:title>Yui: Sakura Shrimp &amp; Satta Pass — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Boats moored in Yui fishing port</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E7%94%B1%E6%AF%94%E6%BC%81%E6%B8%AF.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/yui-sakura-shrimp-6.webp</image:loc><image:title>Yui: Sakura Shrimp &amp; Satta Pass — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>A sakura shrimp kakiage rice bowl in Yui</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sakura_Shrimp_Kakiage_Donburi.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
  <url><loc>https://portoffuji.com/spots/yume-terrace/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/yume-terrace-1.webp</image:loc><image:title>Nihondaira Yume Terrace — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Nihondaira Yume Terrace and its open deck, with Fuji in the distance</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:231006_Nihondaira_Shizuoka_Japan07s3.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/yume-terrace-2.webp</image:loc><image:title>Nihondaira Yume Terrace — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The Yume Terrace building and its circular walkway</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:231006_Nihondaira_Shizuoka_Japan15s3.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/yume-terrace-3.webp</image:loc><image:title>Nihondaira Yume Terrace — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>Inside the Yume Terrace observatory</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:231006_Nihondaira_Shizuoka_Japan03s3.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/yume-terrace-4.webp</image:loc><image:title>Nihondaira Yume Terrace — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The timber-clad viewing deck around the terrace</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:231006_Nihondaira_Shizuoka_Japan08s3.jpg</image:license></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://portoffuji.com/img/p/yume-terrace-5.webp</image:loc><image:title>Nihondaira Yume Terrace — Shimizu, Shizuoka</image:title><image:caption>The summit lawn and Fuji from the terrace</image:caption><image:license>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:231006_Nihondaira_Shizuoka_Japan04s3.jpg</image:license></image:image></url>
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