Shimizu Port private tour for cruise ship passengers

Hello, Welcome to our blog.

This is Hirokane at Local Travel Partners.
We are a travel agency in Shizuoka City, Japan.

We welcomed many cruise ship passengers at Shimizu (Mountain Fuji) Port
 this April,(2018).

Today let me introduce  how these guests enjoyed
their private excursions from Shimizu Port.

All the guests on photos below came to Shimizu in April 2018.

Factory visit at Clean Tea Matsuno

Tasting delicious tempra of tea leaves that they picked up at the tea farm.

Clean Tea Matsuno (tea farm & factory)

 green tea picking, factory visit, tasting tempra of tea leaves that they picked.

Tea souvenirs (the photo of their tea picking experience is printed on the packages.)

Kunozan Toshogu Shrine

(Please note: There are such big stone steps. This place is not

suitable for wheelchair users or people with a weak feet.)

Miho Pine Tree Grove (Miho no Matsubara)

(part of Mt.Fuji World Heritage)

Mt.Fuji, over the green tea farm.

Nihondaira Ocha Kaikan

Tea picking experience 

Lake Tanuki

Famous  view spot of Mt.Fuji

"Double Diamond Fuji" on the lake is famous among photographers.

Shiraito Falls

part of Mt.Fuji World Heritage

Fujisan Hongu Sengen Shrine

part of Mt.Fuji World Heritage

Omiya yokocho alley (close to Fujisan Hongu Sengen Shrine)

Shizuoka Sengen Shrine 

Located in central  Shizuoka City

Sumpu Castle Park & Momijiyama garden

located in central Shizuoka City

Onsen "Tenka taihei no yu" 

visiting with family    

Please note: If you have tatoos on your body, please hide them with
water proof band aid or else.
And wearing swim wear is not allowed.

Thank you so much for your participation!

If you are interested in private tours from Shimizu Port,
please contact us!
localtravelpartners@gmail.com
shizuoka-tour.com

Shimizu Port (Mount Fuji Port) Private Tours.

Hello,

This is Hirokane ISHIKAKI the manager of Local Travel Partners.

We are a travel agency in Shizuoka City (including Shimizu Port).

Welcome to our blog!

The man on the far right is me.(blue jacket)

The lady next to me is one of  our reliable partners, Hiroko-San.

a national certified English interpreter guide (yellow jacket).

We have been providing private tours for cruise ship passengers

since March, 2016.

(shore excursions from Shimizu Port)

※Arrangements at Kobe Port and Hososhima Port are also available

We have already welcomed many many guests.

(especially guests  from the U.S, Canada, the U.K, Australia, Germany,

Recently mixed nationality guests who gathered through cruise critic forum are increasing.)

Thank you so much for joining our tours!

Our guests and our reliable partner, Miyuki-San.

She is also a national certified English interpreter guide.

Are you searching a private tour that you can enjoy with your family or group?

Are you a little bit tired to participate to large bus tours?

Are you worrying about your (or your member's) physical condition

 when spending time with other bus tour members?

You do not have to worry anymore.

You can count on us!

localtravelpartners@gmail.com

our website

Customers' Voice, click here

Wheel chair equipped  van taxis, click here

Our guests and our reliable partner, Kiyono-San.

The lady on the far left.

She is also a national certified English interpreter guide.

Our guests and our reliable partner, Chisato-San.

The lady on the far right

She is also a national certified English interpreter guide.

Our guests and our reliable English speaking driver,

Nakazawa-San.

He is the driver of a regular taxi (capacity: 4 customers).

Please contact us as soon as possible if you would like to book him.

Our guests and our reliable English speaking driver,

Mochizuki-San.

He can drive both regular taxi and jumbo taxi 

(capacity of jumbo taxi: 9 customers).

Please contact us as soon as possible if you would like to book him.

If you are interested in our private tours, we would very much appreciate that

you contact us as soon as possible because the number of jumbo taxis, licensed interpreter guides, English speaking drivers is limited.

We are looking forward to meeting you!

Hirokane ISHIKAKI

localtravelpartners@gmail.com

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Shizuoka 1 day private tour by a jumbo taxi (9 hours)

Hello, This is Hirokane at Local Travel Partners.
welcome to my blog.

We welcomed guests from Thailand.

We had beforehand been exchanging some emails and devised their own itinerary.

Today let me introduce  how they enjoyed  "Shizuoka one day trip"

from Tokyo. ( 8:00am to 05:00pm, 9 hours)

8:00 am Welcome to Shizuoka! 

We welcomed 8 customers from Thailand.

They are staying at Tokyo and came to Shizuoka by bullet train 

(it takes only 1 hour).

Let's go! Comfortable chartered jumbo taxi

(capacity: 9 customers and a driver)

Their original itinerary was as below.

You can refer to your Shizuoka area one day trip.

Meet at JR Shizuoka Station → Nihondaira Plateau, 

(Ropeway /※one way),　Kunozan Toshogu Shrine,

(walk down 1,159 stone steps to the foot of Kunozan )

Strawberry picking at the foot of Kuno(limited season), 

Miho Pine Tree Grove,

Lunch at Shimizu Fish market "Kashi no ichi"

Shiraito & Otodome Falls, Finish at JR Shin-Fuji Station,

Go back to Tokyo by bullet train

Please note this is a pretty busy itinerary.

(If you are staying in  Tokyo and planning one day trip to Shizuoka 

you can refer this itinerary. 

The point is  "JR Shizuoka Station in and  JR Shin-Fuji Station out".

No need to return to JR Shizuoka Station 

if you are going back to Tokyo.

Nihondaira Plateau

Kunozan Toshogu Shrine

1,159 stone steps at Kunozan Toshogu Shrine

Strawberry Picking at Yamaroku Strawberry Farm

So fresh and sweet!

Selecting strawberries.

Miho Pine Tree Grove (part of Mt.Fuji World Heritage)

Shimizu Fish Market "Kashi no ichi".(※ Closed on Wednesdays)

Location: in front of JR Shimizu Station

Lunch at "Kashi no ichi"("Fish Market")

This sushi restaurant is called Yasubei 

One of my recommended restaurants.

Move to  Fujinomiya City (through Shin Tomei highway)

Shiraito & Otodome Falls(part of Mt.Fuji World Heritage)

After that, their jumbo taxi headed to JR Shin-Fuji station.

Finished at the station.

Thank you for your participation!

If you would like to do this kind of custom-made tour, 

please contact us!

localtravelpartners@gmail.com

shizuoka-tour.com

Thank you!

Fujisan Hongu Sengen Shrine

Hello, Welcome to my blog!

I am Hirokane at Local Travel Partners .

We are a travel agency that can communicate in English.

We would like to support your travel in Japan.

Today, I would like to talk about "Fujisan Hongu Sengen Shrine".

(part of Mt.Fuji World Heritage)

Recommended course

Lake Tanuki → Shiraito & Otodome Falls → Fujisan Hongu Sengen Shrine

We can provide chartered (van)taxi, mucro bus 

from JR Shizuoka stationor Shimizu Port.

Start from other places is also possible.

Located  in Fujinomiya City Shizuoka Prefecture.

This shrine is well known as the headquarters for over 1,300 

Sengen shrines in Japan.

(originally built in 9th century for the protection from 

volcanic eruptions.)

I took this photo in March,2017.

Our guests from China in March, 2017.

Welcome to Fujinomiya!

Many Japanese people venerate this shrine as a guardian deity

 for disaster prevention, easy childbirth, navigation, fishing, agriculture, 

and weaving. 

Tokugawa Ieyasu, who established the Edo shogunate

 in the 17th century  built the present main shrine in 1604.

The shrine is also a traditional starting point of Mt.Fuji.

Ancient people washed their bodies here before climbing Mt.Fuji.

Please  enjoy the very clean water of Mt.Fuji!

This river flows vigorously.

More fun at Fujinomiya Hongu Sengen Shrine.

Omiya Yokocho

This is a local food court area near the shrine.

Fujinomiya yakisoba is the most popular food here!

(fried noodles)

Many Japanese visit Fujinomiya Sengen Shrine and after that,

enjoy local foods.

Fujinomiya yakisoba was awarded the 1st prize of local foods

in Japan! 　Please try it!

Please enjoy your stay at Fujinomiya!

We are looking forward to meeting you!

Thank you!

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