Jul 10, 2017

Great Inn "Kashibaya" , Fujieda City,Shizuoka Pref,Japan

Hello, Welcome to our blog!

This is HIrokane at Local Travel Partners, Inc.

We are a travel agency in Shizuoka City, japan that can
 communicate in English.


If you need some help with traffic portation(van taxi or microbus)
 around Shizuoka Prefecture,Mount Fuji, you can count on us!
We will gladly make your travel plans around Shizuoka, Mt. Fuji.
Please feel free to ask us anything.



Today, I would like to introduce a unique tourist attraction
in Fujieda City, Shizuoka Pref.




If you are interested in Japanese history or Japanese old style inn for
ancient travelers, this is a highly recommended place.

Great Inn "Kashibaya"
This link goes to my dear friend Robert 's blog post.
It is explained in great detail.

30 minutes from JR Shizuoka Station by taxi
about 13 kilometers
(Monday closed)

To their website



The Great Inn Kashibaya is a museum
where we can enjoy the old style inn of the  Edo era
just if we were ancient travelers.

Okabe Shyuku Station is one of the stations along
  the Tokaido 53 stationsin, Edo era.
(Edo era: 1603 to 1868)

"Tokaido  was a very important highway since Edo Era that
connected Tokyo and Kyoto.(Route E)
Edo means Tokyo.


During the Edo Era, visitting Ise Jingu Shrine from Tokyo was
 a very populartravel .
People walked all the way to Ise Jingu Shrine from Tokyo.


Travelers in Edo Era.


This is Mariko Shuku Station near  Okabe Shuku Station.

Inside  this private little museum


Very steep stairs taking you to the 2nd floor!


The tipical dinner of this time. (Oh,very simple and healthy.)


Guests Tatami bedroom


Tatami room for travelers to sleep.


Travelers enjoying their drinks (the same whatever the era!)


High grade room on the 1st floor.
In an emergency, travelers could escape more easily
than those staying on the 2nd floor.


Cherry blossoms and travelers during the spring season.


A garden in front of the high grade room.


Japanese Kimono. You can try these on!

We recommend you to relax while  enjoying
old Japanese culture!

You can download English language leaflets.(PDF)
Click Here 

Thank you!

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Jun 17, 2017

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 FallsFujisan 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!





















Jun 1, 2017

Customers' Voice / Shimizu Port excursion


Hi Hirokane, 


My wife and I were thoroughly in awe of the beauty of this trip superb, 
we were spoiled by our driver he is a real gentleman and made our day a total pleasure. 

Could you please give us his name as I have forgotten so I can put it in my photo album.
Thank you.




(Our guests from Australia on April 19th, 2017/Diamond Princess. Thank you so much!)