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The rainy-day Shimizu

Wet weather — and if Fuji is hidden, this is the plan. Timed from the gangway and back, with the hour before all-aboard already set aside.

~4h door to door5 stopsA wet day ashore
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Photo: joseff / CC BY
Door to door
~4h
From the gangway and back
Best for
A wet day
Wet weather — and if Fuji is hidden, this is the plan
What it costs
~¥400 pp
Transport spend: ~¥400 pp. Museum ~¥400.
Booking
Nothing
Every stop here takes walk-ups
The route

How the day runs

Times are from the moment you step off, not from the scheduled arrival. Everything shifts if your ship is late; the order does not.

  1. +0:00
    Walk to Kashi-no-Ichi

    8 minutes; closed Wednesdays, so check first

    What you will see here →Full guide: Kashi-no-Ichi →
  2. +0:20
    Maguro-don, mixed cuts

    Japan’s leading tuna port, at fishmonger prices

    What you will see here →
  3. +1:20
    Verkehr Museum, on the waterfront

    The port’s own museum — shipping, the tuna fleet, the harbour’s history

  4. +2:20
    S-Pulse Dream Plaza, under cover

    Sushi alley, wasabi, green tea, and the local comic character

    What you will see here →
    Photo: kantokuruza / CC BY-SA
  5. +3:30
    Back to the pier
The margin is not optional. This route ends an hour before all-aboard on purpose. If you are running late, drop the last stop, not the hour.
What the day looks like

Shimizu, along this route

Real photographs of the places above and the streets between them. Every one is credited.

Frozen tuna lined up for auction at a Japanese fish market
Frozen tuna lined up for auction at a Japanese fish marketPhoto: David Dibert / Pexels
The main shrine of Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha at Fujinomiya
The main shrine of Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha at FujinomiyaPhoto: 江戸村のとくぞう / CC BY-SA 4.0
Wasabi growing in flowing water
Wasabi growing in flowing waterPhoto: hfordsa from Tsukiji Fish Market in Tsukiji, Tokyo / CC BY-SA 2.0
A scale model kit under assembly with tools and paints
A scale model kit under assembly with tools and paintsPhoto: Matias Luge / Pexels
The east gate of Sunpu Castle in Shizuoka
The east gate of Sunpu Castle in ShizuokaPhoto: 江戸村のとくぞう / CC BY-SA 4.0
Kashi-no-Ichi
Kashi-no-IchiPhoto: Wikimedia contributor / CC BY-SA 4.0
Different hours, different day

The other routes in Shimizu

The walkable port2–3 hours · ~2.5hAfternoon calls and cautious clocks — zero vehicles involvedFuji in the frame4–6 hours · ~5hClear mornings — the two great viewpoints in one arcThe mountain day8 hours or more · ~7.5hLong calls with confident train users (or book the guided version)
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