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Where does Azamara Quest dock in Shimizu?

In port Wed, 28 Apr 2027, 10:30–20:00 (9.5 h in port).

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Shimizu in one glance

Miho no Matsubara pine grove, Shimizu

Miho no Matsubara pine grove

The Mt. Fuji view that ukiyo-e artists painted — 30,000 pines, a black-sand beach, and the mountain floating across the bay.about 3h round trip by water bus · Water bus, ~25 min out; hourly from 9:55Nihondaira Plateau, Shimizu

Nihondaira Plateau

The classic panorama: tea fields in front, Shimizu port below, Fuji behind — with your own ship in the frame.about 2.5h with taxi both ways · 20–25 min taxiMaguro bowl at Kashi-no-Ichi, Shimizu

Maguro bowl at Kashi-no-Ichi

Japan's tuna capital, and the market a waterfront walk from the pier proves it — thick-cut bowls at fishmonger prices, picture menus everywhere.about 2h, walkable · 25 min walk
Cut to the 28 Apr call

What fits your 7.5 hours

Fuji Highlights Group Car Tour by Shimizu Port with Local GuideFits your 28 Apr call · with a guide · ShimizuFuji Highlights Group Car Tour by Shimizu Port with Local GuideShared car · per person4.7★ · 168 reviewsUS$143 each · US$286 for twoMeets at the pierneeds a 9-hour callfits 57% of calls hereNon-refundableOpen on your date, 28 Apr · checked 14 NovWhy we would book it, and the clock
Off the ship and back

The berth, the way into town and back in Shimizu

Book before you sail

Three more guided days that fit 7.5 hours

Shared cars with a guide first; each takes no more than the 28 Apr call leaves you. Booked through Viator; there is no tour desk at the pier.

Every guided day in Shimizu
Half-day Tour to View Mt.Fuji at Various Angles from Shimizu PortFits your 28 Apr callShared car · per person5.0★ · 17

Half-day Tour to View Mt.Fuji at Various Angles from Shimizu Port

US$130 each · US$260 for twoMeets at the pierneeds a 7-hour callfits 92% of calls hereFree cancellation 24h aheadWhy it is herePrivate Sightseeing Tour from Shimizu Port /Small BusFits your 28 Apr callPrivate car · per group5.0★ · 19

Private Sightseeing Tour from Shimizu Port /Small Bus

A private small-bus loop from the Shimizu pier to Nihondaira, Kunozan Toshogu by ropeway, and the Miho pine grove.

US$526 per person for 2 · US$1051 per carMeets at the pierneeds a 6.5-hour callfits 92% of calls hereFree cancellation 24h aheadWhy it is hereShizuoka Shore Excursion: Zen, Matcha & Calligraphy, ShimizuFits your 28 Apr callPrivate5.0★ · 14

Shizuoka Shore Excursion: Zen, Matcha & Calligraphy

US$149 each · US$298 for twoMeets at the pierneeds a 4.5-hour callfits 100% of calls hereFree cancellation 24h aheadWhy it is here

Tours are booked through Viator (a Tripadvisor company). If you book, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It never decides what we recommend.

On your own

More of Shimizu within 7.5 hours

Each one is a round trip from the gangway that fits the usable hours of this call.

All ten, ranked
Kunozan Toshogu shrine, Shimizu

Kunozan Toshogu shrine

The first shogun's original mausoleum, gilded and half-hidden on a seaside mountain — Nikko's famous shrine is this one's copy.about 4h via ropeway · Taxi + ropeway · needs a 6-hour callSushi Yokocho alley, Shimizu

Sushi Yokocho alley

A whole alley of sushi counters at Dream Plaza — English-friendly, no reservations, and the fish came off the boats you can see from the window.about 1.5h, walkable · 10 min walk · needs a 3.5-hour callSunpu Castle & Shizuoka city, Shimizu

Sunpu Castle & Shizuoka city

Where the retired shogun actually lived.about 3h, about an hour each way · About 55 min each way (shuttle or walk, JR, walk) · needs a 5-hour callShizuoka oden & green tea, Shimizu

Shizuoka oden & green tea

Black-broth skewers in a lantern-lit alley, and green tea from the hills you can see.about 2.5h in the city · About 50 min each way (shuttle or walk, JR, walk) · needs a 4.5-hour callDream Plaza take-homes, Shimizu

Dream Plaza take-homes

Wasabi, deep-steamed green tea, and Chibi Maruko-chan goods — the town’s own comic icon.about 1h, walkable · 10 min walk · needs a 3-hour call
Days that fit Azamara Quest’s call

7.5 hours ashore: the days that fit

Cut to the 28 Apr call. The half hour to get off and the hour before all-aboard are already kept free.

Rainy-day plan

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Dream Plaza take-homes, Shimizu

Needs a 5-hour callabout 2.75hwalkfood

The walkable waterfront

For cautious clocks — no vehicles, just the pier and the market.

  1. 0:00Walk off Hinode Pier, turn right along the waterfront
  2. 0:25Kashi-no-Ichi market — maguro bowl, early lunch
  3. 1:15Waterfront promenade toward Dream Plaza
  4. 1:35Dream Plaza: Sushi Yokocho browse + souvenirs
  5. + 2 more stops on the full route

Free — every step is on foot

Open in Google Maps, in 2 parts

  1. 1Your ship → Kashi-no-Ichi market → Waterfront toward Dream Plazaon foot
  2. 2Waterfront toward Dream Plaza → Back to the shipon foot
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Nihondaira Plateau, Shimizu

Needs a 7-hour callabout 5hviewshistory

Two views of Fuji

For clear mornings that want tea fields and a red shrine gate.

Closed 1 Dec – 21 Dec 2026

  1. 0:00Taxi from the pier to Nihondaira Plateau
  2. 0:30Nihondaira: tea fields, the bay, Fuji over your ship
  3. 1:15Ropeway down to Kunozan Toshogu
  4. 2:30Ropeway back up, taxi down to the waterfront
  5. + 2 more stops on the full route

Ropeway + shrine set ¥1,950 pp; Yume Terrace ¥100

Open in Google Maps, in 5 parts

  1. 1Your ship → Nihondaira Plateauby taxi
  2. 2Nihondaira Plateau → Kunozan Toshogutrain or bus
  3. 3Kunozan Toshogu → Nihondaira Ropewayon foot
  4. 4Nihondaira Ropeway → Kashi-no-Ichi, late lunchtrain or bus
  5. 5Kashi-no-Ichi, late lunch → Back to the shipon foot
Follow this routeGuided versionPrivate Sightseeing Tour from Shimizu Port /Small BusSame ropeway-and-shrine arc by private minibus, no taxis to arrange · from US$1051
The great torii of Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha, with Mount Fuji behind, Shimizu

Needs a 9.5-hour callabout 7.5hwalkhistory

Fuji's head shrine, by train

For confident train users chasing the mountain itself, not just its view.

  1. 0:00Taxi to Shimizu Station (~5 min), or Dream Plaza’s free shuttle bus (runs from mid-morning)
  2. 0:20JR to Fujinomiya (~50 min, one change at Fuji)
  3. 1:20Fujinomiya Sengen Taisha — Fuji’s head shrine
  4. 2:30Fujinomiya yakisoba lunch by the shrine
  5. + 3 more stops on the full route

Costs about ¥1,200 pp return in JR fares (¥590 each way)

Open in Google Maps, in 5 parts

  1. 1Your ship → Shimizu Stationon foot
  2. 2Shimizu Station → Fujinomiya Sengen Taishatrain or bus
  3. 3Fujinomiya Sengen Taisha → Mt. Fuji World Heritage Centreon foot
  4. 4Mt. Fuji World Heritage Centre → Shimizu Stationtrain or bus
  5. 5Shimizu Station → Back to the shipon foot
Follow this routeGuided versionFuji Highlights Group Car Tour by Shimizu Port with Local GuideFuji's head shrine, the yakisoba alley, Shiraito Falls and Lake Tanuki by shared car, priced per person; non-refundable · from US$143
Your 28 Apr call on one page

Azamara Quest in Shimizu: the day sheet

Wed, 28 Apr 2027, 10:30–20:00 (9.5 h in port). Off the ship from 11:00, back at the gangway by 18:30. Print it or save it before you lose the ship's Wi-Fi.

At the pier, before you set off

The terminalThe Japan Tourism Agency lists a passenger terminal and a tourist information office at Hinode. Dream Plaza, 10 minutes on foot, has an information counter on 1F.
Cash and ATMsThe Miho water-bus landing sells tickets on board, cash only. Carry yen for the market counters.
Wi-Fi and dataDream Plaza lists a Wi-Fi spot in its facility guide.
Steps and slopesPier, waterfront, Dream Plaza and the market are flat. Kunozan Toshogu has stone steps only, with no slopes or lift. Dream Plaza lends wheelchairs and its free shuttle takes wheelchairs and strollers.
Weather ashore · a usual April day in Shimizu
20° / 11°C68° / 51°F

Rain on about 10 days in 30 — the rain-day plan if the day turns wet

A layer for the evening

The forecast for Wed 28 Apr appears here from Thu 22 Apr.

Normals 1991–2020: Japan Meteorological Agency, Shizuoka station · The official figures →

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Every Azamara Quest call at Shimizu

1 call listed, Apr 2027. The pattern, and the plan for each kind of day

Every upcoming call keeps the same hours, 10:30–20:00: plan one day and repeat it.

Wed 28 Apr202710:30–20:00~7.5 h—Full day

Usable hours follow the one rule: off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, all-aboard 30 minutes before departure, back at the gangway an hour before that. Overnight calls count the longest stretch ashore between 08:00 and 21:00 (the night is not touring time). Dates and times from the cruise line’s published itinerary; the port has not listed these calls yet; the daily programme has the final word.

Tour opening days from the operators' live schedules on Viator, checked 14 Nov; a date can close as seats sell.

Quick answers

Azamara Quest at Shimizu

Where does Azamara Quest dock in Shimizu?

The port has not published Azamara Quest's berth in Shimizu for 28 Apr; ships here normally use Hinode Pier — or Okitsu container berth. Berths can be reassigned on busy days; the daily programme has the final word.

How long is Azamara Quest in Shimizu?

Wed, 28 Apr 2027: 10:30–20:00 (9.5 h in port). Off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, all-aboard 30 minutes before departure, back at the gangway an hour before that: plan for about 7.5 usable hours on the call of Wed, 28 Apr 2027, back at the gangway by 18:30.

What can you do in Shimizu with 7.5 hours from Azamara Quest?

3 of the port's timed days fit the call of Wed, 28 Apr 2027: The walkable port (about 2.75h), Fuji in the frame (about 5h), The mountain day (about 7.5h). 3 guided days fit the call, shared cars first.

What is the weather like in Shimizu in April?

On a usual April day Shimizu reaches about 20 °C (68 °F), with a low of about 11 °C (51 °F); rain (1 mm or more) falls on about 10 days in 30. These are the Japan Meteorological Agency's 1991–2020 normals for Shizuoka. From 7 days before the call, this page shows the forecast for the day itself.

Checked · Visited in person · Takumi Yamada

Dates and times from the cruise line’s published itinerary; the port has not listed these calls yet. Schedules change; your ship's daily programme has the final word.