Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. Seven Days in Shizuoka on a Budget Seven days is the full spine: Shizuoka City, the Fuji area, a proper Izu Peninsula loop across two onsen towns, and Hamamatsu, everything the shorter 2 through 6-day itineraries each cover a piece of.

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Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. Two Days in Shizuoka on a Budget Two days is Shizuoka City done properly on around ¥8,000-11,000 per person excluding your hotel: Sumpu Castle, an oden dinner, free pine-grove Fuji views, and a shrine that predates Nikko.

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