4 Tours in Shizuoka to Build a Day Around

1.Full Day Tour to Mount Fuji in Spanish

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 279 reviews · from $96Our pick

Spend 10 to 11 hours exploring the Mount Fuji area with Spanish-speaking guides such as Dario, Tito, Riomy, and Min. Visit five lakes, Shiraito Falls, Aokigahara Forest, Chureito Pagoda, shrines, a traditional village, and a lava cave. The route changes with weather and daylight to give you the best chance of seeing Fuji.

“Full day thanks to Dario and his team, giving us super interesting info throughout the whole excursion. Depending on the weather and daylight hours, one itinerary or another is made. The places we visited were beautiful and we could see MoRead moreAuto-translated”

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2.Private sightseeing tour from Shimizu Port / Van Taxi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 114 reviews

This four-hour private tour takes up to eight people from Shimizu Port to the Nihondaira Ropeway, Kunozan Toshogu Shrine, a tea garden, and Miho Pine Grove. An English-speaking guide such as Kiyo, Miyuki, or Nobuko joins your driver, with room for luggage and time to adjust the pace.

“Motoko is a nationally certified tour guide. She provides information on an interactive and fun way using flip chart visuals. She showed us the traditional way to honor the shrine and make a wish. She also shared folk tales of the region. Our drivRead more”

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3.Shizuoka/Shimizu Mt Fuji View 6 hr Private Tour: Guide Only

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 80 reviews · from $155

Spend about six hours with a licensed English-speaking guide in Shizuoka and Shimizu, choosing three or four sights. Build your day around Mt. Fuji views, Sumpu Castle, Miho-no-Matsubara, Kunozan Toshogu, tea country, or local food. Guides such as Acchan, Mariko, Grace, Yasu, and Ikuyo are praised for thoughtful planning and help with trains, buses, taxis, and cruise-port timing. Transport and admission fees cost extra.

“Ask for Yasu... best guide and we did not know what to do.He planned our whole adventure. It was a wonderful day!”

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4.Fuji Highlights Group Car Tour by Shimizu Port with Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 57 reviews · from $165

Spend 6 to 7 hours touring Mt. Fuji country from Shimizu Port in an air-conditioned vehicle with an English-speaking local guide. Visit Lake Tanuki, Shiraito Falls, Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha Shrine, a sake brewery, Omiya Yokocho, and the Mt. Fuji World Heritage Centre. The group is limited to nine, and guides such as Sun, Chi, and Nyoki may adjust the route for weather and visibility.

“Chi provided an EXTREMELY WONDERFUL experience for us touring Mt. Fuji and its surrounding areas. Every stop on the tour was fantastic. Definitely recommend this tour. We were on the Diamond Princess ship. This tour was more personalized than the big ship excursion.”

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