Are you looking for a day trip to have a break from visiting big and busy cities and seek relief from everyday fatigue? This is the ideal walking tour to relax and refresh your mind by exploring Mishima city, known as "city of water and history".
Mishima is located in the eastern part of Shizuka prefecture with one of ideal places to see Mt.Fuji, only 50 minutes from Tokyo by Shinkansen and it is also very convenient
to make a stop for the day tour from the eastern part of Japan, too.
Mishima station ( the south exit)
This is 4 hour walking tour ：start the tour from Mishima station→visiting "Rakujyuen "( a park with aboundant nature approximately 75,474 square meters , which was constructed as a villa for the imperial family in 1952, designated as Natural Monument and Place of Scenic Beauty". We can join the guiding tour for Rakujyukan, which is a former villa used by one of the imperial family , great artisan architectural works and beautiful view of garden with the pond )→ going to Genbe River, an irrigation canal about 1.5 km long. Enjoy walking on the stone path in the river, feeling the nature and see the spring water gushing out here and there.)→take a break at a cozy cafe or have lunch at a local restaurant →we can explore Mishima city, going to Mishima shrine or other places of interests if the time permits →the tour ends at Mishima station.
If you would like to explore more and have extra 2-3 hours, we can take a local train to go to Izu Nagaoka, where you may enjoy visiting the tea field, hot springs and other by bicycle .
Walk to “Rakujyuen "( a park with aboundant nature approximately 75,474 square meters , which was constructed as a villa for the imperial family in 1952, designated as Natural Monument and Place of Scenic Beauty". We can join the guiding tour for Rakujyukan, which is a former villa used by one of the imperial family , great artisan architectural works and beautiful view of garden with the pond )
Special guide tour : 9:30,10:30,11:30,13:30,14:30 and 15:30
So if you would like to take this opportunity to take a guide tour , you can enter the former villa built in 1890 , used by Imperial Prince Komatsunomiya ( guide tour is in Japanese but your guide can translate it to you. This is a free guiding service for 30 minutes and no guiding charge is required but there may be other participants who join the tour)
Just only 3 minutes from the back gate of Rakujyuen, there is “Genbe River “ which is an irrigation canal about 1.5 km long. Enjoy walking on the stone path in the river and if it is summer, you can go into the river , feeling the nature and see the spring water gushing out here and there.)
We walk half way and from here on, depending on how much tour time is left, you can decide if you would like to keep walking to the end of the river or you may take a break at a cozy cafe or have lunch at local restaurant, or explore charms of Mishima city, visiting to Mishima shrine or walking around and see the daily life of ordinary Japanese people in an ordinary city before making a return to Mishima station.
“ Discover something special which you do not see and feel in different cities during your stay in Japan by walking in Mishima town” is one of the enjoyments in this Mishima tour.
( in many cases , as a tourist , we tend to visit popular and famous tourist spots and cities and we do not have an opportunity to see and discover what a normal daily life of Japanese would be. By walking on your own foot in Mishima city , you can watch and find “ normali lives of Japanese people “ with our daily activities, customs and beliefs , which would be interesting to you .)
The tour ends at Mishima station
Mishima station (the south exit)
・easy access: one day excursion from Tokyo (50 minutes from Tokyo by Shinkansen)
・No transportation fees in Mishima and entrance fees (Rakujyuen 300 yen, per person 15 years and older, no entrance fee for students upon submission of students ID)
・Great tour for JR Pass traveler.（if you travel with your suite cases, please do not worry. There are coin lockers for you to keep your luggage at Mishima station.)
・You can enjoy being in nature in the center of Mishima city, great experience to walk on the stone path of Genpei river, learning about unique mechanism that creates the welling of a clear stream in Mishima.
・Upon requests, enjoy local specialities such as UNAGI (ell), Sushi and lots more!
・flexibility on the time duration and itinerary
guide fee, guide transportation
your transportation fees to Mishima station (return), lunch for participants and a guide
, drinks, etc.
・4 hours walking tour but this can be customized according to your requests. (such as the stating time and finishing time, etc)
・please wear comfortable walking shoes and prepare sunglasses, hat, drinking water, etc.
・if you have extra time and would like to do more activities, there are many additional places to visit such as taking a train to Izunagaoka to visit the tea field, cable car riding and cycling etc) please consult the guide
Yes, The basic tour is 4 hours walking tour, However, adding 2 to 3 hours more, we can go to IzuNagaoka to do more activities.
In such case, 4 hours walking tour in Mishima have to be shorten (walking in Rakujyuen and Genbei River to Hirokoji station where we take a train (20 minutes ride to Izu Nagaoka). However, if you have limited time, I would recommend doing 4 hours tour, which is just fun and enjoyable!!!!
Please consult the guide.
Our visit with Hiroko to the wasabi fields in Izu was an amazing experience from the moment we met her at the station. She was very welcoming and provided a warm, happy tour for our family. Everything was very well organized and she took special care to spend extra time seeing things that we were interested in. We would highly recommend her if you are looking for a special experience in Japan.
Dear Mr. Kyle and Mr. Kyle’s parents, Thank you so much for your warm comments. I am so glad to know that you and your parents enjoyed the tour surrounded by peaceful and beautiful nature of Izu with no tourists. And I appreciate your friendliness and kindness. I hope that you and your parents stay fine and happy. Please give my regards to your parents. Thank you very much again. I am lo forward to meeting you all again in the future. Best regards, Hiroko
My mother and I travelled to Shizuoka and enjoyed a wonderful day with Hiroko. Absolutely recommend her as a guide if you are in the Fuji area.
Dear Mr. Gordon, Thank you very much for your warm comment on the tour. I am so glad that you and your mother enjoy the tour and saw magnificent view of Mt. Fuji. It was a wonderful day for me throughout the tour, too but we really had great walk in Miho Pine grove. I hope that you and your mother will stay well and happy. Thank you again for everything and I hope to see you again in the future. Best regards, Hiroko
Hiroko was an awesome guide. We were travelling with a 4 month old and we forgot his formula. She brought us to a drugstore so we can get formula so we can continue our trip. It was a bit challenging travelling with a 4 month old but she made it easy for us. She did a customized tour for us, first to a wasabi farm where she gave us information on how wasabi is grown, then after that we went to a short hike to view a waterfalls. After that she brought us to a tea farm. Where we picked tea leaves and tasted green tea. We enjoyed our tour wih Hiroko. It was a perfect day for us.
Dear Mrs. Camille, Thank you very much for your warm comments. I am so glad that you, your husband and Charles enjoyed the tour and made a great memories of Izu.It was a lovely tour for me, too. Your baby ,Charles, is so quite and very good boy. You all are still vacation in Philippines so please enjoy there and I am looking forward to hearing about your wasabi growing in January. Thank you again. I hope to see you in the future. Best regards, Hiroko
Our family of 5 (kids ages 21, 19, and 15) had one of the best days of our vacation in Japan with Hiroko. She met us at the cruise ship port in Shimizu and took us on a remarkable tour of beautiful Izu town with its gorgeous temple and bamboo forest, did a short hike at the breathtaking Jodaskaki coast, viewed a picturesque secluded wasabi farm and dipped our feet into the lovely waters of Banjo Falls. We stopped for a delicious sushi lunch and even tried wasabi ice cream and a local specialty, Shirasu fish (baby fish boiled and eaten on rice - surprisingly tasty!) Hiroko was highly professional and provided such valuable information as we toured. She is a lovely warm person who put her heart into making sure that we had an awesome time. Thank you Hiroko!
Dear Julie and the Fisher family, Greeting from Japan. Thank you very much for your warm comments on the tour. I am so happy that you and the family have enjoyed Izu and made great experiences. It was the long distance from Shimizu but I am sure that your family is only people from crushing shipments at Shimizu who have visited Izu. Thanks to you all, the tour went great and I enjoyed the day with great appreciation. Your family is very warm and thoughtful. I hope that you all stay fine and happy. Good memories stay forever. Best regards, Hiroko