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静岡県 · Chubu Region

Shizuoka Hidden Gems

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Nihondaira Tea Plantations — Terraced Green Tea Fields
Shizuoka· Shizuoka City

Nihondaira Tea Plantations — Terraced Green Tea Fields

Nihondaira (日本平) is a hillside plateau overlooking Suruga Bay and Mt. Fuji, covered in perfectly manicured green tea pla…

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Updated Jun 2026
Shizuoka Oden — Dark Soy-Braised Skewered Hot Pot
Shizuoka· Shizuoka City

Shizuoka Oden — Dark Soy-Braised Skewered Hot Pot

Shizuoka oden (静岡おでん) is the prefecture's regional variation of oden (おでん, hot pot of simmered ingredients) distinguishe…

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Updated Jun 2026
Sakura Shrimp — Sweet Pink Shrimp from Suruga Bay
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Shizuoka· Shizuoka City

Sakura Shrimp — Sweet Pink Shrimp from Suruga Bay

Sakura shrimp (桜海老, sakura-ebi) are tiny pink shrimp (4–5cm long) endemic to Suruga Bay, named for their cherry-blossom…

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Updated Jun 2026
Mariage Frères Tea Tasting — French Tea House in Tea Capital
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Shizuoka· Shizuoka City

Mariage Frères Tea Tasting — French Tea House in Tea Capital

Mariage Frères is a French luxury tea house (founded 1854) with its only Japan tea farm and production facility in Shizu…

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Updated Jun 2026
Lake Hamana Eel Farming — Tour Japan's Eel Aquaculture
Shizuoka· Shizuoka City

Lake Hamana Eel Farming — Tour Japan's Eel Aquaculture

Lake Hamana (浜名湖) is Japan's eel farming center, producing 40% of the nation's farmed unagi (freshwater eel) using tradi…

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Updated Jun 2026
Shizuoka Matcha Experience — Traditional Tea Ceremony in Tea Capital
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Shizuoka· Shizuoka City

Shizuoka Matcha Experience — Traditional Tea Ceremony in Tea Capital

Shizuoka produces 40% of Japan's green tea and offers hands-on matcha (抹茶, powdered green tea) experiences where partici…

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Updated Jun 2026