Shizuoka is packed with perfect tourist destinations for a girls’ trip! It has all the essential elements you need for a getaway with your friends, including beautiful nature, hot springs, gourmet food, and culture. Cities like Hamamatsu, Fujinomiya, Fuji, and Yaizu each have their own unique attractions, making it possible to enjoy either a day trip or a 2-day, 1-night stay.
This time, we have carefully selected recommended sightseeing spots for a girls’ trip in Shizuoka. Whether you want to heal in a hot spring, enjoy spectacular views, or savor delicious food, there is something for everyone. Please be sure to visit Shizuoka for your next girls’ trip!
Recommended Girls’ Trip Spots in Atami City
1. Atami Sun Beach
Atami Sun Beach is a representative tourist spot in Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture, boasting a beautiful ocean and a spacious sandy beach. It is highly popular as a relaxing destination perfect for a girls’ trip. In summer, visitors can enjoy swimming and beach volleyball, while the mild climate attracts tourists year-round.
Cafes and restaurants line the coast, allowing you to enjoy a meal or tea while gazing at the sea. At night, the illuminated coastline creates a fantastic atmosphere, offering a romantic time. With many Instagrammable spots, it is an essential stop on a girls’ trip.
2. ACAO FOREST
ACAO FOREST is a beautiful spot where 13 uniquely themed gardens are scattered across a vast 200,000-tsubo (approx. 660,000 sqm) hilly area in Atami City. Set against the spectacular backdrop of the sea and sky, the gardens are colored with seasonal flowers such as roses, bulbous plants, herbs, and perennials, offering a different landscape every time you visit.
In particular, spending time at the “COEDA HOUSE” cafe, designed by Kengo Kuma, allows you to relax in a design that harmonizes with nature. With the Soga Sengen Shrine and facilities for handmade herb and aroma crafts, it is a perfect healing spot for a girls’ trip.
3. Atami Pudding Main Store
The Atami Pudding Main Store is a place where you can enjoy carefully crafted, delicious pudding. Inspired by the erupting hot springs of Atami, these carefully steamed puddings feature an exquisite balance of “firmness” and “smoothness.” Made simply with carefully selected ingredients and no unnecessary additives, it has a flavor that makes you want to eat it again and again.
The nostalgic container, modeled after a milk bottle, perfectly matches the retro Showa-era streets of Atami. You can also enjoy Atami-style toppings, such as adding salt or placing a soft-boiled onsen egg on top. It will surely provide a sweet moment perfect for a girls’ trip.
4. fuua Atami
fuua Atami is a hot spring facility where you can fully enjoy a resort atmosphere, making it a perfect healing spot for a girls’ trip. The highlight is the open-air standing bath, one of the largest in Japan at about 25 meters long. It feels as if you are floating in the sea, and you can enjoy an extraordinary experience with sweeping views of the blue sky, the contrast of the ocean, the offshore sunset, and the night view.
In the natural hot spring free-flowing open-air bath, you can enjoy a relaxing time surrounded by beautiful scenery and the sea breeze. Furthermore, the panoramic sauna offers a pleasant sweating experience while looking out at the sea and sky, leaving both your body and mind refreshed.
5. Ryoshi Meshi Shokudo
Located in the Atami Ginza Shopping Street, “Ryoshi Meshi Shokudo” is a popular restaurant where you can fully savor fresh seafood unique to Atami. Their specialty is the seafood bowl and set meals lavishly topped with fresh seafood just landed at local ports like Ajiro Fishing Port. The deliciousness and volume are perfect for a girls’ trip lunch.
In the lively atmosphere of the restaurant, you can share an overflowing seafood bowl and enjoy the blessings of Shizuoka’s sea to your heart’s content.
Recommended Girls’ Trip Spots in Shizuoka City
1. Nihondaira Yume Terrace
Located on a hill at an altitude of 300 meters, “Nihondaira Yume Terrace” is a beautiful wooden observation facility designed by Kengo Kuma. From the 3rd-floor observation deck and the outdoor observation corridor, you can enjoy a 360-degree grand panorama taking in Mt. Fuji, Suruga Bay, Miho-no-Matsubara, and the urban area of Shizuoka City.
In the lounge inside the facility, you can enjoy authentic tea and sweets from Shizuoka Prefecture, making it a perfect spot for a relaxed, mature girls’ trip while gazing at the spectacular view.
2. LA PALETTE
Located in Mochimune, Shizuoka City, “LA PALETTE” is a gelato specialty store that abundantly uses carefully selected local ingredients from Shizuoka. Colorfully vibrant gelatos that change with the seasons, such as Shizuoka tea, mandarin oranges, and strawberries, line the showcase.
The time spent tasting delicious gelato while feeling the sea breeze on the open terrace facing the ocean will raise the excitement of your girls’ trip. With its cute appearance, it is undoubtedly an Instagrammable spot.
3. Sumpu Craft Workshop Takumishuku
“Sumpu Craft Workshop Takumishuku” in Mariko, Shizuoka City, is one of Japan’s largest experiential facilities where you can enjoy the history and craft culture of Shizuoka with all five senses. Perfect for making memories on a girls’ trip, you can experience workshops like Suruga bamboo bambooware, pottery, and tea dyeing using tea leaves.
At the stylish adjoining cafe, you can enjoy lunch and sweets made with local ingredients, spending a refreshing time while creating your own original artwork.
4. The Villa & Barrel Lounge
Located right next to the Mochimune fishing port, “The Villa & Barrel Lounge” is a beer hotel and lounge directly managed by the hugely popular craft beer brewery “West Coast Brewing,” fulfilling the dreams of beer lovers.
Wooden barrels line the Barrel Lounge on the 1st floor, and you can enjoy new craft beers in the stylish taproom. It is the perfect spot to spend a mature girls’ trip evening sharing delicious drinks in a sophisticated space.
5. Shizuoka Brewing Hitoyado Taproom
Located in Hitoyado-cho, a trending area in Shizuoka City, “Shizuoka Brewing Hitoyado Taproom” is a stylish taproom where you can enjoy fresh craft beer from Shizuoka.
The sophisticated, modern interior offers a wide selection of fruity, easy-to-drink beers direct from the brewery, perfect for chatting with friends with a beer in hand. It is also recommended to stop by while checking out the stylish shops in the surrounding area.
6. Suruga no Ajidokoro Fujiya
Located in the Shimizu Ward of Shizuoka City, close to Shimizu Port, “Suruga no Ajidokoro Fujiya” is a beloved local Japanese restaurant founded in 1980. With a history of being loved as a casual diner, you can fully enjoy fresh seafood landed in Suruga Bay.
In the calm atmosphere of the restaurant, fresh sashimi and carefully prepared Japanese dishes are served. It is a famous restaurant you should definitely visit to taste exquisite seafood unique to Shizuoka for lunch or dinner after enjoying sightseeing around Shimizu Port.
7. Sugoseru Sakaya MUGI
Located in the Sengen-dori Shopping Street leading to Shizuoka Sengen Shrine, “Sugoseru Sakaya MUGI” is a standing-style craft beer specialty shop renovated from a 70-year-old traditional folk house. The “MUGI style” is to choose a carefully selected craft beer and pair it with delicious bread from the showcase.
The contrast between the retro exterior that evokes history and the stylish interior is highly attractive. It is the perfect spot for a mature girls’ trip to take a breather with delicious beer and bread between visiting Sengen Shrine and strolling through the shopping street.
Recommended Girls’ Trip Spots in the Izu & Central Area
1. Yume no Tsuribashi (Suspension Bridge of Dreams)
Located in Sumatakyo, Kawanehon Town, “Yume no Tsuribashi” is a spectacular spot spanning a beautifully sparkling emerald green lake surface. The suspension bridge sways so much that the number of people who can cross at once is restricted, but that thrill and extraordinary beauty are irresistible.
There is a superstition that if you pray for romantic success in the middle of the bridge, it will come true, bringing a constant stream of visitors on girls’ trips. Surrounded by the beauty of nature, it is the ultimate photogenic spot.
2. Jutaro (Numazu & Izu Area)
Sweet spots where you can enjoy the famous “Jutaro Mandarin Orange,” loved in the Numazu and Izu areas, are indispensable for a girls’ trip with a sweet tooth. Jutaro mandarin oranges are characterized by their intense sweetness and rich, deep flavor.
At local farm cafes and fruit parlors, you can taste parfaits, freshly squeezed juices, and jellies lavishly using these Jutaro mandarins. Please deliciously heal your travel fatigue with vitamin-packed sweets.
3. Shimoda Aquarium
Shimoda Aquarium is a unique aquarium floating in Wakanoura Bay, where you can enjoy dolphin and sea lion shows centered around the Perry Ship. In the 600-ton tank installed inside the ship, you can closely observe fish from the Izu seas swimming freely.
In particular, the dolphin interaction experience is highly popular. The close distance to the marine life makes you feel as if you are right in the ocean with them. You can enjoy it with friends or family and are sure to make wonderful memories.
4. Shuzenji Niji no Sato
If you want to fully enjoy nature on an Izu girls’ trip, “Shuzenji Niji no Sato” is recommended. In the vast gardens, seasonal flowers and trees change colors, allowing you to enjoy a different kind of beauty every time you visit. Various international gardens, including Japanese, British, and Italian gardens, are recreated within the park, allowing you to stroll while enjoying an exotic atmosphere.
Furthermore, activities perfect for a girls’ trip, such as seasonal flower events and craft experiences, are plentiful. By taking a breather at a cafe between walks or combining your visit with a hot spring trip, you can refresh both body and mind.
5. Dogashima Onsen
Dogashima Onsen is a hot spring resort located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, overlooking the spectacular sea. Surrounded by a beautiful coastline and blue ocean, this hot spring resort is the perfect place to spend a relaxing time.
For a girls’ trip, the open-air baths with ocean views and the spacious indoor baths will surely refresh your body and mind. At night, meals where you can savor fresh local seafood are also highly attractive, allowing you to spend a luxurious time with hot springs and gourmet food. It is a perfect spot for a girls’ trip to enjoy healing and the beauty of nature.
Recommended Girls’ Trip Spots in Hamamatsu City
1. Kuretake-so
“Kuretake-so” in Hamamatsu City is a long-established traditional restaurant (ryotei) and hotel that has been loved locally since ancient times. In a space that blends traditional Japanese charm with modern sophistication, you can spend an elegant time fitting for a girls’ trip.
You can enjoy beautiful kaiseki cuisine using plenty of local seasonal ingredients, as well as carefully crafted afternoon tea, making it ideal for a slightly luxurious, mature girls’ trip lunch or dinner. Enjoy a relaxing time while gazing at the beautiful garden.
2. Hamamatsu Castle
Hamamatsu Castle is a historical landmark located in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, perfect for a girls’ trip. Known for being built by the young Tokugawa Ieyasu, you can enjoy a sweeping view of the Hamamatsu city area and the Enshu Sea from the castle tower.
The park around the castle allows you to enjoy nature from season to season, fascinating visitors with cherry blossoms in spring and autumn leaves in the fall. We recommend enjoying the beautiful scenery while strolling or taking it easy at a nearby cafe. Please spend a heart-healing moment at Hamamatsu Castle, where history and nature harmonize.
3. Hamanako Pal Pal
Hamanako Pal Pal is a resort-style amusement park located on the shores of Lake Hamana, perfectly suited for a girls’ trip. The park features about 25 different attractions, offering a wide variety from thrilling rides to a relaxing Ferris wheel.
The adjacent “Kanzanji Ropeway” draws attention as a ropeway that crosses over the lake. From the observation deck, you can enjoy a spectacular 360-degree view of Lake Hamana. The time when the sunset is beautiful is especially romantic.
4. Ryugashido Cavern
Ryugashido Cavern is the largest limestone cave in the Tokai region, offering a mysterious spot perfect for a girls’ trip. Popular as a summer retreat because it is cool inside, you can spend a healing time exploring the cavern in the refreshing air.
Especially impressive is the grand underground waterfall with a drop of 30 meters. It is a place where you can feel the sheer power of nature along with the artistic stalactites in the cave. Known also as a spiritual “power spot,” please experience the mysterious underground world at Ryugashido Cavern.
Recommended Girls’ Trip Spots in the Fujinomiya & Fuji Area
1. Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha
Located in Fujinomiya City, “Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha” is the head shrine of all Sengen shrines nationwide, a venerable shrine that worships Mt. Fuji as its deity. The beautiful vermilion-lacquered main shrine building exudes a solemn atmosphere, and within the precincts is the incredibly clear “Wakutama Pond,” formed by the spring water of Mt. Fuji.
Known for its blessings in matchmaking and safe childbirth, it is particularly popular among female worshippers as a power spot. Enveloped in a sacred atmosphere, it is a spot where you can pray for a refreshed mind and better fortune.
2. House of Mitsuba Azalea (Mitsuba Tsutsuji no Ie)
“House of Mitsuba Azalea” in Fujinomiya City is a spectacular spot known only to those in the know, open to the public only for a limited time in spring. When the giant Mitsuba Azaleas, said to be hundreds of years old and standing in the garden of a private residence, reach full bloom, a vivid purplish-red color fills your entire field of vision.
The contrast between the beautifully manicured Japanese garden and the vibrant azaleas is stunning. It is a must-visit flower viewing spot to bring a camera to on a spring girls’ trip.
3. Sengen Rafting
Recommended for an active girls’ trip is the Fuji River rafting experience, such as “Sengen Rafting,” where you can feel the nature of Fujinomiya with your whole body. The thrill and exhilaration of navigating a rubber boat together down the rapids, formed by the melting snow of Mt. Fuji, is exceptional!
Since experienced guides accompany you, even beginners or women who are not strong swimmers can participate with peace of mind. It is the ultimate activity to refresh yourself by laughing out loud in the midst of great nature.
4. Fukisarashi no Yu (Open-Air Bath)
“Fukisarashi no Yu,” an open-air bath bursting with rustic charm and an outstanding sense of openness where you feel the wind of great nature directly on your skin, is a perfect healing spot for a girls’ trip wanting to completely reset daily stress.
The time spent soaking in the hot water while gazing at the unobstructed vast sky and the majestic nature unique to Shizuoka is truly a blissful moment. The hot spring experience, which makes you feel at one with nature, brings deep relaxation to both body and mind.
5. Makaino Farm
Spread across the Asagiri Plateau at the foot of Mt. Fuji, “Makaino Farm” is an experiential farm perfect for a girls’ trip. You can enjoy various activities such as interacting with animals, making butter, and experiencing cow milking.
Glamping while gazing at the spectacular view of Mt. Fuji, or taking photos while riding a giant swing, are guaranteed to be Instagrammable. At the restaurants on the farm, you can also taste dishes made with fresh local ingredients and rich soft-serve ice cream.
Recommended Girls’ Trip Spots in Yaizu & Fujieda City
1. Tea Terrace Ichinose
Located in Setonoya, a nature-rich mountainous area of Fujieda City, “Tea Terrace Ichinose” is a fully reservation-only private tea terrace. From the wooden deck that seems to jut out from the mountain slope, you can monopolize a spectacular view of vibrant tea fields and mountains as far as the eye can see.
You can share a luxurious, healing time with friends by brewing tea with a dedicated picnic set and listening to the chirping of birds and the sound of the wind. It is a hideaway girls’ trip spot where you can experience the extraordinary.
2. Yaizu Port
Yaizu Port is known as the center of Shizuoka Prefecture’s fishing industry and is a popular spot to enjoy fresh seafood. On a girls’ trip, you can savor newly landed seafood while enjoying the beautiful ocean scenery around the port.
The fresh local seafood available for purchase at the market, as well as the sushi and seafood bowls you can taste on the spot, are exquisite. Taking a slow, quiet break at a seaside cafe is also recommended.
3. Yaizu Onsen
Yaizu Onsen is a hot spring resort located in Yaizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, making it a perfect healing spot for a girls’ trip. Because it is close to the sea, you can enjoy beautiful ocean views while soaking in the hot spring. Especially if you bathe during sunset, the fantastic scenery is sure to soothe your heart.
Because you can easily refresh yourself in the hot springs after tasting fresh seafood and local specialties, it is easy to visit even on a busy girls’ trip itinerary.
4. Ganso Tororojiru no Chojiya (Original Tororo Soup Chojiya)
Founded in 1596 at the foot of Maruko Bridge, the Original Chojiya is a long-established restaurant and a perfect spot to enjoy history and flavor on a girls’ trip. Inside the over 350-year-old thatched-roof building, the atmosphere of the Edo period remains, making you feel as if you have slipped back in time.
The charm of the famous Tororo Soup lies in its rustic, natural taste made with Shizuoka-grown Japanese yams. You can also view Edo-period travel gear at the adjoining history museum, allowing you to enjoy food while experiencing history and culture.
5. NIHONIRO
Nestled in the seaside town of Mochimune, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka City, “Nihon Iro” is a private resort where you can rent an entire renovated traditional Japanese house (kominka). Based on the concept of “gentle, ancient Japanese colors,” all 10 guest houses feature different theme colors and designs. They offer a high-quality space that is somewhat nostalgic yet refreshingly modern.
Shizuoka Girls’ Trip Summary
Shizuoka Prefecture is full of perfect tourist destinations for a girls’ trip. In Atami City, you can fully enjoy hot springs and the beautiful sea, while Shizuoka City and Izu offer plenty of spots to enjoy nature and stylish cafe hopping. In Hamamatsu City, you can experience history and art, and in Fujinomiya and Fuji Cities, you can enjoy spectacular views and activities.
Yaizu and Fujieda Cities have spots where you can be healed by the blessings of the sea and the aroma of tea. Across each area of Shizuoka, you will surely be able to make wonderful, memorable moments while enjoying hot springs, gourmet food, and activities. Please spend a luxurious girls’ trip in the highly attractive Shizuoka.
