In the late Edo period, Yoshida Shoin boarded Perry's Black Ships and planned to travel abroad; he stayed here for several days.It is a cultural property designated by Shizuoka Prefecture, and you c...

Hanamomo (flowering peach) has long been thought in China to ward off evil, and people began displaying it for the Peach Festival.At the Suzuki Residence, seeds were planted about 40 years ago and n...

The Okichi-zakura that blooms at Okichi-ga-fuchi belongs to an early-blooming Oshima cherry strain. It was discovered in the 1920s and named in 1973. Its peak viewing season runs from mid-March to ear...

About 300 rhododendrons of roughly 10 varieties grow together on the hillside behind Kodai-ji Temple.The flowers typically bloom around mid-April each year.The quiet, secluded setting makes the whit...

A quietly elegant stone-paved lane stretches for about 640 meters. You can see historical sites that evoke the hot spring town’s atmosphere, including Gongen-sama, Ashiarai no Yu, and the former lo...