[Shizuoka City] [Gourmet, music, and art come together! A special night to enjoy with a spectacular view of Shizuoka City] “Nihondaira Night Market”, a popular event with over 10,000 visitors, will be held on Saturday, November 23rd Image
URL: Shizuoka City Press release: November 11, 2024 [Gourmet, music, and art come together! A special night to enjoy with a spectacular view of Shizuoka City] “Nippon Taira Night Market”, a popular event with over 10,000 visitors, will be held on Saturday, November 23rd Recommended for dates and families! The Ferris wheel and Sunpu Castle will also be lit up. “Aoba Symbol Road Illumination” and “Shimizu Port Sea and Light Space” will also be held. Shizuoka City is currently attracting attention as a “city of night views” where you can enjoy a beautiful night view of the sea, mountains, and city all in one. There will be plenty of seasonal illuminations and nighttime events this year as well, including the Nihondaira Night Market, which will be held on November 23rd (Saturday) at Nihondaira, which has been selected as a Japan Night View Heritage Site. The lights of the city reflected in Suruga Bay, the spectacular night view of Mt. Fuji from Nihondaira, and the illuminations of Shimizu Port will leave visitors impressed. In this press release, we will introduce night view spots in Shizuoka City that are recommended for events and dates that you can visit in the coming months. 2 hours by car from the city center. Would you like to escape from everyday life and experience a magical moment surrounded by light in Shizuoka City?
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Illumination” will be held, and the tree-lined streets will be decorated with cute and dazzling colors. A large heart symbol monument will also appear in the center of Symbol Road. Furthermore, this year, a wall illumination tree will appear for the first time at the Shizuoka City Hall Shizuoka Government Building! [Date and time] November 22, 2024 (Friday) to February 9, 2025 (Sunday) 16:30 to 22:00 *Lights on until 24:00 from December 14th (Saturday) to January 13th (Monday/holiday) *The wall illumination tree will be lit from December 14th (Saturday) [Lighting Ceremony] November 22nd (Friday) from 17:00 Lighting scheduled for around 17:20 *Wall illumination tree lighting ceremony will be held from 16:30 on Saturday, December 14th.Lighting is scheduled to start around 17:00. [Location] 2-chome, Gofukumachi, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, outside the site Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/145322/15/145322-15-771c96e883cbc63836099b9d5362e0ec-3496×2135.jpg ●Shimizu Port Sea and light space A winter illumination event that wraps the entire area around S-Pulse Dream Plaza in light. While enjoying the feeling of a seaside resort, you can enjoy views from different angles, such as the Dream Sky Ferris wheel and the adjacent Marine Park. It is a space full of gorgeous light, with the sparkle doubled by the reflections on the sea surface. [Date and time] November 16, 2024 (Sat) – February 28, 2025 (Fri) 16:00-23:00 [Location] 13-15 Irifune-cho, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture S-Pulse Dream Plaza main building “SEA-side” 1st floor sea side deck
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/145322/15/145322-15-95b8d176992a54d2b507e3fedc67ef5b-2819×1586.jpg ●Sunpu Castle Park light up The East Gate and Tatsumi Yagura Tower, the “face” of Sunpu Castle Park, will undergo a complete lighting renewal in December 2022, designed and designed by world-renowned lighting designer Motoko Ishii. While the basic theme is white illumination that takes advantage of the historic design of the building, special programs will also be held depending on the season (spring, summer, fall, and winter). [Lighting time] Every day, from 15 minutes after sunset to 24:00 [Seasonal special program] Autumn (brocade autumn leaves): November 1st to November 30th, 19:00 to 22:00 Winter (gold and purple in the image of Ieyasu): December 20th – January 10th 18:00 – 22:00 *The implementation date and time are tentative. Depending on events, etc., the lights may be turned off or lit up in other colors.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/145322/15/145322-15-ca37015753095197f71ecbe0d79ef6c0-1479×1109.jpg ●Bamboo light for peace and peace Kunozan Toshogu Shrine, a national treasure where Tokugawa Ieyasu is enshrined, is holding a special nighttime viewing event again this year. This area is known as one of the “Japan’s 100 Best Moons,” and you can enjoy the spectacular night view of Shimizu Ward’s city center, the orange-shimmering Shimizu Port, and Mt. Fuji and the Izu Peninsula in the distance. In addition, the bamboo used in this event comes from a degraded bamboo forest in Shizuoka City, and the used bamboo is turned into chips or bamboo charcoal and reused as compost, in an effort to regenerate the environment. [Date and time] Held until Saturday, November 30, 2024 18:00-21:00 (last entry 20:00) ※Held on Friday and Saturday nights *The event will not be held on Friday, November 22nd and Saturday, November 23rd due to the Toshogu Shrine ritual. [Location] Kunozan Toshogu Shrine
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/145322/15/145322-15-6675505d9d75cbc9063b57f428ce39a4-301×450.jpg Recommended by Shizuoka City Tourism Department! Night view spots in Shizuoka City that you can enjoy this winter In Shizuoka City, where nature and cityscape are in harmony, you can enjoy the beautiful night view of the sea, mountains, and city lights. We’ll introduce you to some of the must-see spots as well as some of the best-kept secrets. ●Nihondaira Located on the border of Suruga Ward and Shimizu Ward in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, it is a hilly area centered on Mt. Udo, which is 307 meters above sea level. Kunozan Toshogu Shrine, a national treasure related to Tokugawa Ieyasu, is located on the slope of Mt. Kunozan in the southern part of the hill, and the Nihondaira Ropeway connects the summit of Mt. Nihondaira to Kunozan Toshogu Shrine. As a nighttime landscape, it has been certified as a “Japan Night View Heritage Site” and “Japan’s 100 Famous Moons”. The cityscape and orange-shimmering Shimizu Port spread out below you, and you can enjoy a 360-degree view of Mt. Fuji and the Izu Peninsula in the distance, as well as the Southern Alps to the north.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/145322/15/145322-15-27756bd83af494b15e1eac7578b4810c-3900×2601.jpg ●Miho Masaki Coast A beach located close to Miho Matsubara, one of Shizuoka’s most famous tourist attractions. A little-known spot visited by many anglers and local couples. There is an open space along the coast, and because it faces the sea, you can enjoy the night view from inside the car. The night view is centered around the Okitsu Pier on the opposite shore, where the orange sodium lights are spreading out.When the deep-earth exploration vessel Chikyu calls at the port, it is impressive to see a symbolic glow resembling a “castle of light.”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/145322/15/145322-15-c4a5cd039e37c689f746b3158cbeb8ca-3820×2547.jpg ●Satta Pass Located in the Yui area, a post town that is essential when talking about Hiroshige Utagawa’s “The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido”, this tourist attraction is visited by many tourists during the day. A wooden observation deck has been set up as you walk through the tangerine field from the parking lot. At night, you can enjoy the relaxing city lights of Yui, Kambara, Fuji City, and Numazu along the curving coastline of Suruga Bay. Below you can see the light of the intersection of the Tomei Expressway and the bypass, and on clear days you can see the silhouette of Mt. Fuji in front of you, creating a composition with a striking contrast between light and darkness. *Currently, some sections of the hiking course are closed due to a collapse that occurred near the observation deck. Please note that you cannot go to the observation deck. *Restoration work is scheduled to be completed by the end of February 2025, but the timing may change depending on the situation.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/145322/15/145322-15-a45df2bf41ebef165165fb8391ffff5f-2431×1519.jpg ●Characteristics of “Shizuoka Night Views” ~ Number of “Shukuba Night Views” is the highest in Japan ~ Shizuoka City is home to six of the 53 post stations on the Tokaido, the most of any city, town or village, and also boasts the most night views of post stations in Japan, reminiscent of the Edo period. The contrast between light and darkness captures people’s imaginations, as well as the profound darkness conveyed from places such as “Satta Pass” overlooking Kambara-juku and Yui-juku, and “Kajiwarayama Park” overlooking Okitsu-juku, Fuchu-juku, and Ejiri-juku. It is evocative and conveys the emotion of a distant era.
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