Mt. Fuji, Atami and the Izu hot springs: walking Shizuoka’s coastline and onsen towns

About Shizuoka

Shizuoka is a Pacific-coast Chubu prefecture with Shizuoka City as its capital, known for Mt. Fuji, tea fields and the hot springs of the Izu Peninsula.

Main walking areas in Shizuoka

Here are some of the prefecture’s most popular places to walk, where public smoking spots and facilities with smoking rooms tend to be available nearby.

• Shizuoka City (Sumpu Castle Park, Gofukucho)
• Hamamatsu (Hamamatsu Castle Park)
• Izu (Izu Kogen, Shuzenji)
• Atami (Atami Ginza, Sun Beach)

Shizuoka trivia

Atami has long been a hot-spring resort, with shopping streets near the station and ocean-view tourist areas perfect for strolling.

Tips for finding smoking areas in Shizuoka

• Use designated smoking spots in areas with no-smoking-on-the-street ordinances
• Stations, large commercial complexes and tourist information centres are good starting points
• Heated-tobacco-only rooms are growing — switch the tobacco-type filter to match your device
• Use a portable ashtray or the ashtray in the smoking area — good etiquette helps keep these spots open for everyone

Find efficiently with Mottosuitai

Allow location access on the Mottosuitai map to see smoking areas within 2 km of you. To browse by region, visit /search/?prefecture=shizuoka for the Shizuoka list.