I would like to inform Kunozan-Toshogu and Ishigaki-Strawberry-farm in Shizuoka.
Get off at JR Shizuoka station, visit travel information and get a discount ticket around Kunozan-Toshogu.
Ride a bus to NihonDaila.
There are 2 ways for going to Kunozan-Toshogu.
1stway : Go to NihonDaira by bus, ride Ropeway
2ndway : Go to Kunozan Toshogu, climbe Mt.Kuno.
I select 1stway.
Bus for NihonDaira is one hour span time schedule.
Please adjust Bus time-table.
Arrive at NihonDaira. This hill is 307m height.
Pacific sea and Mt.Fuji are seen from this hill.
It is wonderful.
Especially Mt Fuji view is best one in Japan.
From NihonDaira, ride Ropeway for going to Kunozan-Toshogu.
Only 5 minutes riding, you arrive at Top of Mt.Kuno.
Kunozan-Toshogu was built at 1616 by Hidetada Tokugawa according to Ieyasu Tokugawa's will.
Kunozan-Toshogu is National treasure.
Toshogu entrance is in front of Ropeway station.
Set ticket with Treasure Museum is recomended.
Stone steps to main shrine is steep.
First house is Hie shrine, next is worship shrine.
Worship shrine is similar to Nikko-Toshogu.
Because Nikko Toshogu was built after Kunozan-Toshogu.
Name of Toshogu is according to Toshodaigongen, that is Toshogu's Ieyasu god name.
First Toshogu shrine is this Kunozan.
Nikko-Toshogu size is tripple of Kunozan-Toshogu.
Nikko-Toshogu shrine wall has lots of animal's drawing, and restless feeling.
I think Kunozan-Toshogu is better as a proper shrine.
Main shrine has blue Komainu, that is wild same as tiger or lion.
After main shrine, climb stone steps, then you arrive at Ieyasu Grave.
Next visit is Treasure Museum.
This museum has lots of Ieyasu's goods, that are armors, letters etc.
Famous good is golden clock, that is a present from Spanish king.
Please see this clock.
In front of this museum wide pacific view is grate.
Going downstairs stone steps, enjoy wonderful view.
This stone steps are 1159.
To climb this stone steps is tired, but downstairs is easy and available to see wide pacific view.
I recommend 1stway.
Go downstairs about 30 minutes, you arrive at Shrine gate.
After Toshogu, please visit strawberry farm.
Please enjoy picking up strawberry in the farm.
This picking up season is from January to April.
Charge is 1600-2000yen.
Strawberry farm in Kuno adopt stone wall type.
This stone wall type warms strawberry and make its taste sweet.
Then Kuno strawberry is early harvest season compare to other farm type.
I recommend to reserve to pick up strawberry.
I walk around strawberry farm about one hour, I am tired.
I ask town man, where is bus stop. He explain the route, then he ride me his car.
I can ride bus in short times.
I appreciate him for riding me his car.
Then I return to Shizuoka station.
Kunozan-toshogu has wonderful pacific view and bright Shrine.
Please visit this Shrine.
That's it.
Get off at JR Shizuoka station, visit travel information and get a discount ticket around Kunozan-Toshogu.
Ride a bus to NihonDaila.
There are 2 ways for going to Kunozan-Toshogu.
1stway : Go to NihonDaira by bus, ride Ropeway
2ndway : Go to Kunozan Toshogu, climbe Mt.Kuno.
I select 1stway.
Bus for NihonDaira is one hour span time schedule.
Please adjust Bus time-table.
Arrive at NihonDaira. This hill is 307m height.
Pacific sea and Mt.Fuji are seen from this hill.
It is wonderful.
Especially Mt Fuji view is best one in Japan.
From NihonDaira, ride Ropeway for going to Kunozan-Toshogu.
Only 5 minutes riding, you arrive at Top of Mt.Kuno.
Kunozan-Toshogu was built at 1616 by Hidetada Tokugawa according to Ieyasu Tokugawa's will.
Kunozan-Toshogu is National treasure.
Toshogu entrance is in front of Ropeway station.
Set ticket with Treasure Museum is recomended.
Stone steps to main shrine is steep.
First house is Hie shrine, next is worship shrine.
Worship shrine is similar to Nikko-Toshogu.
Because Nikko Toshogu was built after Kunozan-Toshogu.
Name of Toshogu is according to Toshodaigongen, that is Toshogu's Ieyasu god name.
First Toshogu shrine is this Kunozan.
Nikko-Toshogu size is tripple of Kunozan-Toshogu.
Nikko-Toshogu shrine wall has lots of animal's drawing, and restless feeling.
I think Kunozan-Toshogu is better as a proper shrine.
Main shrine has blue Komainu, that is wild same as tiger or lion.
After main shrine, climb stone steps, then you arrive at Ieyasu Grave.
Next visit is Treasure Museum.
This museum has lots of Ieyasu's goods, that are armors, letters etc.
Famous good is golden clock, that is a present from Spanish king.
Please see this clock.
In front of this museum wide pacific view is grate.
Going downstairs stone steps, enjoy wonderful view.
This stone steps are 1159.
To climb this stone steps is tired, but downstairs is easy and available to see wide pacific view.
I recommend 1stway.
Go downstairs about 30 minutes, you arrive at Shrine gate.
After Toshogu, please visit strawberry farm.
Please enjoy picking up strawberry in the farm.
This picking up season is from January to April.
Charge is 1600-2000yen.
Strawberry farm in Kuno adopt stone wall type.
This stone wall type warms strawberry and make its taste sweet.
Then Kuno strawberry is early harvest season compare to other farm type.
I recommend to reserve to pick up strawberry.
I walk around strawberry farm about one hour, I am tired.
I ask town man, where is bus stop. He explain the route, then he ride me his car.
I can ride bus in short times.
I appreciate him for riding me his car.
Then I return to Shizuoka station.
Kunozan-toshogu has wonderful pacific view and bright Shrine.
Please visit this Shrine.
That's it.