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Shimizu Shore Excursion: Mt. Fuji Zen & Matcha Experience

By Triple Thumbs Up
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$320 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Perfect for cruise passengers with limited time in port!
  • Explore Shizuoka's Shimizu on a Relaxed Private Small-Group Guided Tour!
  • Experience private Zazen meditation and short sutra chanting.
  • Savour matcha and traditional wagashi in a serene temple setting.
  • Ring the temple's historic bell a remarkable WWII survivor of Tokugawa heritage.

Activity location

    • Shizuoka
    • Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 10-10 Hinodechō, Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka, 424-0922, Japan | We'll be waiting for you at the cruise terminal exit wearing 'Triple Thumbs Up' happi coats, so you can't miss us!!!
    • Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan

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Shimizu Shore Excursion: Mt. Fuji Zen & Matcha Experience

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Starting time: 11:00 AM
Price details
NZ$319.68 x 1 AdultNZ$319.68
Total
Price is NZ$319.68
Until Sat, 23 May

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private Zen meditation & sutra chanting experience
  • What's includedWhat's included
    English-speaking guide included
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Ring a historic bell with Mount Fuji views
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Matcha & traditional wagashi experience
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Personalised Goshuin with original Japanese kanji name
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Admission fees for Tetsushuji Temple
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Photo assistance by your guide (shared via Google Drive, not professional photography)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Taxis can be used during the tour at your discretion. Your guide can provide general guidance if requested, but taxi services are not included in the tour price. Any transport costs should be paid directly to the driver. It’s about 10 minutes of a ride.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Personal expenses (e.g. souvenirs, extra food, or drinks)

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Bare feet, Explosive substances, Pets (assistance dogs allowed), Weapons or sharp objects

What you can expect

Step off the ship and into living history. This exclusive private tour takes you into Tesshu-ji Temple — proudly bearing the legendary Tokugawa family crest of the shogunate dynasty that ruled Japan for over 260 years.

Enter through the grand gate past powerful Nio guardian statues, then savour matcha and traditional wagashi in elegant tranquility. Experience private Zazen meditation and short sutra chanting before a 1,000-year-old Bodhisattva, finding stillness and inner clarity. Then ring the temple's historic bell — a remarkable survivor of WWII, protected by its revered Tokugawa heritage — as its pure tone drifts towards majestic Mount Fuji. And with Fuji's breathtaking silhouette gracing the temple grounds, your guide captures the perfect sacred moment — a memory as timeless as the temple itself.

Finally, receive a hand-written Goshuin sacred seal with your name written in original Japanese kanji and the date — a one-of-a-kind spiritual keepsake, yours to treasure forever.

The grand finale? Shimizu Marine Park, where your guide personally captures the ultimate Mount Fuji photograph with the shimmering bay as your stunning backdrop — a second unforgettable Fuji moment to crown your journey.

This is not just sightseeing. This is Japan, felt deeply.

Location

Activity location

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    • Shizuoka
    • Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 10-10 Hinodechō, Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka, 424-0922, Japan | We'll be waiting for you at the cruise terminal exit wearing 'Triple Thumbs Up' happi coats, so you can't miss us!!!
    • Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan