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Shimizu Port Pickup: Mt. Fuji Zen & Matcha Experience
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.
- Savor 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 Port Pickup: Mt. Fuji Zen & Matcha Experience
- 2h
Activity duration is 2 hours 2h - English
What's included, what's not
- Private Zen meditation & sutra chanting experience
What's included What's included - English-speaking guide included
What's included What's included - Ring a historic bell with Mount Fuji views
What's included What's included - Matcha & traditional wagashi experience
What's included What's included - Personalized Goshuin with original Japanese kanji name
What's included What's included - Admission fees for Tetsushuji Temple
What's included What's included - Photo assistance by your guide (shared via Google Drive, not professional photography)
What's included What's included - 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 transportation costs should be paid directly to the driver. It’s about 10 minutes of a ride.
What's excluded What's excluded - Personal expenses (e.g. souvenirs, extra food, or drinks)
What's excluded What's excluded
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 savor 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 toward 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, Japan
Meeting/Redemption Point
PEOPLE PEOPLE - 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