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Shizuoka this weekend

Hop between car shows in Shizuoka City, then head for Fuji's autumn roads or the seaside markets.

RoadFujisan Skyline (autumn color before the winter closure)Drive all the way to the 5th Station, billed as Japan's highest point reachable by private car.Fujinomiya City, Susono City and Gotemba City · Usual foliage peak: the Skyline aro… In seasonPampas Grass Maze at Mt. Fuji Children's KingdomClimb Fuji's lower slopes on Route 469, then walk into grass taller than you.Fuji City · Sep 12 – mid-November 2026 (depends…

Event Earliest first

  1. 01Sat Oct 24, Sun Oct 25Mobility World in Shizuoka 2026Suruga-ku, Shizuoka City
  2. 02Sat Oct 24, Sun Oct 25Asagiri Highland Festival 2026Fujinomiya City
  3. 03Sat Oct 24, Sun Oct 25ROAM RV-LIFE FEST 2026 at Tsumagoi (Kakegawa)Kakegawa City · 10:00–16:00
  4. 04Sat Oct 24, Sun Oct 2534th Hamamatsu Jazz Week (Street Jazz Festival)Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu City · 13:00–
  5. 05Sat Oct 24, Sun Oct 25Kashiwaya Bamboo Lanterns at Okabe-jukuFujieda City · 18:00–20:00
  6. 06Sun Oct 25Shizuoka Car Festival 2026Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka City · 10:00–15:00
  7. 07Sun Oct 25Atami Sea Fireworks (Autumn 2026)Atami City · 20:20–20:40

In season

  1. 01In seasonPampas Grass Maze at Mt. Fuji Children's KingdomFuji City · Sep 12 – mid-November 2026 (depends…
  2. 02In seasonCosmos at Hamanako Garden ParkChuo-ku, Hamamatsu City · Just reaching peak as of Oct 18, pe…

Spot

  1. 01SpotTokinosumika Illumination 2026-2027Gotemba City · Oct 9, 2026 – Mar 7, 2027 (October …
  2. 02Sat Oct 24, Sun Oct 25Kunozan Toshogu Night Viewing "IRODORI"Suruga-ku, Shizuoka City · 18:00–21:00

Food

  1. 01Sat Oct 24, Sun Oct 25Oimo Fes FUJICITY 2026 (Sweet Potato Festival)Fuji City · 10:00–17:00
  2. 02Sat Oct 24, Sun Oct 25Nagahama Seaside Market (Atami)Atami City · 09:00–15:00
  3. 03Sat Oct 24, Sun Oct 254th Imo Fes! at Hamamatsu CastleChuo-ku, Hamamatsu City · 10:00–16:00

Road

  1. 01RoadFujisan Skyline (autumn color before the winter closure)Fujinomiya City, Susono City and Gotemba City · Usual foliage peak: the Skyline aro…

Shizuoka model drive

Fuji's Western Slopes: Highlands, Pampas Grass and Lights

From the Asagiri Highland festival south along Fuji's slopes: a pampas-grass maze, the Fujisan Skyline in daylight, and the Gotemba Kogen illuminations after dark.

4 stops on the route →

Shizuoka model drive

A Car Lover's Sunday in Shizuoka

From the import-car show at Twin Messe to the Shimizu Port car festival (Sun 25th, 10:00–15:00), then a break at the Fujikawa roadside station on the way home.

3 stops on the route →

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