Hikagesawa Waterside Park (Uo-Uo no Sato) is a waterside facility that features three fishing ponds where you can enjoy fishing for the farmed yamame trout, a catch pond, a babbling waterway, etc. At the food experience facility "Uo-Uo no Ie," you can enjoy yamame trout and wild vegetable dishes around the hearth.

5036-2 Umegashima, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City

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Umegashima has many waterfalls with different charms, including Abe no Otaki, the city's largest waterfall, which has been selected as one of the 100 best waterfalls in Japan, the Sandan no Taki, a thin waterfall that falls in three tiers, Koigataki, Sekisui no Taki, and Hogetsu no Taki.

Umegashima, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City

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In Ashikubo, there are many tea fields that are made on steep slopes. The scenery of the tea fields spreading across the slopes, also known as the Machu Picchu of Japan, is spectacular.

Shizuoka City, Aoi Ward, Ashikubo Okugumi

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This artificial lake with a circumference of about 10km is made up of water from the Southern Alps and was built in 1957 when the Ikawa Goro Dam, Japan's first hollow gravity power plant, was constructed. From the nature trail around the lake, you can see the seasonal colors and the Ikawa Great Buddha.

964 Ikawa, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City

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Utsurogi is a restaurant and souvenir shop located in Utogi, the birthplace of wasabi cultivation. You can purchase local specialties such as wasabi pickles and tea, and enjoy meals made with local ingredients. You can also experience making wasabi pickles (reservations required).

280-1 Utogi, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City

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This popular shop has a wide variety of products, including mugwort manju, wasabi ice cream, and Shinfuji soba. It is located along the road to Umegashima, so you can take a break during your trip.

1097-38-1 Hirano, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City

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This hot spring town is located in the headwaters of the Abe River that flows through Shizuoka City. It is located at the northernmost point on Prefectural Route 29, "Abe Kaido," in the midst of nature at an altitude of about 1,000 meters. A sulfurous hot spring with a history of 1,700 years gushes out from the town, and this hot spring water is supplied to 10 inns and guesthouses. In addition to the inns and guesthouses, the hot spring town also has restaurants and shops, and in Oyu no Furusato Park, where the hot spring water gushes out, there is the cave "Iwaburo," which is the main source of the hot spring water, and Yunojinja Shrine. There are also plenty of mountain climbing and hiking trails in the surrounding area, such as Abe Pass, where Ooitayamameigetsu and Shiroyashio Tsutsuji grow in their natural habitat.

Umegashima, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City

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This city-run day-trip hot spring facility has a large bath and a stone open-air bath. There is a rest room that can accommodate 200 people, and you can enjoy local products at the adjacent Golden Teahouse. Sodium bicarbonate hot spring.

5342-3 Umegashima, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City

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Yuyama Onsen is known as a hot spring resort where hot springs have been flowing continuously for 500 years. Motoyukan is a two-room inn nestled in the mountains, and is recommended for those who want to spend a quiet time listening to the sounds of nature. For meals, you can enjoy kaiseki cuisine that emphasizes local produce and the changing seasons.

2325-4 Aburayama, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City

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Yunoshima Onsen is located in the Okuwarashina area at the uppermost reaches of the Warashina River, a tributary of the Abe River. Built on the banks of the river, you can enjoy high-quality hot spring water while watching the clear water flow. This city-run facility is loved by locals, and is a hot spring where people can easily interact with each other.

304-3 Yunoshima, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City

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