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taigaa001 Says: Okabe-juku is the twenty-first lodging station of Tokaido Highway located between #20 Mariko and #22 Fujieda. Okabe area is often associated with Utsunoya Pass which is what we may call "open-air museum of changing highway tracks". In Utsunoya the bordering pass between...
Kuroinu Shrine (Black Dog Shrine)
taigaa001 Says: Kuroinu Shrine in Kiganji Temple enshrines the ledendary undefeated sacred black dog named Kuro which is said to have been one of the wolves sent from Harunosan Daikoji (Kiganji started as a shugendo(Buddhism-Shinto hybrid) temple in 8th century so the temple also had...
taigaa001 Says: Seven Falls of Shirafuji is located close to housing complex area north-eastern part of Fujieda. Hanashi area of Fujieda still has the good old rural landscape. Shirafuji has a number of waterfalls most of them are fainty and the highest fall, Shirafuji Fall is only 33...
taigaa001 Says: Satoyama Trail, #20 Hiking Trail of Fujieda, is another nice walking trail that goes through the rustic areas of Okabe town. It starts from Gochinyorai Park where the tourist information office is located. The trail has some nice lookouts and visits some nice temples. It...
taigaa001 Says: Yamanobe Trail is a nice walking trail in Okabe area between Miwa Shrine and Okabe-shuku area. It is designated as #19 hiking trail of Fujieda.
Resthouse Fujimi: Noodle Restaurant In Rengejiike Park
taigaa001 Says: Resthouse Fujimi is a noodle restaurant in Rengejiike Park. They also sell some soft drinks, ice creams, and some rice crackers. To order, buy a menu ticket at the machine and give the ticket to the counter. All the menus are written in Japanese.
Gato Roja: great Mexican, great price
Mr.Sparkle Says: This very tiny gem (it only seats 8 people) is on the main road east side of the station. The food is awesome, if you're into Mexican. Best part, everything is 500 yen. great place to go after you've been drinking and you want to eat and drink.the only draw back is the small...
The Ale House: The Ale House - Great Beer
Mr.Sparkle Says: The Ale House (6:30pm - 1am) is very close to Fujieda station, west side, off one of the back streets. it will take a little time to find, but if you ask around most locals will know. they have a great selection of beer and drinks, however the prices are steep. Food is great...
The Skin Flute: The Skin Flute - the local hangout
Mr.Sparkle Says: This is the local bar for resident foreigners. its a pretty welcoming place with a good mix of Japanese and foreigners. Prices are pretty good and there is some ok food. The staff speaks some English and they are use to foreigners. Anything will get you in.
From Fujieda Station To Rengejiike Park
taigaa001 Says: To get to Rengejiike Park and Okabe area from Fujieda station, it is convenient to take a bus from JR Fujieda station. Chubu-kokudo line is a bus service between Shin Shizuoka and Fujieda. **To get to Rengejiike ParkTake a bus bound for Shin Shizuoka from Fujieda station....
Baskin Robbins: 31 Ice Cream: Ice Cream Chain Based in the U.S.
taigaa001 Says: Baskin Robbins, one of the most popular ice cream chains in the world, is known to Japan as the brand name of "31 Ice Cream". In Japan BR allies with Fujiya one of the leading confectionary makers in Japan. In Japan BR has more than 900 shops.
Bivi: Shopping Complex near Fujieda Station
taigaa001 Says: Fujieda has a lot of nice places to shop but most of them are far from the station and not usuable for tourists. Bivi and Apita are some of the huge shopping malls close to the Fujieda station. Bivi in particular is not just a shopping place it also has a cinema complex, and...
taigaa001 Says: How do Japanese celebrate Christmas? Although more than 90 percent of Japanese are non-Christian, they celebrate Christmas in various manners. Some young couples spend a night with dinner during Christmas. Many Japanese buy a christmas tree and give presents just like U.S....
taigaa001 Says: In some part of Shizuoka Prefecture, some wild monkeys bother hiker and even town people and many parts of Japan wild bears are coming down to downtown area and even attack people. Luckily there has not yet been such reports in Fujieda, that does not completely assure...
taigaa001 Says: Here in Fujieda particularly during rainy season and summer through Typhoon season there are huge rainfall. Chances are when the city area is still cloudy, the mountain area might have downpour entailing thunder. When you are bathing in the river, or fishing, you have to be...
taigaa001 Says: Rokkengawa is a canal running close to Villa of Tanaka Castle. It is so named because the width of the river is 6-ken(10.8 meters in width). The trail along the river is a nice place to stroll and during summer the trees give nice shades. Children love this riverside area...
taigaa001 Says: Founded in 730, this shrine is also known as the northernmost natural habitat for some of the warm-area plants such as Proteaceae, Symplocos glauca and Quercus Gilva. The forest around the shrine is very relaxing. It is definitely the place for birdwatchers. I found a nice...
Birds In Rengejiike Park(Dec. 2011)
taigaa001 Says: In Rengejiike Pond you can find a wide variety of ducks, Eurasian coots, common cormorants, black-headed gulls, grey herons and occasionally kingfishers(a bit difficult to find), and great crested crebes.
Cine Prego: Only place in Fujieda to see the films
taigaa001 Says: Not until Cine Prego opened in 2009. Fujieda had been zero-movie-theater town for a long time. Cine Prego also has a cafe, and game space.
taigaa001 Says: I found Banana trees on my way to the Hanashi Shrine from Shirafuji Fall. I was so surprised to find them there. But growing Banana is becoming a fad in Japan. Bananas are actually grown even at the cold places like Takayama. The most diffcult part could be that how to...
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Expanded Fujieda with Okabe - It rarely snows in Fujieda in winter. On January 16, it snowed in the hills or mountain area above 200 meters or 300 meters in elevation. The photo was taken at the upper part of the kiwada river...
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It rarely snows in Fujieda in winter. On January 16, it snowed in the hills or mountain area above 200 meters or 300 meters in elevation. The photo was taken at the upper part of the kiwada river...
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