is a scenic area located in Shimizu-ku

Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka

is one of three wards of the city of Shizuoka, in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, located in the eastern part of the city.-Geography:Shimizu is located on the coast of Suruga Bay of the Pacific Ocean and covers a wide area from a coastal plain to the hills...

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Shizuoka, Shizuoka

is the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and the prefecture's second-largest city in terms of both population and area. It became one of Japan's 19 "designated cities" in 2005.-Geography:...

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Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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At the centre of Shizuoka city, from the altitude of 308 m, Nihondaira is famous for the view of Mt. Fuji, the Izu Peninsula

Izu Peninsula

The is a large mountainous peninsula with deeply indented coasts to the west of Tokyo on the Pacific coast of the island of Honshū, Japan. Formerly the eponymous Izu Province, Izu peninsula is now a part of Shizuoka Prefecture...

, the Japanese Southern Alps, Shimizu Port, and Suruga Bay

Suruga Bay

Suruga Bay is a bay on the Pacific coast of Honshū in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is situated north of an imaginary line joining Omaezaki Point and Irōzaki Point at the tip of the Izu Peninsula and surrounded by Honshū to the southwest and west and the Izu Peninsula to the east.-Geology:Suruga...

. It was selected as one of the top 100 sightseeing spots of Japan in a competition in 1980. There is a ropeway

Nihondaira Ropeway

The is Japanese aerial lift line in Shizuoka, Shizuoka, operated by Shizuoka Railway . Opened in 1967, the line climbs , a hill with views of the city, Suruga Bay, and Mount Fuji...

 connecting Nihondaira to Kunozan Toshogu Shrine in 5 minutes.　The area lends its name to the home stadium of J. League football team Shimizu S-Pulse, who play at Nihondaira Stadium

Nihondaira Stadium

Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira is a football stadium in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Japan. It is currently mostly used for football matches and has been the home stadium of the J-League's Shimizu S-Pulse since 1993. The stadium holds 20,339 people and was opened in 1991. In November 2008 a four-year...

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Access

• By bus: from Shizuoka Station
  Shizuoka Station
  is a major railway station on the Tōkaidō Main Line of Central Japan Railway Company in Shizuoka, Japan, on the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and Tōkaidō Main Line. The station is 180.2 rail kilometers from Tokyo.-History:...
  
   or Higashi-Shizuoka Station
  Higashi-Shizuoka Station
  is a railway station on the Tōkaidō Main Line of Central Japan Railway Company in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka city, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The station is 177.7 rail kilometers from Tokyo Station.-Station history:...
  
   of JR Tokaido Main Line
  Tokaido Main Line
  The is the busiest trunk line of the Japan Railways Group , connecting Tōkyō and Kōbe stations. It is long, not counting its many freight feeder lines around the major cities...
  
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• By car: from Shizuoka IC or Shimizu IC of Tomei Expressway
  Tomei Expressway
  The is a national expressway on the island of Honshū in Japan. It is operated by Central Nippon Expressway Company. It is a part of Asian Highway Network -Naming:The word Tōmei is an acronym consisting of two kanji characters...
  
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