Numazu Port
A fishing port at the foot of Mt Fuji with one of Japan's best sakura-and-Fuji viewpoints across Suruga Bay. The port market serves fresh sakura shrimp (cherry shrimp) in spring — a translucent pink seafood unique to this bay — and whitebait don (shirasu) year-round.
1–2 hours
Free
Fish market: early morning (best 6:00–10:00); port area always accessible; restaurants: 11:00–20:00
March–June (sakura ebi season), October–November
About 25–30 min on foot, or about 8–15 min by bus, from Numazu Station (JR Tokaido Line)
Location
Why Visit
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Sakura ebi (cherry shrimp) — a seafood found only in Suruga Bay, caught in spring and autumn
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Binoculars at the port lookout reveal the full Fuji profile reflected in the bay on clear mornings
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Shirasu (raw whitebait) rice bowls are served at every restaurant with a freshness impossible elsewhere
Local Tips
Numazu is one of Japan's most important deep-sea fishing ports — the morning market has extraordinary variety including rare deep-sea fish. The famous kinmedai (splendid alfonsino) from Numazu is prized nationwide. Mt Fuji is visible across Suruga Bay on clear mornings. The Numazu Deepfish Museum covers deep-sea fishing and ecology.
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