Looking to escape the hectic Japanese cities and want to chill?
Just 30 minutes from Kakegawa Train Station, on the Tokaido Bullet Train Line, Omaezaki and Makinohara are relaxed coastal towns where the locals know how to relax and take things slow.
Spend sometime on the Omae Cape and enjoy spectacular views from the famous lighthouse built in 1857.
Enjoy the hospitality of the locals and catch some of Japan’s earliest cherry blossoms at the Hamaoka Cherry Blossom Festival starting in mid-February.
Follow the coast to experience Japanese surf culture at Shizunami Beach, enjoy a vegan sushi lunch with locally sourced craft beer or head inland slightly and explore the vast stretches of green tea fields that Makinohara is most famous for.
The options are endless but here are 5 ideas to get you started.