Oi River Area, Shizuoka Prefecture

This old traditional house with a sunken hearth (irori) has been renovated into a cozy inn. The playful design of the interior makes it a perfect space for relaxing alone or for chatting with friends and family. Try cooking on the sunken hearth, using ingredients brought with you or ingredients prepared by the owner (ordered in advance for an additional fee). You can also go fishing or make traditional amazake (a drink made from rice) or ume (plum) wine (for an additional fee).

• Address :

  742 Yokooka, Shimada-shi, Shizuoka Prefecture

• Telephone Number :

  +81 (0)80-3674-7754

• Telephone Languages :

  Japanese

• Access :

  10-minute walk from Kadode Station on the Oigawa Railway

• Check-in :

  5:00 p.m.

• Check-out :

  11:00 a.m.

• Rates :

  Overnight stay for up to 7 people (no meals)—from ¥28,000

• Accepted Credit Cards :

  VISA/Mastercard/AMEX/JCB

• Bedroom :

  2 bedrooms available for up to 7 people (with lock); Japanese futons

• Bathroom :

  Bathroom available (with lock); bathtub available from check-in to checkout

• Toilet :

  Western style

• Meals :

  Ingredients provided (for additional fee)

• Wi-Fi :

  Available

This sixty-year-old Japanese-style house is owned by a tea farmer, who rents it exclusively to one group per day. Visitors can stroll around the tea fields, tour the tea factory, and depending on the time of year, pick tea for free. They can also drink as much tea as they like. Immerse yourself in the local tea culture—and feel free to play with the two cute cats that welcome you to the house.

• Address :

  775 Yokooka, Shimada-shi, Shizuoka Prefecture

• Telephone Number :

  +81 (0)547-45-2307

• Telephone Languages :

  Japanese

• Access :

  2-minute drive from Kadode Station on the Oigawa Railway

• Check-in :

  3:00 p.m.

• Check-out :

  10:00 a.m.

• Rates :

  Overnight stay (no meals)—¥6,600 per person

• Accepted Credit Cards :

  VISA/Mastercard/AMEX/JCB

• Bedroom :

  3 bedrooms available for up to 9 people (with lock); Japanese futons

• Bathroom :

  Bathroom available (with lock); bathtub available from check-in to checkout

• Toilet :

  Western style

• Meals :

  Dinner and breakfast (extra charge)

• Wi-Fi :

  Available

This restaurant is located in KADODE OOIGAWA, an interactive gourmet wonderland featuring green tea, agriculture, and tourism. Da Monde is the first of its kind in Japan—an expansive restaurant sandwiched between steam-locomotive tracks, with incredible views. Enjoy a delicious buffet of creative dishes filled with local vegetables. Prices are from ¥2,200 per person for 90 minutes, including food, a free drink, and dessert.

• Address :

  62 Takeshita, Shimada-shi, Shizuoka Prefecture (in KADODE OOIGAWA)

• Telephone Number :

  +81 (0)547-39-4073 (KADODE OOIGAWA)

• Telephone Languages :

  Japanese

• Access :

  Adjacent to Kadode Station on the Oigawa Railway

• Opening Hours :

  11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (last seating at 2:00 p.m.)

• Closed :

  Second Tuesday of the month

• Cuisine :

  Creative cuisine

• Foreign Language Menu :

  None

• Accepted Credit Cards :

  VISA/Mastercard/AMEX/JCB

This restaurant is in a 280-year-old farmhouse renovated as a cozy inn that accepts only one group per day. Sense the history of the Edo-period (1603-1867) building and connect with the friendly owners who live on the grounds. All meals are homemade and plant-based, and if you call at least two days in advance, they will prepare Açai Genmai Saishoku Bento, a box lunch containing enzyme brown rice and seasonal vegetables.

• Address :

  276-1 Kuwanoyama, Kawane Honmachi, Haibara-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture

• Telephone Number :

  +81 (0)547-59-2308

• Telephone Languages :

  Japanese

• Access :

  6-minute walk from Sawama Station on the Oigawa Railway

• Opening Hours :

  Takeout on Saturdays 11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (4 advance meal orders or more required on other days).

• Closed :

  Open every day

• Cuisine :

  Japanese cuisine, brown-rice vegetarian

• Foreign Language Menu :

• Accepted Credit Cards :

  VISA/Mastercard/AMEX/JCB

Kawane Tea Café is an interactive program in which Kawane-tea farmers open their homes and factories, where they prepare and serve tea to visitors. Kawane tea has long been known as a luxury tea brand, and Kawane-tea farmers are passionate about producing high-grade tea. Learn about the entire process—from cultivating the tea to harvesting and brewing it—while drinking some of this delicious tea. As of July 2024, five tea farmers participate in this program.

• Address :

  160 Motofujikawa, Kawane Honmachi, Haibara-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture

• Telephone Number :

  +81 (0)547-57-2693

• Telephone Languages :

  Japanese

• Access :

  7-minute drive from Senzu Station on the Oigawa Railway

• Duration :

  Negotiable

• Fee :

  From ¥1,000 per person

• Languages Supported :

  Japanese and English

• Accepted Credit Cards :

  None

Hunt deer and wild boar that freely roam the lush woodlands of the upper Oi River area, which is part of the Minami-Alps Biosphere Reserve designated by UNESCO. Visitors can learn about traditional hunting in this area in a simulated hunting experience called the Trapping Course, or they can prepare and eat game meat in the Wild Game Course.

• Meeting Place :

  Inquire when making reservation

• Access :

  Inquire when making reservation

• Duration :

  Trapping Course and Wild Game Course—4 hours and 30 minutes each

• Fee :

  Trapping Course—¥15,000; Wild Game Course—¥18,000 (interpreter fee not included)

• Languages Supported :

  Japanese and English (with interpreter)

• Accepted Credit Cards :