First, travelers pass through the bustling chaos of Shizuoka station ... created the Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan Limited company. Other challenges include keeping the ryokan’s traditions alive ...

Shizuoka is one of them ... Travelers can stay in traditional ryokan inns, soak in healing onsen hot springs, and walk sections of the historic Tokaido road — once connecting Tokyo with Kyoto ...

But Shizuoka is brimming with plenty of other attractions too, including rejuvenating onsen, exquisite culinary ... with several ryokan (traditional Japanese inns) and public baths available.

Onsen tourism also provides jobs in hotels, ryokan (traditional inns), restaurants, and various service sectors. In Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture, the Ito city will raise the bathing tax to 300 ...