Tourist facilities around the hotel

    Here is information on sightseeing in the area, which you can enjoy using SHIMODA TOKYU HOTEL as your base.
    There are plenty of tourist attractions, such as aquariums and art museums, that you can enjoy even in the rain.

    Shimoda Aquarium

     

    Discount tickets available for hotel guests only

    The aquarium is home to over 5,000 marine creatures. There are many entertaining shows, including spectacular attractions for dolphins and sea lions, and guided feedings that explain the ecology of our underwater friends in an easy-to-understand way. It's a place that can be enjoyed by both children and adults.

    Access

    7 minutes by regular bus from Shimoda Station
    15 minutes walk from the hotel

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    The Waka-no-ura promenade connecting SHIMODA TOKYU HOTEL and Shimoda Underwater Aquarium is closed to traffic due to rockfall prevention work. For the latest information, please contact the Civil Engineering Management Section of the Shimoda City Construction Division (Tel: 0558-22-2219).

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    Advance tickets are available for hotel guests only at the front desk.

    Perry Road

     

    This is the road where Commodore Perry marched to conclude the Treaty of Shimoda, when he arrived on the Black Ships at Ryosenji Temple. Currently, it is about 500m from Ryosenji Temple to Shimoda Park. It is a stone-paved path along the Hirame River lined with willow trees. There are rows of quaint houses made of namako walls and Izu stone.

    Access

    10 minutes walk from SHIMODA TOKYU HOTEL

    Ryosenji Temple/Black Ship Museum MOBS

     

    TCM benefits available

    This temple served as a reception center for American envoys including Perry, and as a place for negotiations with the Tokugawa shogunate.
    At the Black Ship Museum MOBS, you can learn about the history of Japan's opening to the world in a fun way through videos.

    Access

    1000m from Izukyu Shimoda Station (approximately 16 minutes on foot)

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    TOKYU HOTELS COMFORT MEMBERS Show your card to get a 20% discount on your ticket.

    Shimoda Opening Museum

     

    TCM benefits available

    Shimoda is a city that remains in the history of the opening of Japan to the world at the end of the Edo period, and there are many historical materials that you should definitely see. The Black Ships Memorial Museum conveys valuable historical materials that can only be found here.
    The Black Ship Trompe L'oeil Museum, where you can learn about Shimoda's history and culture in a fun way through trick art, opened in November 2022.

    Access

    1200m from Izukyu Shimoda Station, 18 minutes on foot

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    Present TOKYU HOTELS COMFORT MEMBERS Card to receive a 200 yen discount on your ticket.

    Hofukuji Temple Chinese O-Kichi Memorial Museum

     

    TCM benefits available

    This is a memorial museum for Okichi, who lived a tragic life after being summoned to be a concubine to the American Consul General Harris at Hofukuji Temple in Hachimanyama. Okichi's grave is also at Hofukuji Temple. It is also said that Katsu Kaishu petitioned Yamauchi Yodo here, and Ryoma Sakamoto was pardoned for defecting from his domain.

    Access

    500m, 8 minutes walk from Izukyu Shimoda Station

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    TOKYU HOTELS COMFORT MEMBERS Show your card to receive a 20% discount on the admission fee.

    Negatayama Nature Park, Shimoda Ropeway

     

    TCM benefits available

    It takes about 3 minutes by ropeway. From the observation deck at the summit, you can see Shimoda Port below and the Izu Seven Islands floating on the horizon. Cherry blossoms, hydrangeas, little angels, and more bloom beautifully in the natural park. Why not pray for success in love on a heart-shaped votive tablet at Aizen-do?

    Access

    160m, 3-minute walk from Izukyu-Shimoda Station (boarding station)

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    TOKYU HOTELS COMFORT MEMBERS Show your card to get a 20% discount on tickets.

    Roadside Station Kaikoku Shimoda Minato

     

    Adjacent to Madogahama Park facing Shimoda Bay. There is a Harbor Museum, a Marlin Museum, a shop, restaurants, etc. The Shimoda City Tourist Association and general information counter have brochures for tourist facilities throughout the Izu Peninsula and various discount coupons.

    Access

    1000m from Izukyu Shimoda Station, 16 minutes on foot

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    Guests staying SHIMODA TOKYU HOTEL will receive a 150 yen discount on admission to the Harbor Museum.

    Business hours

    09:00~17:00

    Shimoda Port Cruise

     

    TCM benefits available

    This tour takes you around Shimoda Port, a place steeped in the history of the late Edo period, aboard the sightseeing boat "Susquehanna," a black ship.
    You can enjoy the historical site where Commodore Perry's fleet anchored, and Bentenjima Island, where Yoshida Shoin is said to have hidden.
    From autumn to spring, you can also experience feeding seagulls on board the boat.

    Access

    1100m, 17 minutes from Izukyu-Shimoda Station

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    Present TOKYU HOTELS COMFORT MEMBERS Card to receive a discount on tickets.

    Gyokusenji Temple

     

    TCM benefits available

    Nationally designated historic site in 1951.
    This is the temple where Harris stayed and which became the first American Consulate General.
    Even before that, there was a temple calendar that marked the stage for the history of Japan's opening up, with high-ranking officials from the Russian ship Diana and the German merchant Rudolf staying there.

    Access

    2.1km from Izukyu-Shimoda Station, about 5 minutes by taxi

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    Present TOKYU HOTELS COMFORT MEMBERS Card to receive a 20% discount on tickets.

    Shimoda City Tourism Association Homepage

    Shimoda tourist brochures and information are available for free (some are chargeable).

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