Day 6: Shizuoka

We'd bought tickets for the shikansen (high speed bullet train) from Shinagawa to Shizuoka.

Considering the fact that so many people pass through the stations, it is immaculate.

Son-in-law, Ed wanted to go to Shizuoka because you could board a boat to see Mt. Fuji and because Shimizu Port is known to have the largest haul of maguro (tuna) in all of Japan. Ed was still on the hunt for the best of the best maguro sashimi.

Ed wanted KC to see Mt. Fuji from the port since it is the tallest mountain in Japan and a symbol of the country as well.

He also wanted them to experience the shinkasen bullet train.

It is very fast and very comfortable. Unfortunately, although it didn't rain as forcasted, it was overcast. Mt. Fuji was still hiding from us.

There was another Tanabata display where KC could make a wish to add to the bamboo stalks.













At Shizuoka, we transferred to a local train to take us to the Port of Shimizu.

Seeing the tsunami evacuation sign was a little disconcerting. We walked about 15 minutes to get to a building where there was a seafood market on the first floor and restaurants on the second, but there were too many to choose from.

I saw President Obama there in the center. I didn't see Trump.

And did Ed find the best of the best?  I think so. His dish is at the bottom. He says the maguro was melt in your mouth goodness. I had that top chirashi dish which is a mixture of different seafood over sushi rice. It was awesome! KC had the tempura.

We took a ride on the the S-Pulse Dream ferry, but it was cloudy so we couldn't see Mt. Fuji and had to settle for the photo of what we could have seen on a sunny day.

We ate our dinner on the bullet train back to Tokyo. It had been a fun, delicious day.