Atami City, located in the eastern part of Shizuoka Prefecture, is a tourist destination that many tourists visit because of its warm climate, where you can enjoy the sea, mountains, food, and hot springs, in addition to being easily accessible by Shinkansen, about 2 hours by car from Tokyo and 45 minutes by bullet train.
It is known as a hot spring resort with a history of more than 1,500 years, and historical greats such as Tokugawa Ieyasu loved the hot springs of Atami.
We will send out recommended information that will be the best memory of your trip to Atami, so thank you!
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Atami Tourism Association posted.
The Atami Plum Garden Autumn Leaves Festival will be held from Saturday, November 16, 2024 to Sunday, December 8, 2024.
Known as the earliest-blooming plum site in Japan, Atami Plum Garden is also a spot for autumn foliage.
About 380 maple trees line the garden, and thanks to the warm climate they often change color from late November into December, making this place sometimes called the latest autumn foliage in Japan.
Early-blooming plums begin to flower around mid-November, so you may see plum blossoms and autumn leaves at the same time.
During the festival there will be a footbath, a photo contest, jazz performances, illumination, and a wildflower moss-ball (kokedama) workshop, among other events.
Please take this opportunity to enjoy the red-hued Atami Plum Garden.
*On November 16 (Sat) and 17 (Sun), the Japan–Korea Gourmet Fair 2024 in Atami will also take place.*
Event period: November 16–December 8, 2024
Hours: Illumination daily during the period, 16:30–21:00
Venue: Atami Plum Garden (8-11 Umezonocho, Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture)
Phone: 0557-85-2222
Contact: Atami City Tourism Association
Access:
■ From JR Atami Station, take a bus bound for Ainohara Danchi for about 15 minutes and get off at "Ume-en" (Plum Garden).
■ From Atami Station, take the Ito Line for about 3 minutes to Kinomiya Station, then walk about 10 minutes.
Admission: Free
Parking: 100 spaces in front of the Plum Garden (open only during the event period)
(Weekdays) 9:00–17:00 (Sat, Sun, and public holidays) 8:30–17:00
Fees: Ordinary cars 300 yen; motorcycles & bicycles 100 yen; microbuses 1,000 yen
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Atami Tourism Association posted.
Atami Sun Beach Water Park is getting rave reviews every day!
Come and join us!
Event period / Saturday, July 13, 2024 – Sunday, August 25, 2024
Venue / Atami Sun Beach (east side) – approximately a 30m by 30m area offshore (check-in on the nearby sandy beach)
Address / Higashikaigancho, Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture (offshore, east side of Sun Beach)
Hours of use / 10:00–16:00 (check-in ends at 15:15)
*Strict time-slot system (including turnover and break times)
10:00–11:00
11:00–12:00
12:00–13:00
13:00–14:00
14:00–15:00
15:00–16:00
Fees / High school and older: 2,000 yen per hour; Elementary and junior high students: 1,500 yen per hour. Children below elementary school age are not permitted.
Inquiries / Atami City Tourism Association Tel: 0557-85-2222
Access / About 5 minutes by bus from Atami Station toward Atami Port → get off at Sun Beach → 3-minute walk
●Check-in is available only on the sandy beach at the site on the day (no phone or online reservations)
*Check-in opens at 9:30 on the sandy beach on the day (advance phone reservations are not accepted). At check-in you may purchase a time slot that still has availability for that day.
*Even during operating hours, check-in will end once capacity is reached.
*All users must wear a life jacket (loaned on site).
*Extension of time slots is not allowed. (Consecutive slot purchases are prohibited as a heatstroke countermeasure.)
*Children in grades 1–3 may enter only when accompanied by a guardian. (Accompanying guardians must be adults.)
*Entry may be restricted in severe weather (strong winds, etc.) or when advisories (such as lightning) are issued. (Restrictions apply even during booked time slots.)
*In advance of an approaching typhoon, equipment may be temporarily removed and use suspended.
*If entry is suddenly restricted under the above conditions, refunds will be issued for uses under 30 minutes; no refunds will be given for uses of 30 minutes or more. Please understand in advance.
*Lifeguards will be on duty and an AED will be available.
*If Sun Beach swimming area is closed, the Water Park will also be canceled.
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Atami Tourism Association posted.
Atami City's Cultural Facility Management Committee has developed a drink using Atami’s specialty citrus, daidai: the "Atami Daidai Fireworks Squash," and sales have begun!
This is the second seasonal drink following the well-received winter 2023 limited release "Atami Daidai Nectar."
The recipe again comes from culinary researcher Aya Osada. It features an additive-free daidai marmalade blended into a spiced, herbed black tea and topped with soda, offering a refreshing, firework-inspired brightness with a grown-up sweetness.
The drink is available at Yasuragi café inside the Kyuunkaku cultural tourism facility.
The sales period is undecided, so please visit soon if you’re interested.
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Atami Tourism Association posted.
Today, Saturday, July 6, three bathing beaches in Atami City opened for the season simultaneously.
At Atami Sun Beach, officials attended a safety prayer ceremony led by Kinomiya Shrine.
After the safety prayer ceremony, swimming began at 9:00. Handheld fireworks were given as gifts to the children who gathered.
Please enjoy the sea in Atami this summer as well!
Beach opening period / Saturday, July 6, 2024 – Sunday, August 25, 2024
Atami Sun Beach: Higashikaigancho, Atami City
Nagahama Beach: Kamitaga, Atami City
Ajiro Onsen Beach: Shimotaga, Atami City
* The Atami Sun Beach Water Park runs from Saturday, July 13, 2024 to Sunday, August 25, 2024.
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Atami Tourism Association posted.
The “2024 Spring Railway Exhibition” by the Atami Railway Enthusiasts Club will be held on Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26.
This year centers on N-gauge (1/150 scale) model trains, running on two separate quadruple-track layouts measuring 13 meters and 8 meters each.
Over 1,000 model vehicles will be on display, including Shinkansen, limited express trains, freight trains, and models of trains that serve Atami, with many vehicles handcrafted by club members. A popular miniature Plarail layout will also be set up by request.
On the morning of the first day, May 25 only, and with the cooperation of JR East and Atami Station, there will be a coloring workshop, commemorative photos of children wearing stationmaster uniforms (photos to be taken by accompanying guardians), and free novelty giveaways.
Please come with your family.
2024 Spring Railway Exhibition
Date and Time: Saturday, May 25, 10:00–17:00; Sunday, May 26, 10:00–16:00
Venue: Ikiiki Plaza, 7th Floor, Multipurpose Conference Room
Program: Public runs of model trains and Plarail, and a photo exhibition by club members (theme: “Flowers and Railways”)
Morning of May 25 only: coloring corner (limited quantity), free novelty giveaways (limited quantity), commemorative photos of children in stationmaster uniforms
Cooperation: JR East
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Atami Tourism Association posted.
In the summer of 2024, MOA Museum of Art presents the special exhibition Pokemon × Crafts: A Grand Discovery of Beauty and Techniques!
What kind of “chemical reaction” would occur if Pokemon and traditional crafts met head-on?
Twenty artists, from Living National Treasures to emerging creators, took on this question with full commitment.
The works evoke Pokemon forms, gestures, and presences. Some trace memories from the games, such as evolution, trading, travel settings, and highly effective moves. Others lure Pokemon into everyday life as tableware, kimono accessories, and stylish obis.
What will your encounter with the pieces waiting for you in the gallery be like…exciting, entrancing, smirking, or spine-tingling? Enjoy discoveries of beauty and technique amplified by multiplying powers.
Exhibition title: Pokemon × Crafts: A Grand Discovery of Beauty and Techniques
Venue: MOA Museum of Art
Dates: Saturday, July 6, 2024 – Monday, September 9, 2024
To ensure smooth entry and a pleasant viewing experience, please purchase a timed-entry ticket in advance. (Same-day tickets will be available.)
During busy periods, visitors with timed-entry tickets will be admitted with priority. Same-day ticket holders may be asked to wait before entering.
*Children up to junior high school age, members of the Friends of the Museum, visitors with disability certificates (up to two accompanying helpers), and holders of invitation postcards may enter free of charge and do not need a timed-entry ticket.
*Groups of 10 or more must make a reservation in advance. Please contact the MOA Museum of Art at 0557-84-2511 to apply.
Ⓒ2024 Pokémon. Ⓒ1995-2024 Nintendo/Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK inc. TM, Ⓡ, and character names are trademarks of Nintendo.
ⒸPhotograph by Taiichiro Yoshida and Taku Saijo
For details, please check the museum’s official website.
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Atami Tourism Association posted.
The jacaranda, the flower that heralds early summer in Atami.
Whether it will bloom or not is something you won’t know until the season arrives. The jacaranda is a bit capricious that way.
Two trees gifted in 1990 from Atami’s sister city, Cascais in Portugal, have grown into more than 100 plantings today.
Once native mainly to tropical regions, one of the world’s three great flowering trees has now come to announce early summer in Atami. Along the shore in June, clusters of small trumpet-shaped, blue-violet jacaranda flowers paint the sky like bouquets from Omiya Green Space to Sun Beach.
Each year in early June during the blooming season, we hold the Jacaranda Festival.
Legend says that if a flower falls on your head, happiness will come. How many will bloom this season? Come and see these precious purple blossoms.♪
*During the event period, light-ups will take place. Please note that blooming times may vary.*
Event period / June 1, 2024 – June 16, 2024
Venue / Jacaranda Promenade (around Omiya no Matsu)
Light-up hours / Daily during the above period from 18:00 to 22:00
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Atami Tourism Association posted.
The Atami Karaoke Grand Prix 2024 Spring will take place over three days from Saturday, April 27 to Monday, April 29 (public holiday) at Shinsui Park Event Plaza.
To energize Atami and Izusan, Izusan-based voice coach Turner Sensei will hold a karaoke competition in Atami.
Fifty representatives of Atami, chosen through in-person preliminaries and recommendations held from January to March, and fifty national representatives selected by online audio screening will advance to the finals. With total prizes of 500,000 yen, 100 contestants will compete with their proud voices.
Food and drink vendors will be on site, so please come support the performers!
Atami Karaoke Grand Prix 2024 Spring
Date and Time / Saturday, April 27 to Monday, April 29, 2024 (public holiday) 10:00–16:00
Venue / Shinsui Park Event Plaza (Nagisacho, Atami City)
*Free admission*
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Atami Tourism Association posted.
On April 17th, the azaleas on the sun deck and the wisteria at Atami Port Sunremo Park are in full bloom!
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Atami Tourism Association posted.
The additional dates for this year’s Atami Bay Fireworks Festival have been decided. We are sharing them together with the dates already announced. (As of April 6, 2024)
[Atami Bay Fireworks Festival 2024 (Reiwa 6) Dates]
Spring: April 13 (Sat) and May 2 (Thu)
Summer: July 26 (Fri), August 5 (Mon), August 8 (Thu), August 18 (Sun), and August 23 (Fri)
Autumn: September 16 (Mon, public holiday), October 14 (Mon, public holiday), October 19 (Sat), and November 4 (Mon, substitute holiday)
Winter: December 8 (Sun) and December 22 (Sun)
2025: March 23 (Sun)
Note: The newly added dates are October 14, December 22, and March 23, 2025.
Time: 20:20–20:40 (In July and August only: 20:20–20:45)
Venue: Atami Bay ※The event will go ahead in rain.
Please note that the above dates and times are tentative and may change depending on future circumstances.
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