- Full of Handy Information on Dining, Shopping, Must-try Food and Can't-miss Souvenirs! -

Shizuoka City published "SHIZUOKA GUIDE," a guidebook with coupons to help inbound tourists enjoy local cuisine and shopping casually and at reasonable prices, on Oct. 30.

Shizuoka, situated near Mount Fuji that has been designated as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, is rich in nature and blessed with an abundance of seafood and agricultural products. Shizuoka is conveniently located; the travel time from Tokyo is one hour and that from Osaka is two hours.

English:

http://www.visit-shizuoka.com/_images/pamphlet/shizuoka_guide_en201510.pdf

Chinese (traditional characters):

http://www.visit-shizuoka.com/_images/pamphlet/shizuoka_guide_ch201510.pdf

Chinese (simplified characters):

http://www.visit-shizuoka.com/_images/pamphlet/shizuoka_guide_ck201510.pdf

Korean:

http://www.visit-shizuoka.com/_images/pamphlet/shizuoka_guide_kr201510.pdf

- Coupons that visitors can use as many times as they want just by showing them to shop or restaurant staff:

-- Coupons displayed on mobile terminal devices and those printed out can also be used.

-- Limitations may be placed on the use of coupons.

- Information shared by locals through word-of-mouth communications:

-- The rankings of popular restaurants in various categories, such as ramen noodle, sushi and tonkatsu (Japanese-style pork cutlet).

-- Other local word-of-mouth information.

-- Information on reasonable local products, including green tea and miscellaneous goods featuring Mount Fuji.

- Compatible to Google Map's route information.

- The guidebook carries useful travel information such as duty-free procedures and hospital locations.

Overview

Name: SHIZUOKA GUIDE

Format: 52 pages; 99x200 mm

Languages: English, Chinese (traditional & simplified characters), Korean.

Number of shops & restaurants introduced by the guidebook: 71

-- Rankings of popular restaurants, shops in various categories: 24 (Coupons available for 18 of them)

-- Shizuoka Omachi gourmet: 25 restaurants (Coupons available for 20 of them)

-- Shizuoka Omachi shopping: 22 shops (Coupons available for 11 of them)

Copies of the guidebook will be available mainly at overseas travel fairs.

URL: http://www.visit-shizuoka.com/en/