Chapter 03 · Experiences
No. 31
Retro Atami
Atami Castle, 160 m above the bay
熱海城、海抜160mの眺め
A castle built in 1959 with no samurai history, and one of the best views on the coast. Armour, a footbath, the ropeway down. We tell it straight.
時刻表Timetable
- 所要Duration
- About 2 hours
- 季節Season
- All year; cherry blossom around the grounds in spring.
- 人数Group
- 1–12 guests
- 移動Getting there
- By trainOn footBy local bus up, and the ropeway down to the beach. Fares are paid on the day.
- 集合Meeting point
- Atami Station.
- 料金Price
- Guide fee, from ¥5,000 each with your stay
- 地図Map
- Atami Castle · G3
Add a paid tour and the stay is 10% less; discounts don't combine
Reserve
Choose a day, and book it
Finding the open days…
The story
A castle built in 1959 with no samurai history at all, and one of the best views on the coast. Inside: armour, comic woodblock prints, a footbath with the bay below. Then the ropeway down to the beach. We tell it straight, and you'll love it anyway.
No lord ever lived in Atami Castle: it was built in the Showa years as a sightseeing castle, and it is all the better for not pretending. Inside are armour and swords, a gallery of Kuniyoshi's comic ukiyo-e, and a footbath that looks out over the sea.
The view is the point. From the top floor, 160 metres above the sea, you see the whole bay, the town and, on clear days, Hatsushima and Izu Oshima. We come down by the ropeway and walk along the beach.
Camp and cheerful: armour, Kuniyoshi's comic prints, a footbath with a view, and the ropeway down to the beach.
Good to know
Included
- Your host as guide, in English or Japanese
- A route planned around your group and the weather
- Help booking tickets and restaurant tables
Not included
- Castle admission and the ropeway, paid on the day
- Price
- Guide fee per person, tax included. With your stay: ¥10,000 for one guest, ¥7,500 each for two, ¥5,000 each for three to twelve. Tour only: ¥10,000 each, for two guests or more. Admissions, partner fees, meals and travel are paid on the day. Book a paid tour with your stay and the stay itself is 10% less (you always get the single best discount). Groups of seven or more, please book 10 days ahead.
- Meeting point
- Atami Station.
- Weather
- Fuji, the stars and the fireworks depend on the sky; we tell you the evening before if it's worth going.
- Cancellation
- Guide fees follow the stay's cancellation tiers. Partners' own terms apply to theirs.
On the mapG3
Atami Castle · About 1 km from the house
Sources
- 01
Atami Castle's observation deck is 43 m above the ground and 160 m above the sea, with a 360-degree view taking in Hatsushima and Oshima on clear days.
Source: atamijyo.com (opens in a new tab) - 02
Inside Atami Castle are an armour-and-sword room, an ukiyo-e gallery with humorous Kuniyoshi prints and a free footbath with a view.
Source: atamijyo.com (opens in a new tab)
Ask us about a date.
Tell us the day, who's coming and what you'd like to see. Your host replies within a few hours, in English or Japanese.
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