Road trip to Mishima Sky Walk (三島スカイウォーク)

Road trip to Mishima Sky Walk 

The weather was cloudy and it was drizzling.

Mishima Skywalk provides a panoramic view of Fujisan and Suruga Bay. Unfortunately, we were unable to see Fujisan as the weather was so bad.

Spot me!

There are many tourist as this is one of the destination for tour buses too.

There are several activities that you can do there. It's best to book them online as you might have to wait long if you're applying for it on the spot.

You can ride the buggy there, join the forest adventure or join the segway guide tour.

There's also a nice cafe there. Like how beautiful the place looks when you look up.

While the are looked nice, we didn't stop for food or anything as we grabbed food on the highway rest areas.

If you're driving from Tokyo to Shizuoka and is looking for an area to stop or if you have time to spare, this could be it. There are plenty of parking spaces there which could be filled up quickly depending on the season.

Yamanaka Castle Ruins & Tivoli Sweets Factory

After the short trip to Mishima Sky Walk, we drove to the nearby Yamanaka Castle Ruins.

Parked the car near these bushes......look at the huge spider webs on them!!!

The area is pretty huge.

Lot of nice greens. While it was drizzling the whole time, we were still able to explore the entire area.

There were only a few other groups of people there with us. Overall, I don't think this place is that popular.

When there's not many people around, you are free to take as many shots as you like.

It was hydrangea season when we were there~

This slope behind me was filled with hydrangea bushes.

The Yamanaka Castle was from the Sengoku period, built by the Odawara Hojo Clan.

Right now, all that remains are these moats. I suppose they used to surround the castle.

After that we drove to the Tivoli Sweets Factory.

Website: http://www.tivoli-factory.com/

They have a cafe where you can enjoy some baked foods, ice cream and drinks. They even have an all you can eat cookie section. I suppose that you are suppose to pay for each person but I saw a family sharing one basket of all you can eat cookies. 

I had the mikan ice cream which was super refreshing, mikan juice which was also super yummy and sweet. Lastly, was a mikan choux which is probably one of the best that I've had.

They also sell lots of cookies and chocolate. I bought loads as everything that I tasted was delicious. There's even a sweets workshop and cooking area for kids.

A picture of our renal car for this day trip.

This banner on the highway has an interesting message by the township, "We do not call those above 70 as senior citizens".

On our drive back, we stopped by a Sushi Ro for dinner.

I also enjoy trying out their seasonal menu as they're usually good.

This seafood stack is amazing!

My favourite for the night was this ebi wantan ramen. The ebi flavour was strong and yummy. I enjoyed the pairing of that soup with the wanton and noodle.

When you have a car, it's easy to visit a Sushi Ro as they're usually out in the outskirts.