Immigration in Shizuoka

Here's a map showing the location of the Immigration Office in Shizuoka. You can buy revenue stamps at the convenience store next door after you find out how much you'll need to buy.
Hours are 9-12 and 1-4, M-F. Phone number is 054-653-5571.
You can click on the buttons on this map to navigate and enlarge, or click on the link below to see parking info.

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Hot Springs in/near Fuji

The map shows the local hot springs that I know and go to. Click on the link to view the interactive map, and look at the notes to the left for each marked hot spring.


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Gotemba Outlet Mall

Easy access from the Tomei at the Gotemba exit. You have to be careful about prices here- not everything is a bargain. Saying that, there are days we buy nothing, and days we find things we’ve looked for for months. You just gotta go, know what you want and then be lucky. You can sign up for a passport at the information center to receive extra discounts. You can see outlet-wide sale dates posted at their website here (in English and Japanese).
See the first google map for directions.

McDonald's on the Cheap

My wife wouldn’t think of eating at Mickey D’s without a coupon. You can get them on your cell phone (don’t ask me how), or print them out from the internet at mcdonalds.co.jp .

Upscale Grocery Shopping at a Discount

The AOKI supermarket in Fuji is the local upscale supermarket. The prices are a little higher than most local markets, BUT the store is very attentive to discount items if they start looking even a little old. Look for discounted food sections throughout the market-the packages are usually conspicuously marked with a large sticker.

Cheap Gas in Fuji

The JOMO gas stand on the Hwy. 1 bypass on the coast, just south of the Nittori and Sports Depot stores, is usually the cheapest gas in town. And if you buy regular gas on a weekend, there is an added discount. AND, if you buy the preca, or prepaid card, there is an added discount at the pump.

Which Electronics Store is the Cheapest?

Yamada Denki (located on Hwy. 1 in Fuji near Shin-Fuji Shinkansen station, and other locations) has a point card system that can pay up to 10% of the price of your purchase in points. This point card system alone has often been for me the deciding factor in which electronics shop sells the same item the cheapest.
Sign up to get one at the service counter. And then every time you visit the store, play the game machines in the entry way to get 100 or more bonus points, too. One point equals 1 yen.
All that said, there are also Nojima Electronics in the big Aeon Town mall on Rt. 1 on the coast, and Kojimi Electronics in Fuji as well.