Mishima is the quiet sibling of the Fuji-area towns - a clear-water town at the foot of Mt Fuji that most travellers blow past on the Shinkansen. That's a shame, because it's barely 45 minutes from Tokyo and home to Japan's longest pedestrian suspension bridge, with Fuji framed dead ahead. Here's what's worth your time.
Mishima rewards a clear day - the whole point of the Skywalk is the Fuji view, so check the forecast and aim for a crisp morning before cloud builds. Around town, the spring water is the quiet star: the streams are clean enough that locals treat them as part of the scenery. It pairs naturally with Hakone or Izu if you want to push on.
The Mishima Skywalk - Japan's longest pedestrian suspension bridge, with head-on Mt Fuji views - plus its clear spring-fed rivers, the ancient Mishima Taisha shrine, and source-water soba and unagi. It's a Shizuoka town about 45 minutes from Tokyo by Shinkansen.
Yes, especially on a clear day for the Skywalk's Fuji views and the town's spring-water streams. It's an easy, under-visited Shinkansen stop that pairs well with Hakone or the Izu Peninsula.