Atami

A place to relax and enjoy the sea view. Admission is 1100 yen.

Atami holds a fireworks festival almost every month of the year, and in summer several times a week. The most spectacular are the early-December winter show and the summer festivals, when up to 5,000 shells can be launched in one evening. The best view of the fireworks is from the main beach of Atami Sun Beach — a perfect way to end your trip before taking the shinkansen to Nagoya.

A museum of traditional Japanese art that also offers an excellent coastal view. In addition to an outstanding collection of Japanese and East Asian paintings, ceramics and lacquerware, the museum impresses with its architecture and details — for example, a futuristic escalator-tunnel leading to the main building. Admission is 2000 yen.