Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture
Hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.2777 Toyosawa, Fukuroi, Shizuoka 437-0032 - MapGetting there: From Fukuroi Station take the Entetsu bus to Hattasan bus stop. Hours 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.430…
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