The Numazu Imperial Villa was built in 1893(in the 26th year of the Meiji era), as a place of rest by Emperor Taisho (then the Crown Prince). After several expansions it has become a large-scale residence with a building area of about 5750 square meters and more than 100 rooms. During the bombing of Numazu in World War II, the main building of the villa was hit by a bomb and burned down. The villa went under the Numazu city government in 1969, and opened again to the public as the Numazu Imperial Villa Memorial Park in 1970. In 2008, it was an important example of historical and cultural value as a suburban beach resort in modern Japan, as well as an excellent scenic landscape such as the black pine forest surrounding the park and Mt. Fuji seen from the forest. It has been designated as a national scenic spot as the "former Numazu Imperial Residence".