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Minami-Izu Aloe Center

4.0

13 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shizuoka Pref. Kamogunminamizuchou Ose 573-1

This is an aloe farm located on National Highway 16 in Oze, Minamiizu Town. The facility cultivates 300 aloe species from around the world in a greenhouse and visitors can view them free of charge. Aloe cosmetics and health foods manufactured at the processing plant are also on sale.

下田市から南伊豆へ向かう車の外はものすごい風雨。ラジオに切り替えると、南伊豆に暴風警報が出ているとのこと。運転に注意しながら、こちらのアロエセンターへ。女性スタッフさんはとても明るく親切に案内してくれました。左奥にある温室へは、赤いブーゲンビリアが咲き誇る屋根づたいで行けます。猛烈な風のため、温室の屋根が吹き飛ぶのではないかとヒヤリ。お店の中にもう一度入って安堵。アロエ類のショッピングを楽しんだり...
Kawazu Nanadaru Loop Bridge

Travel / Tourism

Shizuoka Pref. Kamogunkawaduchou Nashimoto

Located close to the popular sightseeing spot Kawazu Nanadaru in Kawazu Town, Kamo County, Shizuoka Prefecture is this huge double loop bridge stretching 1.1 kilometers in length, 80 meters in diameter, and 45 meters in height. Learning lessons from previous landslides caused by earthquakes, the National Route 414 was completed and the bridge has been constructed for cars to travel up or down the steep slope by traveling around two large loops. The loops of the road encircle a car park operated by the town. The bridge is a popular Kawazu sightseeing spot where you can enjoy the natural Izu greenery, and during the Kawazu cherry blossom festival the cherry blossom trees at the bottom of the bridge are all lit up at night.
Nishiizu Auto Camping Ground

3.0

3 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shizuoka Kamo-gun Nishiizucho Oso Sato 424-1

管理人の女性の対応が最低だってので、もう二度と行きたくないです。接客業というものをもっと理解して、お客様に接してもらいたいです。接客業なのにかなりの上から目線の対応は、許せないです‼️
Atagawa Onsen Tourism Association

3.5

13 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shizuoka Pref. Kamogunhigashizuchou Naramoto 966-13

The Atagawa Onsen Tourism Association office is located adjacent to the Atagawa Onsen Museum in Higashi-izu Town, Kamo County. The office provides information about the Atagawa Onsen (hot springs) district on the Izu Peninsula, which is said to have been discovered by the warrior and poet Ota Dokan when he observed an injured monkey bathing in the hot springs to ease its pain, and also about accommodation in the area, and nearby tourist attractions. Visitors to the Atagawa Onsen Tourism Association office can also obtain information about local restaurants and local specialty products. Anyone visiting the Atagawa Onsen district should be sure to come here first.

We stopped by here while on a hot spring trip along the eastern Izu coast. It is located right by the Atagawa Izu train station, and there are several tourist pamphlets of the area. You can get a...
Kumomi Yuhi to Shiosai no Misaki Auto Camping Ground

4.5

9 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Shizuoka Kamo-gun Matsuzakicho Kumomi Shioya 83-1

平日オフシーズン、自分を含めて3組。日中日陰はほとんどありませんが、夕暮れ時は夕陽が綺麗に見えるし、千貫門もきれいに見えます。ただし、座った状態で海が見れるサイトは1か所のみ。後は立って見れば大丈夫なサイトが4つほど。夜は海風がすごかったです。設備は整っていて綺麗。また利用します。
Wasabien Kadoya

3.5

64 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Shizuoka Pref. Kamogunkawaduchou Nashimoto 371-1

A restaurant located in Kawazu Town, Kamo County, Shizuoka Prefecture offering real fresh wasabi prepared by the owner, a wasabi farmer. The shop’s specialty fresh wasabi rice bowl has even been featured on popular food shows. This simple dish consists of plump cooked rice topped with katsuobushi bonito flakes and freshly grated wasabi and dribbled with soy sauce, allowing diners to enjoy the true flavor of the wasabi. The restaurant’s wasabi shochu liquor and soba noodles garnished with wasabi are also popular menu items. Situated close to the popular Kawazu Nanadaru Waterfalls tourist destination, an unending stream of sightseers stop by the restaurant before or after checking out the falls.

訪問時、壁には数多くのメニューが張り出されていたのだが、当日はワサビ丼とザルそばセットともう一品のみの提供とのことであった。私たちの目的はワサビ丼であるのでワサビ丼とざるそばセットを注文。注文し終わるとおろし金（鮫皮）と生わさびが運ばれてきた。提供品が出来るまで生わさびを摩り下ろしていてください、とのこと。鮫皮のおろし金なので思ったように摩り下ろせなかったが、提供される頃に...
Hirizo Beach

Leisure / Hobbies

Shizuoka Pref. Kamogunminamizuchou Nakagi

This beach is only accessible by boat from the Nakagi area in Minamiizu Town, Kamo County, Shizuoka Prefecture. Protected by a unique geographical environment, here visitors can enjoy untouched natural beauty. The beach’s waters are the clearest in Izu, and the pebbles at the sea bottom five meters down can be seen clearly from the surface. The beach has become famous in recent years as an excellent spot for snorkeling, and many come here to view a beautiful ocean world of colorful fish and coral. Be aware that there are no shower facilities or toilets at the beach.
Ichigo Land Nakanishi

5.0

2 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shizuoka Pref. Kamogunhigashizuchou Naramoto 1381-2

Guests at this tourist farm in Kamo County, Shizuoka Prefecture can enjoy eating all the strawberries they can pick. Some of the several varieties of strawberry on offer including Akihime and Beni-Hoppe. The farm is equipped with wide passageways, allowing people with strollers or wheelchairs to enjoy picking strawberries. Visitors are allowed to bring small dogs with them to the farm. The farm operates from December to around May.

Originally we planned to visit another strawberry farm but arriving there we found that it was closed. Fortunately the lady told us to go to another farm nearby and so we ended coming here:Ichigo...
Yoshida Shoin Gukisho

4.0

9 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shizuoka Pref. Shimodashi Rendaiji 300

Yoshida Shoin Gukisho (interim residence) near Tenjin-jinja Shrine in Rendaiji, Shimoda City is designated as a designated cultural property by Shizuoka Prefecture. It used to be the residence of Dr. Murayama Gyomaro who became close to Yoshida Shoin when he visited Rendaiji to heal his skin disease. However, it is called by its current name as Shoin hid there for several days when he planned to go overseas by boarding a kurofune (an American black ship). Visiting is possible for a fee.

駐車場は、施設の手前にある青空駐車場に２台分あります。幹線道路から小道に入って約10メ−トルの右側です。駐車場から徒歩１〜２分歩くと、左手に見える茅葺屋根の古民家が目的地です。訪問時、雨模様の天気のせいか、土曜日にも関わらず他の来場者無し。せっかく来たので入場料100円を支払い中へ。すると、受付の方が時間があれば説明しますよ、との申し出があり、お願いしました。約30分、下田での松陰先生の行動を...
Shirahama Shrine

Travel / Tourism

Shizuoka Pref. Shimodashi Shirahama 2740

This is Izu’s oldest shrine located in Shimoda City, Shizuoka Prefecture. As the temple grounds sit on a hillside on the Shirahama coast “Hidachiyama” (Mt. Hitachi), it is called Shirahama Shrine but its official issued name is Ikonahime no Mikoto Shrine. The god of matchmaking, Ikonahime no Mikoto is enshrined in the main shrine. The Chinese parasol tree forest is one of Japan’s Natural Treasure, while the 2000-year-old juniper tree forest has been designated by Shizuoka Prefecture as a Natural Treasure.
Inatori Hosono Plateau

Travel / Tourism

Shizuoka Pref. Kamogunhigashizuchou Inatori Hosono Plateau

The Inatori Hosono Plateau in Higashiizu Town is an area of tableland that reaches a height of 422 meters above sea-level. There are wide open spaces covered with susuki (Japanese pampas grass), and spectacular views of Sagami Bay. The Plateau is also famous for having four areas of wetland that are important habitats for endangered species, and which have been designated as Prefectural Natural Monuments. Various special events are held on the Plateau, including the “Autumn Susuki Event,” when visitors can enjoy the vistas of golden susuki grass, and the “Inatori Hosono Plateau Sansai-gari (Edible Wild Plant Gathering)” activity in spring.
Shirahama Beach

Leisure / Hobbies

Shizuoka Pref. Shimodashi Shirahama

This is a beach in Shizuoka Prefecture which boasts of the beauty of its white sand and crystal clear waters. A feature of this beach is that it has three beaches which are each distinct. “Shirahama Ohama Beach” is an 800-meter-long beach which brims with a feeling of openness. The beach is a Mecca for surfers and wind surfers and gets crowded with young people. “Shirahama Central Beach” is on the northern side of the Shirahama Ohama Beach and besides its sandy beach, it has a rocky area where you can gather shellfish on the seashore. The waves are calm in the cove section and there are also many people bathing with their families. “Itado Coast” is a district which imparts a sense of a quiet and relaxing fishing village which has remained unchanged. There are numerous ways you can enjoy this place such as snorkeling and fishing.
Cape Irozaki

Travel / Tourism

Shizuoka Pref. Kamogunminamizuchou Irouzaki

"Cape Irozaki is a cape at the southern end of the Izu Peninsula, in Minami-Izu Town, Kamo County. It features rugged coastal scenery jutting out into the Pacific Ocean. The extreme end of the cape has some of the most spectacular views in Minami-Izu, looking out towards Mikomoto Island, Yokone Island, and Ishitori Island, and the Irozaki Lighthouse has been included in the list of the ""Top 50 Most Beautiful Lighthouses in Japan."" Cape Irozaki also marks the boundary between the Pacific Ocean, to the east of the cape, and the Philippine Sea, to the west. The Iro Shrine, which is one of several geo-parks on the Izu Peninsula, can also be visited here."
NanZ Village

4.5

6 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

1-6-18 Shimoda-shi, Shizuoka prefecture

This is a commercial complex that opened in September 2015 built on the remains of a national registered tangible cultural property, the former Nanzu Ice Plant. The facility houses NanZ Kitchen, a restaurant that mainly serves food from the sea and the mountains of Shimoda with concept of “the dining table of the Minami-Izu district”, a café, a sushi restaurant and an information center for outdoor activities in Izu. It also holds community-based markets with the cooperation of local farmers and others as well as all kinds of events. The nearest station is Shimoda Station.

Really good drinks, tasting food, very friendly staff, happy atmosphere - perfect place to enjoy a meal in Shimoda.
Perry Road

Travel / Tourism

Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture

There is a small pathway called “Perry Road” which is located about 10 minutes on foot from Izukyu Shimoda Station. This small pathway which continues from Ryosenji Temple to Shimoda Park for about 500 meters is the path which Admiral Perry marched down when he concluded the Shimoda Treaty between Japan and America in the late Edo period. It is a beautiful street with impressive stone pavements and stone buildings, and with shops and cafes standing side by side, this area engenders an atmosphere which brims with an exotic ambience.
Todenji Temple

3.5

8 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shizuoka Shimoda-shi 1-14-5

This temple is located about a 15-minute walk from Izukyu-Shimoda Station on the Izu Kyuko Line. The temple, which belongs to the Jodo-shu sect of Pure Land Buddhism, is said to have been founded in the mid-15th century. The temple's Amida Hall, which is located on the right just beyond the temple's gate, enshrines a seated statue of Amidanyorai designated as a cultural property of Shimoda City. To the left of the gate is Tsunamizuka, a mound erected in the memory of those lost in the 1854 tsunami. The temple features the grave of the shipwright Tsurumatsu, who was the lover of Saito Kichi known as Tojin O-kichi, the young geisha who served as a concubine the American Consul General Townsend Harris. Visitors can also enjoy viewing the light purple flowers of the wisteria trellis on the temple's grounds in the early summer.

船大工・鶴松の墓は稲田寺、お吉の墓は宝福寺です。先に訪れたのは宝福寺で後からホテルの迎車時間待ちに訪れました。唐人お吉ちのストーリを知ってから、ここの鶴松の墓をお参りしました。空想物語でなく事実の話なのでロマン派にはどう思うでしょうか。下田駅からすぐで一番近いお寺で「うどん屋のむさし」のそばです。
Seseragi no Yu

3.5

2 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Shizuoka Kamo-gun Nishiizucho Naka 532

This day-use hot spring bathhouse is located just next to the Kainano bus stop. It is on the right side of Prefectural Route 59 pass to the third bridge heading from the mouth of the river. The bathhouse is situated in a community surrounded by greenery on the banks of the Nishina River. As the name suggests, guests can soak in the baths while listening to the sound of the river as they enjoy spending a few quiet hours away from the urban hustle and bustle. The bathhouse features indoor and outdoor baths fed by calcium and sodium sulfate springs. The baths are rather spacious for a town-operated hot spring bathhouse and there is also lounge, making the bathhouse a great place to stop by while sightseeing.

中心地から仁科川をほ北東に上がっていくとあります。２ｋｍ弱なので車では直ぐです。名前の通りせせらぎが聞こえる距離に川が流れていて、親しみが沸いてきます。西伊豆は、温泉地でもありますが住民の割に銭湯が多いことから、観光客も利用しているということでしょうか。狭いながら内湯と外湯とを楽しめます。休憩所もあり、寛ぐには丁度いいですが、唯一料金が…。
Kazemachi Kobo

4.5

5 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shimoda-shi, Shizuoka prefecture 3-13-12

This is an antique store/coffee shop located on the bank of the Hiraname River which flows along the Perry Road tourist attraction in Shizuoka Prefecture’s Shimoda City. Inside the nostalgic wooden building built in the Taisho period, the shop features antiques and old works of art primarily from the Meiji to Taisho periods. A variety of items for sale ranging from tansu (dressers) to small articles and dishware. Patrons can relax and enjoy coffee and sweets amidst elegant background music.

アンティークのものが大好きです。日本でも海外でも、どこにいってもアンティークショップを見つけたら必ず入ります。店主らしき年配の男性の、ちょっとこだわりの人(失礼...)という風貌に魅かれて入りました。置かれているものは、古いものから比較的新しいものまで、いいものばかり。古いお皿は、青の部分がいい感じの色に変わり、お祝い事に使われたであろう赤や金銀で彩色された漆椀は、全体がやさしい色にくすんで...
Chohachi Memorial Hall

3.5

6 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Shizuoka Pref. Kamogunmatsuzakichou Matsuzaki 234-1

Exhibiting the works of Irie Chohachi, a skilled plasterer who was born in Matsuzaki, this museum is located within Jokanji Temple in Shizuoka Prefecture’s Kamo County, Matsuzaki Town. Chohachi was active from the late Edo period to the Meiji period, and was a leading artist for plaster reliefs, which involved creating pictures with plaster and a trowel. Approximately 20 of his masterpieces can be seen up close including the Hiten (a type of angel in Buddhist culture) and the ceiling fresco of a dragon, which was designated a Matsuzaki-cho Cultural Property.

入江長八が幼い頃を過ごした浄感寺にある記念館です。有名な「雲龍」「飛天の像」をはじめ数々の作品を見ることができます。鏝絵に精通している人は少ないでしょうから、解説いただくと見所や視点がわかり良いと思います。(「八方睨みと言われているが、長八が意図したものでは無いこと」とか) 加えて石田半兵衛邦秀の数々の透し彫りも素晴らしく、堪能できました。敷地内には長八の墓、また左官協会？による碑もあります。
Kujuppama Beach

Leisure / Hobbies

Shizuoka Pref. Shimodashi Suzaki

A small swimming beach located in Suzaki, Shimoda City, Shizuoka Prefecture. This hidden spot offers superbly clear waters and pure white sands. The sea off of the beach is calm and the entire beach is easily visible from any vantage point, and thus it is a popular destination for families with children. Visitors can also enjoy shellfish gathering in the rocky areas to either side of the beach. Parking, showers, and toilets available. Equipment such as parasols and beach beds are available for rental with a small fee from the beachside clubhouse.

Shizuoka Higashi-Izu / Minami-Izu / Nishi-Izu

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Shizuoka Areas

With the giant Pacific Ocean to the south and the great Mount Fuji to the north, Shizuoka prefecture is blessed with some of the best views the country has to offer. The white sand beaches of the Izu Peninsula are a rare find on mainland Japan, neighbored by beautiful cliffs, tumbling hills, and natural hot springs. As Japan’s largest producer of green tea, the age-old tradition of tea drinking is ubiquitous in Shizuoka, from the miles of tea fields to the old tea houses hosting traditional tea ceremonies.