Travel / Tourism Spots in Mishima / Numazu / Naka-Izu Area

  • Izu Amagi Onsenkyo Fireflies (Amagi Firefly Festival)
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    Shizuoka Izu-shi Yugashima
    This firefly viewing area is located in the Amagi Onsenkyo hot spring village about a 30-minute drive from Shuzenji Station on the Izuhakone Railway on a Tokai Bus and about a five-minute walk from the Yugashima Onsen-guchi bus stop. Visitors can see genji-botaru fireflies (Luciola cruciata) raised by local children around the mountain streams near Deaibashi Bridge, which spans the confluence of Nekko River and Hontani River. The Amagi Firefly Festival held here in early June features attractions such as taiko drum performances by local volunteers. The best time to view the fireflies is around 8:00 p.m. on moonless nights. Some lodging facilities in the hot spring village offer shuttles to and from the event venue. Heike-botaru fireflies (Aquatica lateralis) can be seen in July.
  • Showa no Mori Kaikan
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Shizuoka Izu-shi Yugashima 892-6
    This commercial complex inside Roadside Station Amagigoe is located along National Route 414. It is about a 60-minute drive from Numazu Interchange on the Tomei Expressway or Nagaizumi-Numazu Interchange on the Shin Tomei Expressway. The Mori no Johokan information center introduces the flora and fauna and other nature that inhabits the Amagi Mountains through panels and videos. The Izu Modern Literature Museum features exhibits including original manuscripts, first editions, and photographs of writers with deep connections to the Izu region. The museum even features Inoue Yasushi's former residence, which has been relocated to the museum's courtyard. It also features wasabi fields, waterwheels, and a grove of Japanese maples that are especially beautiful from autumn to early winter when their fall colors come in.
  • Izu Modern Literature Museum
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Shizuoka Izu-shi Yugashima 892-6 Showa no Mori Hall
    This museum inside the Showa no Mori Center commercial complex is located along National Route 414. It is about a 60-minute drive from Numazu Interchange on the Tomei Expressway or Nagaizumi-Numazu Interchange on the ShinTomei Expressway. It features exhibits including original manuscripts, first editions, and photographs of 120 writers who are from Izu or have deep connections to the region including Kawabata Yasunari, Inoue Yasushi, and Kajii Motojiro.
  • Yasushi Inoue Literary Museum
    Travel / Tourism
    Shizuoka Sunto-gun Nagaizumicho Higashino Clematis no Oka 515-57
    "A library museum located inside the general purpose facility Clematis no Oka (Clematis Hill), reachable in a 15-minute drive from the Tomei Numazu Interchange or by free shuttle bus from the north exit of JR Mishima Station. It was established by Yasushi Inoue himself in 1973, and created a stir for being a library museum that an author established during his own lifetime. Inoue's idea was to ""leave the rich properties of mind to children."" Visitors can see photographs, manuscripts in the author's own hand, and videos in which Inoue appears."
  • Kamiike Pond
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    Shizuoka Numazu-shi Nishiuraenashi
    A pond located in the precincts of Osezaki Shrine, surrounded by junipers that have been declared a National Natural Monument. Despite being close to the sea, this is a freshwater pond, and various kinds of carp and other freshwater fish live here. It is referred to as one of the Seven Oddities of Izu. According to tradition, an earthquake in 684 caused the sea floor to rise up to create an island called Biwa Island, which attained its current form and became part of the mainland as sand and silt brought in by the waves covered it.
  • Souvenir Shop Numazu Minatoichi
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    Shizuoka Numazu-shi Senbonminatocho
    "A souvenir shop located in the Numazu Port area, about a 25-minute drive from the Numazu Interchange on the Tomei Expressway. Its symbol is a figure of a giant ""shrimp god"" It boasts the finest assortment of goods in the Numazu Port area, including edible items such as seaweed, Tsukudani (fish preserved in soy sauce), Shiokara (a dip made from the internal organs of sea creatures), and Ochazuke (seasoning). A recommended product is Numazu brand Numakama, a kind of seafood risotto, brimming with the delicious flavors of Suruga Bay, made with sakura shrimp, dried horse mackerel, horse mackerel sausage, and sardines boiled in salt water with ume plum. It tastes good just as it is or with green tea poured over it."
  • Izumiya, Souvenirs of Izu
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    Shizuoka Numazu-shi Senbonminatocho
    "Located a 25-minute drive from the Numazu Interchange on the Tomei Expressway, this is the oldest souvenir shop in the Numazu Port area. Even does not deal in any raw foods, it sells dried seaweed, such as nori and aosa, and the usual souvenirs of Izu, as well as a variety of food samples, sundries, and character-themed goods designed in collaboration with Izu. This is the only shop near Numazu Port area that sells merchandise for children, such as picture dictionaries of fish, stories about ""Mr. Tuna,"" and other souvenirs one might expect to find at a fishing port."
  • Nishitanna Parking Lot
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    Shizuoka Tagata-gun Kannamicho Hata 526-359
    This is a parking lot on the Izu Skyline, which runs along the mountain ride within Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Right before your eyes, you can see the straight valley Tanna Fault, which runs from the Tanna Basin to Tashiro Basin. The Tanna Fault was created by the past repeated activity of the Kita-Izu fault zone. Recently, the 1930 Kita-Izu Earthquake created a longitudinal shift of over two meters. From the parking lot, you can see the scene of the slope of the Taga Volcano dipping gently into the Tanna Basin, then rising up once at the Tanna Fault, and dipping back down again.
  • Roadside Station Amagi Koshi E
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    3.5
    112 Reviews
    Transportation
    Shizuoka Izu-shi Yugashima 892-6

    昔からある道の駅です。が、キレイに整備されているし、新しい施設もできていて、気持ちよく過ごせます。 いろいろなお店が点在していて、見ていて楽しいですね。わさびアイスクリームがイチオシでおいしいです。

  • Izu Tsukigase
    Transportation
    Shizuoka Izu-shi Tsukigase 78-2
  • Ohito Shrine
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    3.5
    18 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Shizuoka Izunokuni-shi Ohito 209

    ”大仁ホテル”から城山の”長嶋ロード”を下って戻ります。”大仁ホテル”から城山の”長嶋ロード”を下って戻ります。 赤い鳥居の向こう側にはかなり急な石段が続いています。石段を登り切ると、大きな円形状の神前広場が広がっています。 かつて、国体の相撲会場になったそうです。それでは、本殿に向かいましょう。 ここにも30段以上の石段があります。ここは、治水、土地開発、酒造りの守護神で、大山咋命を祀った神社...

  • Izu WASABI Museum (Former Mishima WASABI Plant)
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    4.0
    4 Reviews
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    Shizuoka Tagata-gun Kannamicho Tsukamoto 894-1

    道の駅伊豆ゲートウェイ函南の駐車場奥にある、比較的新しい施設です。わさびが実際に階段状に育てられ、育成栽培の様子がよくわかります。この店の一番の特徴は、わさび加工食品の試食がすごく多いことです。数ある試食の中で、一番気に入ったのがわさびが入ったわかめ 熱々のご飯の上にのせて食べるのがオススメとか 館内にレストランやTシャツなどのお土産ショップもあります。わさび好きの私にとって、魅力あふれる施設でし...

  • Izu Tourist Information Office
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    3.5
    16 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Shizuoka Izu-shi Kashiwa Kubo 631-7

    修善寺駅構内にある案内所でした。改札口の対面に位置し場所的にも分かり易く、利用者もそれなりにあるようでした。近隣のパンフレット類調達には便利で、又路線バスの乗車方法等を問い合わせる観光客もありました。

  • Mishima Summer Festival
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    3.5
    14 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Shizuoka Mishima-shi Omiyacho 2-chome 1-5

    毎年8月15日-17日にかけて行われる、市を挙げてのお祭りです。各日いろいろなイベントがあるのですが、見どころは各町内で競い合うしゃぎりと、16日に行われる「頼朝旗揚げ行列」です。毎年、頼朝役に芸能人の方が選ばれて盛り上がりますが、混雑必至。午後からなので、熱中症対策も忘れないようにしてください。

  • Kochoji Temple
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    4.0
    11 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Shizuoka Numazu-shi Okanomiya 1055

    建治二年(1276)開創のお寺です。 同寺は千葉県茂原市の鷲山寺、京都府京都市の本能寺、兵庫県尼崎市の本興寺とともに、法華宗本門流四大本山の一つです。 春には参道の桜並木、秋には大本堂廻りの紅葉が見応えあります。

  • Mishima Local Museum
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    3.5
    10 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Shizuoka Mishima-shi Ichibancho 19-3

    The local museum is located within Mishima Rakujuen Park. The easiest way to get to it is by the nearest entrance from Mishima Station, pay the 300 or 400 yen entry ticket, and its a 5 minute walk...

  • Wakayama Bokusui Museum
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    3.5
    6 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Shizuoka Numazu-shi Senbongorin 1907-11

    幾山川超え去り行けば悲しみの果てなん国ぞ今日も旅ゆく など印象的な短歌を多く残した若山牧水。晩年を過ごした沼津にある記念館。小さな建物ですが、牧水が好きな方は十分楽しめると思います。

  • Takigawa Shrine
    Travel / Tourism
    Shizuoka Mishima-shi Kawaharagaya 755-1
  • Gekko Astronomical Observatory
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    4.0
    5 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Shizuoka Tagata-gun Kannamicho Kuwahara 1308-222

    新しく建てられた新館の天文台があります。 カフェもあり富士山も眺めながらコーヒーで一服もでき 3階のコスモワールドでは太陽と惑星の大きさ比べができるパネルや半球状のスクリーンに投影するダジックアースなどあり楽しく宇宙を学べます。

  • Kubotaichigokarien
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Shizuoka Pref. Izunokunishi Kitaema 545

    周辺のいちご狩り園は午前中で終了してましたが、ここだけは開いていました。5月連休中がシーズン最後です。 まだ大粒のいちごが多く、甘くて美味しかったです。1人1200円です。

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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.

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