On the other side of town is Tatadohama beach, which you can get to by taking a bus from Izukyu-Shimoda Station – we picked up bus timetables from the Tourist Association, which also rents out ...

A small fishing village steeped in history, Shimoda is a great escape for a long beach weekend. Less than three hours from Tokyo Station, Shimoda has everything you’d want in a low-key sandy getaway: ...

On the QT Directions: About a three-hour drive from U.S. bases in the Kanto area; it’s a 7-minute bus ride from Izukyu-Shimoda Station. Shimoda Underwater Aquarium 3-22-31 Shimoda City ...

Departing from the station, we followed the road down through town and past the “Atami Ginza” shopping street and made the right turn onto HWY 135. HWY 135, which follows the coast most of the way to ...