Why Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture—Just Two Hours From Tokyo—Is Having a Moment. ... The Izu Peninsula was once an island until bridged with the mainland after an eruption.

An hour's bullet-train ride southwest of Tokyo, scenic but often overlooked Shizuoka, boasts all the sightseeing and sensory mainstays of a Japanese sojourn. Off Japan’s beaten path: Travel Weekly ...

The Izu Peninsula is a popular travel destination for many domestic tourists in Japan, known for its fresh seafood, hot springs, gorgeous ocean and mountain scenery, and of course, its views of Mount ...

The Izu Peninsula is a secret mountainous paradise that's usually overlooked by travelers. From serene beaches to cascading waterfalls and hot springs towns, this region of Japan has all kinds of ...

During the Edo Period (1603–1868), colliers from the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture plied this route, felling hardwood trees for charcoal to sell at markets as far as Edo, present-day ...

Shizuoka Prefecture, on the Pacific coast in central Honshū, is home to some of Japan’s best-known scenery, with beautiful seas and the peak of Mount Fuji on offer.

Although wasabi grows wild all over Japan, Shizuoka was the first to cultivate it, 400 years ago. And on the geologically marvellous Izu Peninsula south of Mishima it, too, ...

A starfish rests in its tank at Shimoda Under Aquarium on the southern coast of Japan’s Izu Peninsula, May 29, 2023. ... Shizuoka Prefecture 415-8502. Times: Open daily from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Mr. Asada is just one of many growers in Shizuoka, one of Japan’s ... chief, where she covers Japanese politics, society, gender and the arts, as well as news and features on the Korean peninsula.

Zoo on Japan’s Izu Peninsula is well worth the drive from greater Tokyo By . ... Directions: 1317-13 Futo, Ito, Shizuoka, 413-0231; less than 3 hours drive from all U.S. bases in the Tokyo area.