Tag Archives: Izu Hantō Peninsula

Jogasaki Kaigan Coast

Posted on August 17, 2017 by tokyofox

  Only a matter of days after I had published all eleven of my Shizuoka-related posts from the Japanese Golden Week holiday, I was back in Izu visiting my in-laws. My wife had already been resting up there the week … Continue reading →

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Local Life In Itō

Posted on June 14, 2017 by tokyofox

The Japanese Golden Week holiday at the end of April and start of May might have looked like it was relentlessly busy based on the many recent posts compiled from various day trips and places visited. However, there was quite … Continue reading →

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Banana Wani-En Gardens

Posted on June 11, 2017 by tokyofox

My parents-in-law bought a second home in Ito earlier this year and before my first couple of visits I asked a group of students about things to do on the Izu Peninsula. The first answer to come back was about … Continue reading →

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Quirkiness Aplenty At This Strange Retro Museum In Shizuoka

Posted on June 8, 2017 by tokyofox

There was never really any plan to go to this museum directly after Usami Kannon-ji temple but as it was still early and I didn’t have to be home by midday I thought I’d take the train to Fudo station … Continue reading →

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Japan’s Largest Sitting Kannon Statue Has A Great View In The Mountains

Posted on June 5, 2017 by tokyofox

  As I took the train up the east coast of the Izu Peninsula towards Atami a few months ago I noticed a giant statue high up in the forest in the distance. My subsequent research told me that it … Continue reading →

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The Temple Of The Toilet God

Posted on June 1, 2017 by tokyofox

  Obviously the title gives it away but before asking my father-in-law to drive us all to Myotoku-ji temple (234 Ichiyama, Izu-shi) I wasn’t really sure why it was considered a quirky place. Over the last couple of years though … Continue reading →

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Journey To The Centre Of The Izu Peninsula

Posted on May 29, 2017 by tokyofox

The pungent root that is wasabi is one that divides many people. Haters often demand  sushi chefs leave it out of their dishes for a number of reasons such as fear of it getting up their noses, making their eyes water and of … Continue reading →

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Down To The Southern Tip Of The Izu Peninsula

Posted on May 22, 2017 by tokyofox

Due to my football commitments over the weekend in Fujieda and Shimizu, it was a few days before my Golden Week holiday started properly in terms of spending some quality time with my wife, her parents and of course Momiji … Continue reading →

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Ayashii Shonen Shojo Museum (Mysterious Boys and Girls Museum)

Posted on May 19, 2017 by tokyofox

Route 135 is the main road that runs down the east coast of the Izu Peninsula and there are all manner of interesting places and sights dotted along it. With its large and imposing statue out the front, this museum … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: An Epic One-Day Trip To Izu Peninsula (2004)

Posted on June 27, 2015 by tokyofox

The Izu Hantō Peninsula is an area possessing some splendid coastlines, beaches, mountains which is home to larger cities such as Atami; famed for it’s many hot spring baths and less so for the “Adult” museum which I visited back in March 2010. … Continue reading →

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