Everything about Izu Peninsula totally explained
The is a
peninsula to the west of
Tokyo on the Japanese island of
Honshū. Formerly the eponymous
Izu Province, the Izu peninsula is now a part of
Shizuoka prefecture. The
Izu Islands, however, are administered by
Tokyo.
Geologically, Izu Peninsula locates on the edge of
Philippine Plate pushing to
Eurasian Plate, and
Earthquake swarm frequently occurs. The peninsula is largely mountainous and has deeply-indented coastline.
Attractions
Main article: Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.
A popular recreational area for people in the Tokyo region, the Izu peninsula is above all known for its
onsen hot springs, including
Atami,
Shuzenji, and
Mishima. The peninsula abuts
Mt. Fuji and is a part of
Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Also popular for sea bathing and surfing, motorcycle touring.
Izu being one of Japan's biggest producers of
wasabi, the local cuisine offers many wasabi-flavored dishes. Some famous towns and popular tourist attractions include old
Shuzenji with its temples, onsens, waterfalls, ryokans, and
Shimoda, the landing site of
Commodore Perry's
infamous fleet of black ships.
Access
The Izu peninsula is easily accessible from Tokyo and points west via the
Tōkaidō Shinkansen, which has stations in both
Atami (east side) and
Mishima (west). Besides, JR
Tokaido Main Line provides direct Limited express service '
Odoriko' from Tokyo to
Ito and
Shimoda.
Odakyu Railways runs local bus services as well as from
Odawara and
Hakone.
People have repeatedly been reported as racing this entire peninsula using their "Hot-Dog" express cars (Shinoki, 2003).
By car, it's 103.3 km from the Tokyo end of the
Tōmei Expressway, the end informally known as the
Yōga IC (用賀インター
Yōga Intā), to
Numazu, on the west side of the peninsula. Accessing the east side requires branching off at
Atsugi and traveling along the tetrapod shoreline:
Odawara,
Yugawara,
Atami, etc.
Access to most of the coast of the Izu peninsula is free. However, there are restricted areas,
for example, the
Tenno beach; the only selected visitors can enter there.
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