Mount Amagi
The Izu Peninsula's Highest Ridge, Walked Through Beech and Rhododendron
Not one peak but a range in the middle of the Izu Peninsula, on Japan's list of 100 Famous Mounta...
Michi-no-Eki Asagiri Kogen
Dairy country on the western side of Mount Fuji
A Route 139 stop on the Asagiri plateau, close to the Yamanashi border, where Mount Fuji fills th...
Hamanako Pal Pal
Family Amusement Park on the Shore of Lake Hamana
A relaxed family amusement park by Kanzanji Onsen on Lake Hamana, with coasters and gentle rides,...
Michi-no-Eki Fujikawa Rakuza
Mount Fuji views and a planetarium above the Tomei
A roadside station joined to the Tokyo-bound Fujikawa service area of the Tomei Expressway. On a ...
Michi-no-Eki Ito Marine Town
A seaside onsen and dried fish on the Izu coast
A roadside station and harbour stop beside Ito Sunrise Marina on Route 135. Day-trip onsen baths ...
Kawazu Nanadaru Loop Bridge
A Road That Turns Two Full Circles to Climb 45 Meters, Inland from Kawazu
A road bridge on Route 414 that turns two full circles, each about 80 meters across, to climb 45 ...
Lake Hamana
Eel, a Red Torii in the Water and a Sunset Lined Up in Winter
A brackish lagoon of about 65 square kilometres on the west side of Hamamatsu, open to the sea si...
Hamamatsu Castle
Tokugawa Ieyasu’s early career gives Hamamatsu Castle its historical focus. A reconstructed keep ...
Sunpu Castle Park
In central Shizuoka, moats and reconstructed gates outline the castle where Tokugawa Ieyasu spent...
Sumatakyo Gorge
A Ten-Person Suspension Bridge over Turquoise Water
A gorge at the top of the Oi River valley where the Yume no Tsuribashi, a 90-meter footbridge, ha...
Kakegawa Castle
A timber-reconstructed keep and surviving Edo-period palace make Kakegawa a rewarding contrast to...