Izu Peninsula is the only area in "Honshu" island Japan, located on the Philippine Sea Plate. The peninsula was erected after clusters of volcanic islands and their northward movement, including those caves and cliffs where waves eroded rocks over time. You can also recall the days when Commodore Matthew C. Perry and Townsend Harris, who opened the first US Consulate, were around.
Izukyu Shimoda Station
Irozaki Cape, Ryugukutsu, Ryosenji, Perry Road, Hofukuji, Gyokusenji temples
the southern-most point of the Izu, dragon king's sea cave, tracing the roads Commodore M. Perry and Consular General Harris 'd walked around
Izukyu Shimoda Station
Please appreciate the views across the open ocean with steep cliffs, and small islands comprising "Izu Seven" volcanic islands.
You can also come to know a story about a Japanese woman named "O-ki-chi-san" who'd attended to Mr. Townsend Harris and the
role of temples played at the time. Pleasse bring your pedometers with you.
Guide fee
* The more the merrier 6 rather than 4.
* Transportation fee (taxi RT trip approx.¥10,000 shared by 4 as they have very fewer bus services available), enrance fee (about ¥1,000)
* Most of the tourist spots offer free entrance for a government licensed guide.
* Please let us know your dietary requirements.
* Please wear comfortable shoes and bring your pedometer.
Timeline (approximately)
09:00 a.m. Izukyu Shimoda station on the Izukyu Line.
09:00 a.m. - 09:30 a.m. Irozaki Cape by sharing taxi, start walking approx. 20 minutes - 10:30 a.m. -
Move to Ryugukutsu (Dragon King’s Sea Cave) 10:40 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. Move to
Ryosenji Temple and Perry Road (Get off taxi at the temple) 11:30- 12:30
Lunch 12:30-13:30
13:30 – Hofukuji temple noted for Okichi-san, an attendant to Mr. Harris- the then first US Consul General -14:00
14:00 -14:30 walk to Gyokusenji Temple, the first US Consular Office which Townsend Harris opened in Shimoda.
14:30-15:30 Let’s trace the memoirs when Mr. Harris was around the time.
15:30-16:00 Walk back to Izukyu Shimoda station
You will be able to make 8,000 steps on your pedometer, to say the least.