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Shizuoka / Izu Peninsula — 7 days, car

A coastal drive down the Izu Peninsula and back up the Suruga Bay side: the Jogasaki coast, Mt. Omuro, Shimoda, the Izu Skyline, Miho no Matsubara, and Fuji views from Fujinomiya’s Shiraito Falls.

Don't miss

raw sakura ebi in Shimizu while the autumn catch is running.

  • Day 1 — Tokyo → shinkansen Atami → car → Izu coast → Jogasaki (rocky coast walk) → Mt. Omuro (cinder cone, chairlift). (drive ~1.5h). Stay Izu. — Route map
  • Day 2 — Izu full day — Kawazu Nanadaru Falls, Shuzenji (temple town + onsen), Izu Skyline (Fuji views). (drive ~2.5h). Stay Izu. — Route map
  • Day 3 — Izu → Shimoda (Perry Road, Ryosenji, Shirahama beach) → Izu Skyline (Fuji views). (drive ~3h). Stay Ito. — Route map
  • Day 4 — Izu Skyline (Fuji views) → Nihondaira (viewpoint, tea fields) → Miho no Matsubara (UNESCO pine grove) → Shimizu (sakura ebi). (drive ~2.5h). Stay Shimizu. — Route map
  • Day 5 — Shimizu → Sumata Gorge (foliage, suspension bridge) → Kawane (scenic tea terraces, Oigawa railway) → Atami (onsen). (drive ~3h). Stay Atami. — Route map
  • Day 6 — Atami → Fujinomiya: Shiraito Falls (iconic Fuji waterfall) + Fujinomiya Hongu Sengen Taisha (Fuji’s head shrine) + Fuji World Heritage → Atami (onsen). (drive ~4h). Stay Atami. — Route map
  • Day 7 — Atami morning (onsen) → evening shinkansen to Tokyo (no car day). — map

Highlights

Jogasaki Coast 🌊 Jogasaki Coast — black-lava cliff walk above a crashing sea

Mt. Omuro 🏔️ Mt. Omuro — the cinder cone climbed by chairlift, with Fuji on the horizon

Miho no Matsubara 🌊 Miho no Matsubara — the pine-grove shore with Fuji across Suruga Bay

Shiraito Falls 🏞️ Shiraito Falls — Fuji’s silk-thread falls, a World Heritage site

Shuzenji 🛕 Shuzenji — momiji-lit temple grounds

Kawazu Nanadaru Falls 🏞️ Kawazu Nanadaru Falls — seven-tiered autumn falls

Local food & drink

  • Izu wasabi — fresh grated wasabi over soba or sashimi
  • Sakura ebi kakiage — Shimizu’s cherry-shrimp fritters (autumn season)
  • Shimizu shirasu — raw or boiled whitebait
  • Shizuoka oden — skewered fish cakes in dark broth
  • Fujinomiya yakisoba — Fuji-region fried noodles
  • Atami himono — sun-dried beach-town fish
  • Shizuoka green tea — world-famous sencha from Kawane/Nihondaira
  • Izu sake — light local brews with seafood Don’t miss: raw sakura ebi in Shimizu while the autumn catch is running.

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