Culture & History

A famous stone tunnel known as the setting for “The Dancing Girl of Izu” by the Nobel Prize winning author, Yasunari Kawabata

A famous hot springs village with a history of over 1200 years, called the Little Kyoto of Izu

Valuable art works centering upon East Asian art from countries such as Japan and China are on display

Giant trees like the Kodakara-no-Sugi thrive here at this popular power spot

An ancient temple associated with Yoriie Minamoto which gave rise to the name for Shuzen-ji Onsen

The place of practice for Kobo Daishi, it is also a power spot for those in the know

A sutra library donated to Shuzen-ji Temple by Masako Hojo, the mother of Yoriie Minamoto, who had been assassinated. The library was built so that Hojo could pray for the repose of her son’s soul

A road named after Commodore Perry who triggered the opening of Japan