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The Izu Peninsula (Jp. 伊豆半島 Izu-hantō) is a peninsula to the west of Tokyo on the Japanese island of Honshu. Formerly the eponymous Izu Province, the Izu peninsula is now a part of Shizuoka prefecture. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (639x698, 61 KB) Lokation of Izu Peninsula in Japan File links The following pages link to this file: Izu Peninsula ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (639x698, 61 KB) Lokation of Izu Peninsula in Japan File links The following pages link to this file: Izu Peninsula ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (654x898, 146 KB) Izu Peninsula (伊豆半島), Shizuoka, Japan. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (654x898, 146 KB) Izu Peninsula (伊豆半島), Shizuoka, Japan. ... Japanese (日本語, (help· info)) is a language spoken by over 127 million people, mainly in Japan, but also by Japanese emigrant communities around the world. ... Peninsula A peninsula (from Latin paene insula, almost island) is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides. ... Headquarters of Tokyo Metropolitan Government View of Tokyos Shibuya district Tokyo ) (help· info), literally eastern capital, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and includes the highly urbanized downtown area formerly known as the city of Tokyo which is the heart of the Greater Tokyo Area. ... todo mal de [ [ Shikoku ] ] a través del [ [ mar interior ] ], y noreste de [ [ Kyushu ] ] a través del [ [ estrecho de Kanmon ] ]. Es la séptima isla más grande, y la segunda isla populosa en el mundo después de [ [ Java (isla)|Java ] ] (véase [ [ lista de las islas de la población ] ]). < style=float del div... Categories: Japan geography stubs | Old provinces of Japan ... Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県; Shizuoka-ken) is located in the Chubu region on Honshu island, Japan. ...

Attractions

A popular recreational area for people in the Tokyo region, the Izu peninsula is above all known for its onsen hot springs, including Atami and Mishima. The peninsula abuts Mt. Fuji and is a part of Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Outdoor pool, Naruko Outdoor Onsen on Nakanoshima island in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture Old onsen in Hakone An private outdoor rotenburo in Gorakadan Guidebook to Hakone from 1811 This rotenburo at Jigokudani Onsen is for Japanese Macaques. ... Atami (熱海市; -shi) is a city located in Shizuoka, Japan. ... Mishima can refer to: Mishima, Shizuoka, a city in Japan Yukio Mishima, the penname of Kimitake Hiraoka, a Japanese author This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Mount Fuji (富士山 Fuji-san, IPA: [ɸuʝisaɴ]) is the highest mountain on the island of Honshu and indeed in all of Japan. ... Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park (富士箱根伊豆国立公園) is a national park in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. ...

It is also a popular destination for scuba diving. The top three diving destinations (historically at least) are Izu Ocean Park (IOP) (word-for-word translation of 伊豆海洋公園 Izu Kaiyō Kōen), Yawatano (八幡野), and Ōsezaki (大瀬崎). Early ideas of autonomous under-water systems appear in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Scuba diving is the use of independent breathing equipment to stay underwater for long periods of time for recreational diving and professional diving. ...

Izu being one of Japan's biggest producers of wasabi, the local cuisine offers many wasabi-flavored dishes. Binomial name Wasabia japonica Matsum. ...

Access

The Izu peninsula is easily accessible from Tokyo and points west via the Tokaido Shinkansen, which has stations in both Atami (east side) and Mishima (west). Tokaido Shinkansen route Tōkaidō Shinkansen (東海道新幹線) is the original Shinkansen line that opened in 1964 between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka. ...

People have repeatedly been reported as racing this entire peninsula using their "Hot-Dog" express cars (Shinoki, 2003).

By car, it is 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), 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. The Tōmei (東名) Expressway runs alone the Pacific Coast of Honshū, Japans main island, from Tōkyō (東=東京) to Nagoya (名=名古屋). ... Yoga (用賀 yōga) in Setagaya, Tokyo is famous for two things: the junction between the Tomei Expressway and the elevated Shibuya branch (#3) of Metropolitan Expressway system the headquarters of Sun Microsystems Japan in the upper half of the Setagaya Business Square tower, a 29-storey building at Yōga... Numazu (沼津市; -shi) is a city located in Shizuoka, Japan. ... Atsugi (Japanese: 厚木市; -shi) is a city located in Japan. ... Categories: Cities in Kanagawa Prefecture | Japan geography stubs ... Yugawara (湯河原町; -machi) is a town located in Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa, Japan. ... Atami (熱海市; -shi) is a city located in Shizuoka, Japan. ...