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Yamabushi Trail Tour

Yamabushi Trail Tour

Challenge the ancient paths of Izu Peninsula on your mountain bike!

Matsuzaki-cho, Shizuoka-ken

Itokawa Guest House

Itokawa Guest House

A friendly, inexpensive and convenient place to stay in Matsuzaki, Shizuoka on the Izu Peninsula, just a short jump and a hop from Tokyo.

Kamo-gun

Kuwaya

Locally grown Kuwa leaves from insecticide-free groves of white mulberry trees.

Matsuzaki-cho, Kamo-gun

Latest Blogs

26 April 2022

Flying from Phoenix to Japan? Part 1

Flying from Phoenix to Japan? Part 1

The cost of flying to Japan is no longer just the price of a plane ticket. You also have to deal with getting a certification that you are free of Covid-19 that satisfies the Japanese government. And if you are not careful you can get hit with a hidd...

29 January 2022

Kofun Tombs: Are they pointless?

Kofun Tombs: Are they pointless?

Japanese History

Between the 3rd and 7th century AD, thousands of earth mound tombs (Kofun　古墳) were constructed as tombs for leaders ranging from local areas to those that are considered to be the burial sites of the first emperors of Japan. They are scattered throug...

26 January 2022

Ancient Japanese Genomics

Ancient Japanese Genomics

Japanese History

Prehistoric Japan underwent rapid transformations in the past 3000 years, first from foraging to wet rice farming and then to state formation. A long-standing hypothesis posits that mainland Japanese populations derive dual ancestry from indigenous J...