Jimmy's Izu Blog
In recent years, the amount of English language information about Japan’s Izu Peninsula has been increasing, but it’s still hard to find. Official tourism sites tend to cover the highlights.
This blog is designed to introduce well known areas, hidden gems, and tell the stories that help define the character of Izu.
Learn About Izu
- Practical Information
- Things to do & see
- Mythology & Folktales
Help people discover Izu: If you have a site that provides information about Izu, we’d be happy to exchange links. Contact us
Topics
Setsubun Day
Today is Setsubun in Japan. It is one of several very old traditions imported from Chinese culture and based on ...
The Red Cow of Fukusenji
The Red Cow of Ike: The tale of a shape shifting murderous dragon lord. Ike is a small, quiet community ...
Who was Miura Anjin?
Itō's biggest festival is called Anjin sai and it celebrates the life and accomplishments of Miura Anjin (William Adams). Dancing, ...
Tale of the Kōgitsune (baby fox)
In the Totari (十足) valley, just north of Mt. Ōmuro, there is a Buddhist temple by the name of Ryūnji ...
Lingua Franca – Jogasaki Museum
Behind the Izu Kogen train station, on the other side of the tracks, is one of the area's many unique ...
Izu Wasabi – Japan’s Best!
Sushi has become very popular throughout the world. Perhaps the most recognizable ingredient in sushi is wasabi. By now, many ...
Izu and Hawaii
One of the things I noticed when I first moved to Izu is that people are nuts about anything Hawaiian ...
All About Mt. Omuro
Local geologists describe Mt. Ōmuro as a scoria cone volcano - aka a cinder cone. "Cinder cones are the most ...
