Kaihin-sō

Izu Peninsula


On a residential street, this unprepossessing minshuku (family-run guesthouse) provides comfortable, traditional accommodation and onsen. It's also less than a minute's walk from the bus terminal. Not much English is spoken, so have the Tourist Association make you a reservation.


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4. Museum of the Black Ship

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5. Perry Road

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6. Perry Monument

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8. Jōren-no-taki

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