Izu Peninsula
A small but refined collection of Japanese and Chinese pottery, paintings and Buddhist treasures spanning a millenia awaits at this museum, built dramatically into the hillside like a Bond villain lair. Artefacts are beautifully displayed in tatami-lined alcoves, the result of a design makeover by artist Sugimoto Hiroshi, while walls of glass at various junctures confer dizzying sea views.
Buses run here from platform 8 outside Atami Station (楼170, eight minutes).
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Fuji-san is among Japan's most revered and timeless attractions, the inspiration for generations of poets and the focus of countless artworks. Hundreds of鈥
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Kamakura's most iconic sight, an 11.4m bronze statue of Amida Buddha (amit膩bha in Sanskrit), is in K艒toku-in, a J艒do sect temple. Completed in 1252, it's鈥
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Occupying a verdant swath of Hakone hillside is this unmissable art safari, leading visitors past a rich array of 19th- and 20th-century sculptures and鈥
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A necessary preliminary to the Mt Fuji ascent is a visit to this atmospheric shrine (8th century, rebuilt 1800s) dedicated to Sakuya-hime, the goddess of鈥
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A cliffside hiking trail winds over volcanic rock and through pine forest along the gorgeous J艒gasaki coast south of It艒. Most visitors head to Kadowaki鈥
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This mammoth museum showcases the dazzling Japanese, Chinese and Korean art treasures of industrialist Okada Kazuo. You could easily spend hours鈥
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Showcasing the private collection of the late Suzuki Tsuneshi, son of the founder of the Pola Group (a cosmetics company), this impressive building鈥
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The focal point of this J艒do sect temple, one of the most popular in the Kant艒 region, is a 9m-high carved wooden j奴ichimen (11-faced) Kannon statue鈥
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Resembling a parasol of cyprus and glass perched on a cliff above the ocean, this remarkable cafe space is the work of superstar architect Kengo Kuma 鈥
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You're free to walk through this 2007 reconstruction of the feudal-era checkpoint on the Old T艒kaid艒 Highway, but if you want to enter any of the鈥
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Book well in advance to be sure of securing a ticket to view this extraordinary art, architecture and performing arts complex overlooking scenic Sagami鈥
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Occupying a peninsula on Ashino-ko, this scenic park was formerly the grounds of an imperial summer retreat. The 'Lakeside Panorama Pavilion', said to鈥
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Art comes in two forms here 鈥 in the exquisite Japanese-style paintings, nihonga, on display, and in the stunning Mt Fuji views from the panorama lounge鈥
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Cobalt-blue crater-lake Ashi-no-ko was created by an eruption of Hakone-yama nearly 3000 years ago. It's famous for the view of Mt Fuji, reflected on the鈥
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Hakone-jinja, established in the 8th century, is set in the woods above Ashi-no-ko, but its red torii (shrine gate) is right on the water 鈥 and very鈥
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This mammoth museum showcases the dazzling Japanese, Chinese and Korean art treasures of industrialist Okada Kazuo. You could easily spend hours鈥