Izu Shuzenji hot springs -Izu- Kodaman’s J-TRIP

Before visiting to Izu shuzenji, I always imagined that Shuzen ji temple is located in the middle of the

bamboo groves in that its location is in the center of Izu peninsula. It was actually developed but

remained the atmosphere of the traditional hot spring resort. I visited there on earyl May 2008

without any information. Traveling without any information is most of times very fun because

everything showed up is quite new experience. At this time, I and my wife didn’t have a map and we just

went there by a train from Atam like “play it by ear”. It took 50 min from Atami. Going to Shuzenji from

Tokyo by a local train not Shinkansen, it takes about 150 min or more. (about 100 min by Shinkansen)

What are so special in Shuzen ji hot springs are…

1. Shuzen ji Temple opened by Kukai (Kobo daishi) in 807 in Shingon sect.(Now Soto Zen sect)
2. Value:Hot springs in this area was selected one of 100 best hot springs (日本100名湯)
3. Food: Buckwheat noodle (Soba) /Wasabi / Black rice (cake or dumpling)
4. Famous: Many authors loved this area such as Masuji Ibuse, Soseki Natsume or Yasunari Kawabata
5. Easy access to the Cycle sports center, Izu Mito sea paradise(means kids also can be fun)

Walking to the center of Shuzen ji hot springs from Shuzenji station took 30 min on foot (1.5mile).
People can take a bus but we choose walking. During walking from a station,

we found some Soba shops which looked very crowded. [Nanaban(な々番)] and [Dokko soba Ohto（独鈷そば大戸)] are famous.
Fresh Wasabi must make visitors surprised and please make some noise when you eat soba. I want you to try Black rice cake. its texture is muy interesante!!
I posted many points with locations,photos and info on Japan hopper,
so please explore by using the tag “shuzenji“. Those photos are some of them.

[Access] Bus #1 from Shuzen ji Station to Shuzen ji Hot spring area
Tokyo-[60min(Shinkansen)]- Mishima-[33min(Izu Hakone railway)]
- Shuzenji station - Bus(10min)- Shuzen ji

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May 12, 2008 - 8:04 pm
Tags: Atami, Black rice cake, Hie shrine, hot-spring, izu, Mishima, Natsume Soseki, Shuzen ji
Categories: Travel

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