Izu Peninsula
The Izu peninsula is a mountainous peninsula with a deeply indented coastline to the west of Tokyo on the Pacific coast of the island of Honshu, Japan, the largest of the four main islands of Japan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Atami and Mishima.
Atami
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Atami is a coastal hot spring resort city in Shizuoka prefecture, on the east coast of the Izu Peninsula southwest of Tokyo, Japan.
Mishima
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Mishima is a city located in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2019, the city had an estimated population of 109,803 in 49,323 households, and a population density of 1,800 persons per square kilometre.
Ito
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Itō is a city located on the eastern shore of the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2023, the city had an estimated population of 63,343 and a population density of 510 persons per square kilometer.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Shimoda and Izu.
Shimoda
Shimoda is a city on the Izu Peninsula in Japan. It is famous as the place where Commodore Matthew Perry of the U.S. Navy arrived with his "black ships" in 1853.
Izu
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Izu is a city in Shizuoka. People often use the word "Izu" to refer to the entire Izu Peninsula, located in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture. Shuzenji is a major hot spring town.
Izunokuni
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Izunokuni is a city located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 10 July 2019, the city had an estimated population of 48,579 in 21,257 households and a population density of 506 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 94.62 square kilometres.
Kawazu
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Kawazu is a town located on the east coast of Izu Peninsula in Kamo District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2019, the town had an estimated population of 7,203 in 3334 households, and a population density of 71 persons per km².
Izu Peninsula
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Izu Peninsula” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “شبه جزيرة إزو”
- Arabic: “شبه جزيرة ازو”
- Azerbaijani: “İdzu yarımadası”
- Azerbaijani: “İzu yarımadası”
- Basque: “Izu penintsula”
- Belarusian: “Ідзу”
- Belarusian: “Паўвостраў Ідзу”
- Bulgarian: “Идзу (полуостров)”
- Bulgarian: “Идзу”
- Catalan: “península d’Izu”
- Catalan: “Península d’Izu”
- Cebuano: “Izu Hantō”
- Chinese: “伊豆半岛”
- Chinese: “伊豆半島”
- Czech: “Izu”
- Czech: “Izuhantó”
- Dutch: “Izu”
- Esperanto: “Duoninsulo Izu”
- Esperanto: “Duoninsulo Izuo”
- Esperanto: “Izu”
- Esperanto: “Izuo”
- Finnish: “Iznu”
- Finnish: “Izu”
- Finnish: “Izun niemimaa”
- French: “Peninsule d’Izu”
- French: “péninsule d’Izu”
- French: “Péninsule d’Izu”
- German: “Izu-Halbinsel”
- Hebrew: “איזו”
- Indonesian: “Semenanjung Izu”
- Italian: “Penisola di Izu”
- Japanese: “伊豆半島”
- Japanese: “伊豆地方”
- Korean: “이즈반도”
- Lithuanian: “Idzu pusiasalis”
- Mongolian: “Изү хойг”
- Persian: “شبه جزیره ایزو”
- Persian: “شبه جزیرهٔ ایزو”
- Persian: “شبهجزیره ایزو”
- Polish: “Izu”
- Polish: “Półwysep Izu”
- Portuguese: “Península de Izu”
- Russian: “Идзу”
- Russian: “Изу”
- Rusyn: “Ідзу”
- Rusyn: “Ізу”
- Slovenian: “polotok Izu”
- Slovenian: “Polotok Izu”
- Spanish: “Izu”
- Spanish: “Península de Izu”
- Spanish: “Peninsula Izu”
- Spanish: “Península Izu”
- Swedish: “Izuhalvön”
- Thai: “คาบสมุทรอิซุ”
- Thai: “คาบสมุทรอิสุ”
- Turkish: “Izu Yarımadası”
- Turkish: “İzu Yarımadası”
- Ukrainian: “Ідзу”
- Ukrainian: “Півострів Ідзу”
- Vietnamese: “Bán đảo Izu”
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