Kurofune Obsevatory

Places of Interest Nearby

Izukyushimoda

Railway station

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Izukyū-Shimoda Station is a railway station in the city of Shimoda, Shizuoka, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Izukyū Corporation. Izukyushimoda is situated 1 km west of Kurofune Obsevatory.

Gyokusenji

Buddhist temple

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Gyokusen-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is noteworthy in that it served as the first American consulate in Japan. The temple and its grounds were designated as a National Historic Site of Japan in 1951. Gyokusenji is situated 1 km southeast of Kurofune Obsevatory.

Shimoda Sea Aquarium

Public aquarium

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Shimoda Sea Aquarium is a public aquarium, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Kurofune Obsevatory.

Places in the Area

Shimoda

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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.

Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park

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Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park is a national park that straddles Yamanashi, Shizuoka, Kanagawa and Tokyo prefecture. It covers a large area and many different locations ranging from natural hot springs to coastlines to mountainous areas and lakes.

Kawazu

Photo: Koichi Oda, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

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