Heda Onsen

1200-year-old onsen at the head of the Katsura River in central Izu. Bamboo grove, red bridges, the historic Shuzenji temple complex.

A hot-spring town on the central Izu plain, joining the ancient Kona spring, named in the Azuma Kagami and tied to the Hojo clan, with Meiji-era Nagaoka. Gentle alkaline "beauty water," Mt. Katsuragi's Fuji-and-Suruga-Bay views, and the Genji history of nearby Hirugakojima.

Coastal Izu resort with a long Edo-period bathing history. Famous for the wooden Tokaikan inn, sodium chloride springs, and fresh sashimi at the morning market.

Seaside city on the Izu Peninsula, an hour from Tokyo by Shinkansen. Coastal sodium chloride springs; fireworks over Sagami Bay in summer.