Enjoy sensational sea views from the tatami guestrooms at this cliffside ryokan. A variety of baths are on offer, including a men's rotemburo (outdoor onsen) down on the beach with crashing waves, and the women's overlooking the ocean slightly higher up. It's a five-minute walk north from the Dōgashima bus stop.
Umibe-no-Kakureyu Seiryu
Izu Peninsula
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The plinth-mounted bust of Matthew C Perry commemorates the landing of the US commodore and his men at this spot in 1854, a short hop from Perry Road.
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