La Posada

Izu Peninsula

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In this unlikely corner of Japan, the Yamaguchi family (former expats in Mexico) welcomes guests to their inn with warm, uniquely Mexican-Japanese hospitality. Immaculate, comfortable rooms share bathrooms and lovely onsen, but you're really here for the glorious Mexican cuisine, made with organic ingredients and authenticity.

Japanese, English, and Spanish are all spoken here. You can also stop by and just eat in the restaurant (¥3000/4000 for set lunch/dinner, weekdays only, advanced reservation required).

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

  • HAKONE, KANAGAWA, JAPAN - 2014/06/20: The Hakone Open Air Museum creates a harmonic balance of the nature of Hakone National Park with art in the form of scultpures and other artwork, usually replicas, using the nature of Hakone National Park as a frame or background. The park encourages children to play and be entertained as well as to inspire visitors. (Photo by John S Lander/LightRocket via Getty Images)

    Hakone Open-Air Museum

    27.18 MILES

    Occupying a verdant swath of Hakone hillside is this unmissable art safari, leading visitors past a rich array of 19th- and 20th-century sculptures and…

  • SHIMODA, JAPAN - DECEMBER 14: Trainee geisha women, known as 'maiko', walk beside a canal on Perry Road, on December 14, 2011 in Shimoda, Japan. Shimoda, a Japanese fishing town, advertised for three women to train as geisha after their numbers fell dramatically. Once qualified in March 2012, they will work in an initiative to revive the geisha culture and rejuvenate the local tourism industry. (Photo by Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert/Getty Images)

    Perry Road

    18.97 MILES

    It takes less than 10 minutes to walk end-to-end of this quaint cobbled street shadowing a narrow stream leading to Ryōsen-ji temple. However, the…

  • Jōgasaki-kaigan

    Jōgasaki-kaigan

    20.02 MILES

    A cliffside hiking trail winds over volcanic rock and through pine forest along the gorgeous Jōgasaki coast south of Itō. Most visitors head to Kadowaki…

  • Okada Museum of Art

    Okada Museum of Art

    26.64 MILES

    This mammoth museum showcases the dazzling Japanese, Chinese and Korean art treasures of industrialist Okada Kazuo. You could easily spend hours…

  • Pola Museum of Art

    Pola Museum of Art

    26.99 MILES

    Showcasing the private collection of the late Suzuki Tsuneshi, son of the founder of the Pola Group (a cosmetics company), this impressive building…

  • Enoura Observatory

    Enoura Observatory

    27.26 MILES

    Book well in advance to be sure of securing a ticket to view this extraordinary art, architecture and performing arts complex overlooking scenic Sagami…

  • Coeda House

    Coeda House

    19.59 MILES

    Resembling a parasol of cyprus and glass perched on a cliff above the ocean, this remarkable cafe space is the work of superstar architect Kengo Kuma …

  • Ōwakudani

    Ōwakudani

    26.23 MILES

    The 'Great Boiling Valley' was created 3000 years ago when Kami-yama erupted and collapsed, also forming Ashino-ko. Hydrogen sulphide steams from the…

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Nearby Izu Peninsula attractions

1. Jōren-no-taki

8.18 MILES

Half an hour by bus from Shuzen-ji Station is this 25m waterfall in a ravine. Wasabi plants thrive in the river here; the roadstop gift shop sells tasty …

2. Shoko Kanazawa Museum

8.75 MILES

Kanazawa Shoko (www.k-shoko.org), who has Down syndrome, has been doing calligraphy since she was five years old. Her vividly expressive pieces, as well…

3. Shuzen-ji

8.82 MILES

In the middle of the village is its namesake temple, said to have been founded over 1200 years ago by Kōbō Daishi, the priest credited with spreading…

4. Shuzen-ji Treasure Museum

8.82 MILES

A small museum in the grounds of Shuzen-ji containing ancient carved buddhas, other religious works of art and documentation of the restoration of these…

5. Nakaze-tei

11.29 MILES

Explore the rooms and antique tools and curios in this old kimono shop and residence girdled in walls of namako-kabe (a lattice-like plaster pattern so…

6. Izu Chōhachi Art Museum

11.48 MILES

This museum showcases the unusual plaster art 'paintings' of native son Chōhachi Irie (1815–99) including one of his masterpieces, Shungyo-no-zu (Dawn in…

7. Mt Ōmuro

17.54 MILES

Ten kilometres south of Itō is this dormant rice-bowl volcano, a perfectly smooth, steep-sided grassy mound. Ride the chairlift to the 580m summit where…

8. Tōkaikan

17.97 MILES

This grand inn (c 1928) is now a national monument for its fine woodwork. Each of its three storeys was designed by a different master carpenter;…