Cape Mihama on Japan’s Izu Peninsula, seen from a nearby cape, features a vermilion torii gate, forested cove, Shinto shrine, and traditional fishing village along Suruga Bay’s rugged coastline. Ocean currents have shaped this scenic port with rocks and sand over millennia.

For a brief moment, the sun pierced through storm clouds, casting light on a patch of woodland on the southern slope of Cape Deai. This dramatic headland rises above the formidable waters of Suruga Bay, along the rugged western shoreline of the Izu Peninsula, approximately 150 km southwest of Tokyo, Japan.