Cape Ose
A serene view of Cape Osezaki’s rocky shoreline, where deep green coastal forests meet the calm, turquoise waters of Suruga Bay. The overcast sky and distant hills add dramatic contrast, highlighting the natural beauty and quiet isolation of this rural Japanese peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Ita Village
High-angle view of Ita Village name revealed in a fallow rapeseed field in a Japanese farming village on the Izu Peninsula, known for guesthouses, farmland, coastal scenery, and grand views of Mt. Fuji and Suruga Bay on clear days.
Cape Mihama
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.
Cape Deai
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.
Suruga Bay
The rocky shoreline of Cape Mihama is inundated with smooth boulders, shaped by relentless waves that crash onto the western shores of the Izu Peninsula. Under cloudy skies, forested headlands extend into Suruga Bay, about 150 km southwest of Tokyo, Japan.
Moroguchi Shrine
An ancient Shinto shrine with a traditional dark clay-tiled roof stands deep within a tropical woodland of evergreen trees and ferns on Cape Mihama, along the western shore of the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Stone steps flanked by stone lanterns lead to the shrine’s worship hall bathed in the soft morning light of dawn, the scene is enriched by moss-covered surfaces and the serene ambiance of nature.
Waning Gibbous Moon
A waning gibbous moon shines over the choppy waters of Suruga Bay, along the western coast of the Izu Peninsula, approximately 150 km southwest of Tokyo, Japan.
Heda Lighthouse
Heda Lighthouse stands on the western coast of Cape Mihama on the Izu Peninsula, approximately 150 km southwest of Tokyo, Japan, overlooking the rugged shoreline and the vast expanse of Suruga Bay.
Fiery Horizon
My border collie and I ventured onto the jetty to watch the sunset beneath a brisk winter sky, slightly warmed by the fiery glow of the setting sun. Enoshima Island lay nearby, while the Izu Peninsula stretched faintly in the far distance.