About two hours before Shabbat, Izu came back and walked into his kitchen ... “We have 30 people coming for Shabbat dinner and you didn’t cook anything.” She then opened the fridge and ...

To reach the Izu Peninsula, my group met our guide at Tokyo ... We had a wasabi hot pot dinner with Amagi gamecock soup and local vegetables, as well as delicacies like fresh grilled bamboo ...

Anyone bent on bypassing the heavy traffic and taking in the famous “Kawazuzakura” (Kawazu cherry blossoms) now has a luxury option—helicopter day trips from Tokyo to the Izu Peninsula.

The Volcanic necks at Futo Beach on the Izu Geo Trail.