A day trip to Kawazu, Izu, Japan: Cherry Blossom Festival, Strawberry Picking at Izu Fruit Park, and a stroll through Shuzenji Onsen Town.

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—Attraction Introduction—

• Strawberry picking at Izu Fruit Park

The Izu region is renowned as a famous strawberry-producing area in Japan due to its warm climate and high-quality water resources. The strawberries produced here are sweet, refreshing, and juicy. From January to May each year, the strawberry season is in full swing. At the Izu Fruit Strawberry Farm, you can enjoy a variety of freshly picked strawberries, with unlimited picking and eating for 30 minutes, experiencing the authentic Japanese farm-style picking fun.

• Shuzenji Hot Spring

Step into the tranquil Shuzenji Onsen, a hot spring resort in Izu, and experience the skin-beautifying hot springs with a history spanning over a century. This itinerary includes a special stop at the Shuzenji Takitei Onsen Hotel, where you can change into a Japanese yukata and enjoy the comfort and warmth of the open-air hot spring. You can choose to enjoy the hot spring experience or upgrade to a lunch set meal.

• Little Kyoto Shuzenji Temple

Shuzenji, known as "Little Kyoto of Izu," is a two-star recommended tourist destination in the world-renowned Michelin Green Guide Japan. The town is full of Japanese charm, dotted with ancient temples, bamboo forest trails, and long-standing romantic legends.

Lovers' Bridge: Five red iron bridges for wishing for a happy love life. It is said that if you walk across all the bridges, your wish will come true. In the popular Japanese drama "The Full-Time Wife Escapist," Yui Aragaki and Gen Hoshino also took a sweet stroll here.

*February 7 - March 8 Visit: Kawazu Cherry Blossom Festival - A Dance Between Kawazu Cherry Blossoms and Rapeseed Flowers (approximately 6.5 km cherry blossom route, free time) (approximately 120 minutes)

The Kawazu Cherry Blossom Festival is the earliest cherry blossom festival in eastern Japan. It attracts over one million visitors annually. The large, vibrant pink petals of the Kawazu cherry trees create a picturesque scene against the backdrop of the seasonal rapeseed flowers. The festival spans from Kawazu town to Mine Onsen, primarily along the banks of the Kawazu River. Food stalls line the riverside streets, where you can also purchase local handicrafts and souvenirs.

*Visit from March 9th to April 5th: Cherry Blossom Village

Within its vast grounds of approximately 40,000 square meters, there are about 1,500 cherry trees. Due to the wide variety of species, the flowering period is exceptionally long, spanning from winter to spring.

[Cherry Blossom Blooming Information] February: Kanzakura (Kazun-zakura), Kawazu-zakura (Kawazu-zakura); March: Oshima-zakura (Oshima-zakura), Kinosaki-zakura (Kōkan-zakura), Ito-zakura (Ito-zakura), etc.; Late March to early April: Somei-yoshino-zakura (Somei-yoshino-zakura); Mid-April: Koyama-zakura (Kōyama-zakura), Omikawa-zakura (Shimogawa-zakura), Yaezakura-Oshima-zakura (Yae-beautiful Oshima-zakura), etc.

*From March 9th, a complimentary tour will be offered: Kinosaki Coast and Kadowaki Suspension Bridge (Note: In case of traffic congestion or other traffic situations, or if the driver is unable to visit this attraction due to overtime work, no refund will be given. Thank you for your understanding.)

• Kinosaki Coast is a lava coast formed on the Sagami Sea by the eruption of Mount Ōmuro 4,000 years ago. It stretches approximately 9 kilometers, and the most famous feature is the Kadowaki Suspension Bridge, completed in 1968. The 48-meter-long, 23-meter-high suspension bridge spans between a sea cave and the rocky area of Kadowaki Cape, offering breathtaking views of the waves crashing against the steep cliffs.