Word: izu
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...year-old geisha Harris chose after seeing her leave a bathhouse. There are still other versions?Xand it's unclear if the pair were ever actually intimate?Xbut they all have one feature in common: the setting is Shimoda, the sleepy burg at the southeast tip of the Izu Peninsula that housed the first U.S. consulate in Japan and is indelibly associated with the "opening" of the Land of the Rising...
GETTING INTO HOT WATER Throw a dart at a map of the Izu Peninsula and you'll likely hit an onsen, or hot spring. These naturally occurring geothermic sources are the primary reason Japanese tourists flock to the Izu, and rightly so: the baths, often attached to hotels, make for a stress-killing date with relaxation. Shimoda and its environs boast a number of splendid onsen inns, or ryokan, like the Kannon, 15 kilometers out of town. A room for one including two meals goes for $120 a night. Call (81-55) 828 1234 for reservations. But if you just...