Word: izu
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...flight plan, the big plane headed south, climbed to 24,000 ft., then banked sharply right, toward the west, as it passed near the small island of Oshima, south of Haneda. At 6:25 p.m., when the aircraft was 20 miles west of the island and approaching the Izu Peninsula, Tokyo-area air-traffic controllers caught the first hint of danger...
...Stratman's parents were in Tokyo for a week, and to keep them entertained, she and her husband, Stephen, transformed themselves into tour-guide extraordinaires. They planned visits to the Meiji Shrine, Kamakura's Great Buddha and the Yokohama waterfront, rented a car for an overnight trip to the Izu peninsula, and even scheduled a New Year's Day viewing of the Emperor at his palace...
...WALKABOUT For the guided tour lover, this meticulously planned itinerary takes you through the major points of interest in Izu, complete with photos, descriptions and approximate travel time between destinations...
...IZU'S WILD SIDE Had it with history? Go play outside. The Izu west coast offers a variety of outdoor fun. From Shimoda station, take the hour-long bus ride to Dogashima then wind your way down the peninsula toward Irozaki, Izu's southernmost point...
...Irozaki, the final stop on the line, features the "Jungle Park," an excellent showcase of tropical birds and plants with a soundtrack straight out of King Kong. To reach the southernmost tip of the Izu, walk through a torii, or Shinto gate, near the rear exit of the Jungle Park and step down past a little shrine. There you'll look out over jutting rocks as fishing and cargo boats ply the black waters to the south. I was thoroughly enjoying the isolated, out-of-this-world feeling, when I met Naoki Taira, a 25-year-old Tokyoite...