Located at the southernmost tip of the Izu Peninsula, Minami-Izu Town is a Town rich in nature surrounded by lush green mountains and crystal clear waters.
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Minamiizu Tourism Association posted.
◆Ise Lobster Festival
Period: Saturday, October 5, 2024–Saturday, November 30, 2024 ※Checkout until Sunday, December 1, 2024
※Reservation applications start: Saturday, September 14–Friday, November 22, 2024 (phone reception 9:00–17:00)
※Applicable to stays for two or more people (one night)
※The lottery is not first-come, first-served for reservations, reception, or applications
※No accommodation discounts are available
◆Overview
◉Accommodation reservations are accepted through Friday, November 22, 2024.
◉Stays on Saturday, November 16 and Sunday, November 17 may be difficult to reserve due to a local town event.
◉Ise lobster is offered to adults (junior high school students and older) and children (ages 6 through elementary school).
◉Each guest may choose one lobster cooking method.
※Choose one of three lobster cooking methods: sashimi, boiled, or oni-gara yaki (roasted in the shell).
※The available cooking methods and their details may vary by accommodation.
◉The lottery tickets are limited to the first 500 people who draw at the venue.
※The order is not based on reservation, reception, or application sequence but on the order in which lottery tickets are actually drawn at the venue (Tourism Association).
◉Lottery eligibility covers adults and children (ages 6 through elementary school).
※Infants (ages 0–1) and toddlers (ages 2–5) are not eligible.
◉The lottery ends once the 500-ticket limit is reached.
◉After the lottery ends, accommodation reservations will continue to be accepted without special benefits.
◉Only guests who made accommodation reservations through our Tourism Association are eligible for the lottery.
※However, lottery tickets are awarded on a first-come basis to those who actually come to the Tourism Association in person.
◉When you pay the reservation deposit, you will receive a “Reservation Deposit Receipt,” which you must present to draw a lottery ticket.
◉Lottery tickets can be drawn at Roadside Station Shimogamo Onsen Yunohana (Tourist Information Center).
◉Roadside Station Shimogamo Onsen Yunohana is open from 9:00 to 17:00.
Accommodation Procedure
◉Apply for accommodation via the application form, email, or phone.
◉Once our Tourism Association arranges your accommodation, we will mail you an accommodation information letter.
◉After you receive the accommodation information letter, please transfer the stated accommodation fee to the designated bank account.
◉After confirming your transfer, we will mail you the Reservation Deposit Receipt.
◉Once you receive the Reservation Deposit Receipt, please come to Minami-Izu Town.
◉Present the Reservation Deposit Receipt at the Tourism Association reception to draw a lottery ticket.
◆Steps to the Lottery Ticket
① Apply (via form, etc.)
② Accommodation arrangement (rooms may be unavailable)
③ Accommodation information letter mailed
④ Guest transfers accommodation fee
⑤ Reservation Deposit Receipt mailed
⑥ Lottery ticket drawn at the Tourism Association
◆Accommodation Benefits (Prize Redemption)
With numbered tickets
・Five winners: accommodation subsidy voucher worth 15,000 yen each
・Ten winners: accommodation subsidy voucher worth 5,000 yen each
・Twenty winners: live Ise lobster (one box, approximately 1 kg, 2–7 lobsters)
・Seventy-five winners: frozen Ise lobster (150 g–300 g)
・Ten winners: Irozaki Ocean Park shopping voucher worth 3,000 yen
・Thirty winners: Irozaki Ocean Park shopping voucher worth 2,000 yen
・Fifty winners: Irozaki Ocean Park shopping voucher worth 1,000 yen
Without numbered tickets
・100 yen discount on purchases at Irozaki Ocean Park
※Present the non-numbered lottery ticket plus a parking ticket at the register
※Lottery participants will receive a free parking voucher for Irozaki Ocean Park
※If the lottery ends, accommodations will be offered as regular Ise-lobster-inclusive stays without the lottery benefits.
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Minamiizu Tourism Association posted.
Why do divers flock to Minami-Izu...
The waters around Mikomoto Island, eight kilometers from Yumigahama, lie under the influence of the Kuroshio Current and brim with marine life. Schools of migratory fish such as yellowtail, greater amberjack, and Japanese amberjack share the seas with various sharks like the shortfin mako, resident large reef fish such as malabar grouper and Asian sheepshead wrasse, and reptiles and rays including green sea turtles, red stingrays, and spotted eagle rays. From these famed “big game” species to seasonal visitors like striped jack, grunt, bluefish, pomfret, numerous butterflyfish, and triggerfish, the variety and density of fish make this area exceptional.
Among its attractions, the chance to see large schools of hammerhead sharks makes this dive site extraordinarily rare even by international standards.
It is no exaggeration to call this place a sea that every diver dreams of visiting.
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Minamiizu Tourism Association posted.
A new event called “Evening Cool Gathering,” organized by the Minami-Izu Town Chamber of Commerce and Industry Youth Division, will take place at Yumigahama Coast.
The event details are as follows.
Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024 (Reiwa 6)
Program
◆1:00 PM–6:00 PM Sea Kayak and SUP Experience
・50-minute sessions
・Adults ¥1,000, students ¥500
※Elementary school students must be accompanied by a guardian
◆3:00 PM–5:00 PM Obstacle Race Saburo
・Capacity: 30 teams, 60 people
・Open to participants from 4th grade elementary school and up
◆6:30 PM–8:00 PM Hoshi★Sora Cinema IZU
・Free admission
・Screening of the Minions movie
・300 seats available ※Please bring your own mats or blankets
◆Food and vendor stalls
・MOKI
・Hungryʼs
・BLUE La IZU
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Minamiizu Tourism Association posted.
Irozaki Original Sticker Is Here🎉
The Irozaki Ocean Park original sticker is now available!!
Get one as a souvenir of your visit to Minami-Izu Town or to show your love for Minami-Izu Town and Irozaki.
It's waterproof, so it’s durable!
By the way... we also have magnets🤫
They are sold at Irozaki Ocean Park, and we look forward to welcoming you.
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Minamiizu Tourism Association posted.
A new package featuring Irozaki Lighthouse-kun debuts on the hugely popular Irozaki Ocean Park souvenir, the Salt Rusk❣
It's been on limited sale since August 2nd 😆
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Minamiizu Tourism Association posted.
'Summer in Minami-Izu'
Information for summer 2024.
*Please note that the dates and details below are tentative and may change.*
○ Yumigahama Swimming Beach
Beach season: Saturday, July 20 – Sunday, August 25
○ Ko-ura Swimming Beach
Beach season: Saturday, July 27 – Friday, August 16
○ Hirizo-hama Boat Service
June 29 (Saturday) – September 30 (Monday)
Departure point: from Nakagi area, Minami-Izu Town
A natural aquarium?! Snorkeling is the best way to enjoy it!
○ Hirizo-hama Swimming Tour
Weekends in July and busy weekends in August
A day trip tour to the popular Hirizo-hama
○ Tanigawahama Boat Service
July 13 (Saturday) – September 1 (Sunday)
Departure point: from the right side of the bay at Mera Mera Coast, Minami-Izu Town
A second hidden paradise!? Ideal for snorkeling.
○ Yumigahama Splash Water Park
July 13 (Saturday) – September 8 (Sunday)
Location: Yumigahama Swimming Beach (right side)
The hugely popular inflatable water park celebrates its 10th anniversary this year!
○ Mera Offshore Athletic Course
July 6 (Saturday) – August 31 (Saturday)
Location: Mera district, Minami-Izu Town
Returning after a four-year renewal!
○ Yumigahama Fireworks Festival
Thursday, August 8, from 8:00 p.m.
Location: Yumigahama Swimming Beach
*The sunflower field in Hino will be left fallow in 2024.*
*Schedules and contents may change due to weather or other conditions.*
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Minamiizu Tourism Association posted.
◆Yumigahama Beach
This literally bow-shaped shoreline curves for about 1.2 km, with a gently sloping seabed and calm waves. It is especially popular with families.
At Yumigahama, the sea conditions suit snorkeling as well as canoeing and stand-up paddleboarding (SUP), so you can enjoy the water year-round.
The Tara-i Cape, which juts out to the east, is an excellent lookout offering sweeping coastal views. To the south you can see the Izu Seven Islands, to the east Mt. Tsumekizaki, and to the west the coastline continuing to Cape Irozaki, all of which are points of pride.
◆Aigahama (Rockpool Play)
A must-see for those who want to enjoy snorkeling with small children!
A short distance east of Yumigahama is a rocky shore.
Playing among the rockpools with a mask opens up endless fun, so it comes highly recommended!
〇Hours 8:00–16:00
※Hours when lifeguards are on duty
※There are no lifeguards at Aigahama
〇Closed Irregular closures for beach huts
※The beach huts may close suddenly due to typhoons or other conditions
〇Toilets Three locations (including accessible facilities)
〇Parking Parking available (summer paid parking ¥2,000 from July 13 to August 25, 2024)
Prohibitions and Notices for Yumigahama and Aigahama
Marine sports are allowed only within the designated marine sports area
※The area applies to the right-hand side when facing Yumigahama.
※Jet skis and similar vessels are prohibited year-round.
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Minamiizu Tourism Association posted.
'Here we go! Summer in Minami-Izu!'
The brochure for Minami-Izu Town's summer 2024 is ready.
Summer IZU coming.
Spend this summer having fun in Minami-Izu Town.
Look forward to enjoying summer in Minami-Izu Town too!!
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Minamiizu Tourism Association posted.
We created the poster "Here We Go! Summer in Minami-Izu".
It comes in two sizes: B1 728×1030 mm and B2 515×728 mm.
Please use it for this summer’s promotions.
*The B2 size can be used double-sided.*
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Minamiizu Tourism Association posted.
Fifty years have passed since the Izu Peninsula Offshore Earthquake that struck at 8:33 a.m. on May 9, 1974. Some black-and-white photos, with a few in color, that were held by the Minami-Izu Town Tourism Association at the time still remain; their condition is poor, but we are publishing them in the hope they will help future earthquake preparedness.
At that time, tourism had been growing in Minami-Izu Town—sparked by the opening of the Izu Kyuko Line in 1961 and the opening of the Margaret Line in 1972 (which was made free in 1983)—and the local economy was becoming increasingly dependent on tourism when tragedy struck again.
A series of disasters followed: the Aono River flood caused by heavy rains in July 1976, the Kawazu Earthquake in August of the same year, and the offshore Izu Oshima earthquake in 1978. Infrastructure development could not keep up, and visitor numbers plummeted.
Nevertheless, the town gradually overcame those immense hardships and slowly rebuilt. Today, summer draws large numbers of visitors to the area.
From a global perspective, earthquakes are natural events like typhoons, so it is extremely important to prepare for disasters based on past lessons and to pass those lessons on to future generations.
What was the Izu Peninsula Offshore Earthquake?
It was a shallow earthquake with its epicenter off Cape Irozaki that occurred at 8:33 a.m. on May 9, 1974, with a magnitude of 6.9.
The quake caused tremendous damage: 38 people were killed or went missing, and approximately 370 buildings were completely or partially destroyed.
Date and time: May 9, 1974, 8:33 a.m.
Magnitude: 6.9
Fatalities and missing: 38 people
Damage (complete and partial collapse): about 370 buildings
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