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Feb. 5, 2024
[Image1]Ishibu Rice Terraces lie at the western tip of the Izu Peninsula in Matsuzakicho, Shizuoka Prefectur
[Image2]Ishibu Rice Terraces lie at the western tip of the Izu Peninsula in Matsuzakicho, Shizuoka Prefectur
[Image3]Ishibu Rice Terraces lie at the western tip of the Izu Peninsula in Matsuzakicho, Shizuoka Prefectur
[Image4]Ishibu Rice Terraces lie at the western tip of the Izu Peninsula in Matsuzakicho, Shizuoka Prefectur

Ishibu Rice Terraces lie at the western tip of the Izu Peninsula in Matsuzakicho, Shizuoka Prefecture. Spanning about 4.2 hectares and roughly 370 stone-walled rice paddies at elevations between 120 and 250 meters, these terraces are rare in eastern Japan. They offer sweeping views over Suruga Bay, and on clear days you can see Mount Fuji and the Southern Alps.

In 2000, the 4.2-hectare terraced area, which had been abandoned and covered in pampas grass, was restored and used as a catalyst for revitalizing the local community. In 2010, the 16th National Satoyama (Terraced Rice Fields) Summit was held there.

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A wide area of the southern Izu Peninsula, including Nishi-Izu and Minami-Izu, formed from submarine volcanoes and volcanic islands that erupted before Izu collided with the main island of Honshu. Senganmon, which lies at the end of a walking path, and Mt. Eboshi, seen to the right of Senganmon, are parts of a volcanic neck—the exposed "magma conduits" that once lay beneath submarine volcanoes. At Senganmon, a tunnel carved by the waves cuts through the center of the rock, forming a huge gate-like opening. Locals once likened this to the gate of Kumomi Sengen Shrine at the summit of Mt. Eboshi and called it Sengenmon, but it later became known as Senganmon, meaning it is worth a thousand kanme (an old measure of value), or "a gate worth a thousand coins."
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Nationally Designated Important Cultural Property: Iwashina School Completed in Meiji 13 (1880), this school features namako-style walls and shrine-temple–inspired architecture. Blending Matsuzaki’s traditional building techniques with Western architectural elements, its design is celebrated as a masterpiece of wooden construction and is the oldest school building in the Izu region. This two-story wooden hipped-roof structure is symmetrically laid out, and its exterior is clad in namako-style walls. The tablet reading Iwashina School above the main entrance bears the calligraphy of then-Grand Minister Sanjo Sanetomi, and local lore says the dragon carved above it was made by master carpenter Irie Chohachi using only a chisel borrowed from a colleague. With its striking Western-influenced design, the building ranks among Japan’s older modern school structures, alongside the former Rikusawa School in Kofu and the former Kaichi School in Matsumoto. It was designated a National Important Cultural Property in 1975 (Showa 50). In Matsuzaki, strong local support for education raised donations to fund construction, covering more than 40 percent of the total building cost.

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