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SHIZUOKA, Japan -- Once synonymous with hot springs and scenic views, tourism on the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka prefecture, south of Tokyo, is being reshaped by startups betting on culture, community and environmentally friendly travel. [1]

SHIZUOKA, Japan -- A mobile sauna installed in a decommissioned bus is ready to attract more tourists to Shizuoka prefecture, west of Tokyo. [2]

SHIZUOKA, Japan -- The town office of Higashiizu, along a peninsula southwest of Tokyo well known for its hot springs, has come up with a novel approach to attracting tourists, unstaffed souvenir shops. [3]

Travel & LeisureMount Fuji views are diamond in rough for foreign golfers Luxury tours to Japan's Shizuoka prefecture aimed at guests from Taiwan and China Taiwanese travel agents visited Susono Country Club and other golf courses in Shizuoka prefect... [4]

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Two people died and about 20 others remained missing Saturday after torrential rain triggered a large mudslide southwest of Tokyo, destroying more than 10 houses, local authorities said. [5]

TOKYO -- Towns and cities across Japan are finding ingenious ways to meet their own energy needs. [6]

TOKYO -- Hitachi will provide technology for decommissioning Japanese reactors in hopes of making gold out of the country's aging nuclear infrastructure, starting with two units at a Shizuoka Prefecture plant. [7]

ATAMI, Japan/TOKYO -- The search for survivors of Saturday's deadly mudslide continues in the Japanese resort city of Atami, with 27 people still unaccounted for as of Tuesday night. [8]

Sources
[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-02-08 · 73% match

Beyond hot springs: Startups reset tourism in Japan's Izu

SHIZUOKA, Japan -- Once synonymous with hot springs and scenic views, tourism on the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka prefecture, south of Tokyo, is being reshaped by startups betting on culture, community and environmentally friendly travel.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-09-28 · 75% match

Sauna bus ready to lure tourists to Japan's Shizuoka

SHIZUOKA, Japan -- A mobile sauna installed in a decommissioned bus is ready to attract more tourists to Shizuoka prefecture, west of Tokyo.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-04-19 · 64% match

Little-visited Japan town partners with a startup to sell souvenirs

SHIZUOKA, Japan -- The town office of Higashiizu, along a peninsula southwest of Tokyo well known for its hot springs, has come up with a novel approach to attracting tourists, unstaffed souvenir shops.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-01-25 · 75% match

Mount Fuji views are diamond in rough for foreign golfers

Travel & LeisureMount Fuji views are diamond in rough for foreign golfers Luxury tours to Japan's Shizuoka prefecture aimed at guests from Taiwan and China Taiwanese travel agents visited Susono Country Club and other golf courses in Shizuoka prefect

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-07-03 · 75% match

2 dead, some 20 missing in large mudslide southwest of Tokyo

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Two people died and about 20 others remained missing Saturday after torrential rain triggered a large mudslide southwest of Tokyo, destroying more than 10 houses, local authorities said.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-03-31 · 75% match

Japanese cities tap energy resources from their own backyards

TOKYO -- Towns and cities across Japan are finding ingenious ways to meet their own energy needs.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-05-30 · 75% match

Hitachi revs up to dismantle Japanese nuclear power plants

TOKYO -- Hitachi will provide technology for decommissioning Japanese reactors in hopes of making gold out of the country's aging nuclear infrastructure, starting with two units at a Shizuoka Prefecture plant.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-07-06 · 75% match

In pictures: Search for survivors of Japan mudslide

ATAMI, Japan/TOKYO -- The search for survivors of Saturday's deadly mudslide continues in the Japanese resort city of Atami, with 27 people still unaccounted for as of Tuesday night.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2015-06-07 · 75% match

Mixing tradition, IT to 'fan' foreign interest in Shizuoka

TOKYO -- Hoping to attract more foreign tourists, the Japanese prefecture of Shizuoka is testing a new idea that combines traditional Japanese culture and the latest information technology.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-08-09 · 75% match

Japan's Nankai Trough earthquake advisory: 5 things to know

TOKYO -- Japan is on alert for the heightened possibility of a huge earthquake that could cause immense loss of life and property across a wide stretch of the central and western parts of the country.

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