I was on a weeklong hiking trip with Walk Japan to explore ... aspect of our time on Izu Peninsula, from watching waves crash on seaside rocks and inhaling the salty sea scent to seeing shrines ...

Pumice stones spewed from an undersea volcano that have fouled coasts in Okinawa Prefecture have apparently made a U-turn and could reach the Izu island ... showed. The Japan Agency for Marine ...

According to the Tokyo-based Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Izu Mito Sea Paradise in Shizuoka Prefecture became the first in the nation to start breeding sea otters in 1982.

I visited Japan's Izu Peninsula, and discovered delicious seafood ... to waves crashing on the rocks and reverberating through sea caves. That night, we soaked in an open-air onsen with views ...