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Izu Guranparu Park

Izu Guranparu Park is located along Route 135 in the center of Izu Kogen. On the expansive grounds, which are the size of five Tokyo domes, visitors can enjoy a wide variety of attractions. The three most popular attractions are "KAiZOKU," Japan's first ship-shaped three-dimensional maze made of wooden box-shaped blocks, "Zip Line - Wind KAZE," where visitors slide down a 400-meter round-trip wire rope from 6 meters above the ground using pulleys, and "Water Balloon," where visitors walk on water in a giant transparent balloon. Water Balloon" where you walk on water in a giant transparent balloon. It is also an excellent playground where visitors can move around and play in a variety of ways, from 14 types of "athletic equipment" to the recently popular "Segway" and "VR".

Don't miss the romantic "Grand Illumination" with shining illuminations!

Izu Guranparu Koen" is a day and night changing park, which transforms into an Experience-type illumination park "Grand Illumi" at night. Grand Illumi - 4th Season" will start in mid-October 2018, with a spectacular world of illumination using 6 million LED bulbs over a vast area. Visitors will feel as if they have wandered into another dimension with the 100-meter "Tunnel of Dreams" that looks like a rainbow and the "Sweets Lanterns," a line of giant lanterns that resemble sweets. And what you should definitely try is "Night Rainbow," which is a slide down through the illumination, and "Zip Line - Kaze KAZE," which is a slide over the illumination. Both attractions are even more thrilling than during the day.

Izu Guranparu Park

• 1090 Tomido, Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture MAP
• From Izukogen Station on the Izukyu Line, take the Tokai Bus bound for "Shaboten Koen" (via Guranparu). 20 min. ride, 1 min. walk from Guranparu Koen Bus Stop.
• Daytime 9:00-17:00
  Grand Illumination 17:30-21:30
  Opening hours may change depending on the season. Please check the official website.
  Daytime and nighttime switching system
• No holidays
• Daytime: Weekdays: Junior high school students and older: 1,600 yen, Elementary school students: 1,000 yen, Children 4 and older: 500 yen
  Grand Illumi Weekdays: Junior high school students and older: 1,800 yen, elementary school students: 1,00 yen, children 4 and older: 500 yen
  Weekends and holidays: 100 yen each for elementary school students and older
• 0557-51-1122
• Charged

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Izu Shaboten Animal Park

Located at the foot of Mt. Omuro, the zoo and botanical garden covers an expansive area of approximately 200,000 m2. Visitors can appreciate about 1,500 varieties of cacti and succulents, and the zoo also keeps about 140 kinds of animals, including free-range squirrel monkeys, peacocks, and the popular capybara.
Cacti and succulents from around the world are cultivated in the Shaboten Greenhouse. Visitors can view cacti and succulents in five buildings: the Mexican Pavilion, where the giant golden shachi, the king of cacti, is planted; the Madagascar Pavilion, which has a collection of plants that have evolved in their own unique way; the South American Pavilion; the African Pavilion; and the Forested Shaboten Pavilion. The colors and shapes of the cacti and succulents are different in each region, and the variety is astonishing. Time will fly by as you observe them with great interest. After viewing the cacti, visitors can go "cactus hunting. You can pick cacti of your choice and make your own cacti on the spot, and take them home as souvenirs.

The park is a great spot to interact with animals as they come and go as they please.

Another attraction of "Izu Shaboten Zoological Park" is that it is designed so that visitors can interact with animals anywhere in the park. Many of the animals in the park, such as Indian peacocks, squirrel monkeys, and peach-bellied pelicans, are free-range, and you can enjoy interacting with animals that you would normally have a hard time meeting, such as the otters at animal feeding. Animal shows are also held daily. Animal Boat Tours," a popular tour that takes visitors to islands scattered around the pond in the center of the park to observe the animals, is also available. There is also a course that allows visitors to land on "Squirrel Monkey Island" and "Blue-fronted Monkey Island" for a petting experience.

Izu Shaboten Animal Park

• 1317-13 Tomido, Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture MAP
• From Izu-Kogen Station on the Izu Kyuko Line, take the Tokai Bus bound for "Shaboten Koen" (Shaboten Park). 20 min. ride, 1 min. walk from the last stop.
• March-October: 9:00-17:00, November-February: 9:00-16:00 (last admission 30 minutes before closing)
• No holidays
• Adults (junior high school students and older): 2,300 yen, elementary school students: 1,100 yen, toddlers (4 years and older): 400 yen *Cactus picking. Animal Boat Tours are not included.
• 0557-51-1111
• Charged

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Izu Animal Kingdom

This is a vast leisure land with a total site area of 500,000 tsubo, located on a plateau 380 meters above sea level in Izu Inatori hot spring. The Animal Zone, Sports Zone, and Play Zone are the main areas, offering a variety of fun activities. The main attraction in the Animal Zone is the Walking Safari. Visitors can walk among free-ranging herbivorous animals such as giraffes and rhinoceroses. Seeing the animals as they are up close and personal will make you feel as if you are exploring the African prairie. Visitors can also enjoy such rare experiences as feeding a two-meter-long white tiger and touching the horns of a giant rhinoceros. There is also an "Exciting Plaza" where visitors can hold and feed small animals such as the rare armadillo and capybara, as well as familiar rabbits and hedgehogs, and visitors can interact with animals throughout the zone.

Enjoy a meal while gazing at the majestic beasts of prey.

After touring the park, take a break at the Restaurant Animal Kingdom. This is a rare Restaurant in Japan where you can enjoy a meal while looking through a glass window at white tigers and other ferocious animals. While eating curry or omelette rice on the menu, you may suddenly see a white tiger approaching through the glass window! It is so close that you may forget you are eating. You will be so overwhelmed by the sight that you will forget you are eating.
Playthorn is located on a small hill with a view that extends as far as the seven Izu islands, providing an excellent sense of openness. This zone is home to a variety of amusement properties, including the "Grand Orchid Wheel.
The "Sports Zone" is a great place for families, couples, and groups to spend a whole day playing golf, and "putting golf" is also available.

Izu Animal Kingdom

• 3344 Inatori, Higashi Izu-cho, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka MAP
• From Izu Inatori Station on the Izu Kyuko Line, take the Tokai Bus bound for "Izu Animal Kingdom" (approx. 10 min.), and get off at the last stop.
• April-September: 9:00-17:00, October-March: 9:00-16:00 (last admission 1 hour before closing)
• December 11, 12, 13, 2018
• Adults 2,400 yen, Children (4 years old and up) 1,200 yen
• 0557-95-3535
• Charged

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Yumin Hook

The "Yumin Hook" departs from the pier at "Roadside Station Ito Marintown," located along Route 135 in the suburbs of Ito City. The boat is a glass boat with glass windows on the sides of its three-floor undersea chamber. While the boat moves through the shallows on departure and return, you can observe fish swimming freely in the sea.
Once out to sea, head upstairs to admire the surrounding scenery: the first-floor cabins and second-floor deck offer a panoramic view of the beautiful natural scenery, including Squirt Rock, Omuroyama, and Orange Beach, known as one of Izu's "Eight Views of Izu. On the first deck, you can feed the seagulls that follow the ship.

Yumin Hook

• Ito Marintown Port Center 1F, 571-19 Yukawa, Ito-shi, Shizuoka MAP
• From JR Ito Station, take the Tokai Bus bound for "Ito Marintown". 5 minutes from the last stop.
• Bus stop: 9:10, 10:10, 11:10, 12:10, 13:10, 14:10, 15:10
• Open irregularly *Ships may be cancelled or routes changed due to weather conditions.
• Adults 1,600 yen, junior high and high school students 1,200 yen, children (3 years old to elementary school students) 800 yen
• 0557-38-0690（Bay Cruise Ito)
• Free of charge

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iZoo

A 5-minute drive on Route 135 from Kawazu Station. This is one of Japan's largest reptile and amphibian zoos facing the sea. The zoo exhibits about 2,000 reptiles and amphibians of 400 species, including chameleons, snakes, crocodiles, and tortoises, among many other reptiles and amphibians kept in the zoo. The park also boasts of breeding and exhibiting many rare species, such as the Hiroobifid Iguana, called the "most beautiful iguana in the world," and the Lesser Antilles Iguana, called the "ultimate iguana.

Visitors can touch a tortoise walking down the aisle, or hold a lizard, snake, or crocodile in their hands. The photo shoot with a small child on the shell of a giant elephant turtle is also very popular. Many visitors have commented that the iZoo is surprisingly cute once they touch it, even if they were reluctant to do so at first. There are many attractions that can only be discovered after a visit.

Hands-on Zoo iZoo

• 406-2 Hama, Kawazu-cho, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka MAP
• 4 min. ride by Tokai Bus from Kawazu Sta. of Izukyu Line, 1 min. walk from Shobuzawa Bus Stop.
• 9:00-17:00 (last admission at 16:30)
• None
• Adults 2,500 yen, elementary school students 1,500 yen, toddlers (preschool children) free
• 0558-34-0003
• Free of charge

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Izu Peninsula Geopark Museum Georia

Georia, located at the entrance to Shuzenji hot spring, is a fun place to learn about the formation of the Izu Peninsula. Located on the Philippine Sea Plate, Izu is the only peninsula in Honshu. It became a peninsula when submarine volcanoes and volcanic islands that were once located far to the south gradually moved northward with continued volcanic activity and collided with Honshu as the plate moved. The Izu Peninsula, which has continued to the present day due to subsequent volcanic activity and crustal movement, was recognized as a UNESCO World Geopark in recognition of the international value of its geology and landforms. The purpose of a Geopark is to protect natural and cultural resources for the region while utilizing them for education and tourism, and to promote sustainable development. Georia was established in 2016 as the base of the Izu Peninsula Geopark. Visitors can learn the grand story of Izu from the prehistoric continental transition to the present culture of the Izu Peninsula in an easy-to-understand manner through exhibits and videos.

Learn about the Izu Peninsula by "seeing" and "touching" the animals

Entering the entrance, visitors first go to the "Origin of Izu Peninsula Theater," where they can watch a 7-minute presentation on the origins of Izu. Then, to learn more about the history of the land of Izu, we recommend the "Projection Mapping" in the center of the museum. The images are projected on a three-dimensional model of the Izu Peninsula, showing the formation of the peninsula from its origins as an undersea volcanic group about 20 million years ago, as well as the geological sites scattered throughout the Izu Peninsula Geopark. Other exhibits worth seeing include an exhibition corner where visitors can touch rocks collected in various parts of Izu, and a model that reproduces and observes the mechanism of river erosion. Also popular at the store are original tenugui hand towels with designs of Izu's geological formations, related books, and other items unique to the Izu Peninsula Geopark.

Izu Peninsula Geopark Museum Georia

• Shuzenji Sogo Kaikan, 838-1 Shuzenji, Izu City, Shizuoka Prefecture MAP
• From Izu Hakone Railway Shuzenji Station, take the Izu Hakone Bus or Tokai Bus bound for "Shuzenji Hot Spring" or "Niji-no-Sato" (about 5 minutes), and get off at "Shuzenji Sogo Kaikan".
• 9:00-17:00 (last admission at 16:30)
• Wednesdays (if Wednesday is a national holiday, the museum is closed on the following weekday)
• Free of charge
• 0558-72-0525
• Free (Parking is not available for chartered buses, so please go to the nearby municipal parking lot)

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Dolphin Fantasy Ito

Near Ito Port, friendly dolphins swim in a fish tank set up along the Arai breakwater. At Dolphin Fantasy Ito, visitors can enjoy a variety of experiences with the dolphins.
You can shake hands with the dolphins, sing to them, jump up and down on cue, and even kiss them on the cheek. The "Touching Dolphins Course" is a popular course that allows you to spend a lot of time with the dolphins, and everyone is fascinated by them.
If you want to get even closer to the dolphins, go underwater. With the "Dolphin Swim," you can swim with the dolphins in a fish tank and observe their lively expressions as they swim freely in the water. The dolphins are also very curious and mischievous, coming very close to you and playing tricks on you. Their lovable nature will naturally bring a smile to your face.
Playing with dolphins has an outstanding healing effect. There is also a "tour course" where you can take photos and videos of the dolphins' adorable expressions and movements, so even if you just drop by on a whim, you can fully enjoy the healing atmosphere.

Dolphin Fantasy Ito

• 2-4-14 Arai, Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture MAP
• From JR Ito Station, take the Tokai Bus bound for Arai (about 20 minutes), and get off at the last stop (2 minutes).
• 9:00-17:00
• None
• Fureai Course (year-round) 5,500 yen
  Swim Course: Summer (April-November): 13,500 yen, Winter (December-March): 10,500 yen
  Swim Pair Course (Mon) 22,600 yen
  Observation course (year-round)605 yen
  Dolphin Diving Course (Mon) 13,500 yen
• 0557-38-9133 (Nature Experience Reservation Center)
• Free of charge