After leaving the town of Heda following the Suruga Bay coast we will have to drive on a quite narrow and tortous road.

I suggest by the way to take some time to stop and take pictures as much as possible, as there are various places to park the car/bycicle and enjoy the beautiful views of the ocean.

Until you will reach Izu Nagaoka or get closer to Numazu you will not find any convenient store, for about 1 hour driving, so if you need anything I suggest to buy it at the Seven Eleven in Heda.

Even if it may sound strange, this is one of the reasons why I like the Western part of Izu the most.

Its nature.

Now they are improving the road construction works also there, but it is still a quite uncontaminated place. Difficult to reach and I guess to live in, but the surrounding natural beauties compensate everything.

One of the few small villages that you will find on the way is named Ita and to reach it you must turn left and head down towards the sea. It worths a visit, as it is really a beautiful village and you can have a stunning view of Mount Fuji from a different prospective.

Because of its rocky coast you won't find many sandy beaches in this part of the Peninsula, until you get to Osezaki and LaLaSan Beach.

Then you will finally reach another 7-11 convenient store and from there you can go straight to reach Numazu City or turn right to Izu Nagaoka, that is the place where I'm working since 13 years ago and I will focus on it on my next week blog.

Izu Nagaoka is famous all over Japan for its onsen. I will write about it next time!

Alberto