Sho's note
Kiunkaku
Built as a villa in 1919 and an inn from 1947. Dazai Osamu and Tanizaki Jun'ichiro stayed here. Entry is 610 yen, and it's closed on Wednesdays.
From your guide
What I point out on the way
I spent nine years in Brisbane, from junior high to the end of university, and I guide in English or Japanese. I check our food stops with each shop before the day.
Sho's note
Atami Station
We meet here. Nakamise and Heiwa-dori start right outside.
Sho's note
Oyu Geyser
It stopped on its own in 1923 and now erupts artificially about every five minutes, about 20 minutes' walk from the station.
Nakamise and Heiwa-dori, the two shopping streets by the station, have shops that have been trading for 60 to 70 years. Dried fish is the thing to look for.
Kinomiya Shrine has a camphor tree more than 2,100 years old and 24 metres around the trunk. One lap of it is said to add a year to your life.
