Izu Coast from Atami to Ito in One Day
Forty-five minutes from Tokyo by Shinkansen: a seaside villa, an art museum above the bay, an old wooden bathhouse in Ito, the lava cliffs of Jogasaki and a hot
Last updated 2026-09-03 · 1-day self-guided plan
Atami & Ito
Tokyo's nearest sea, cliffs and hot springs
For anyone based in Tokyo who wants a coast and onsen day without an overnight bag, using the Shinkansen and the local line down the Izu shore.
1Kodama to Atami, then Kiunkaku
Kodama trains stop at Atami about 45 minutes out of Tokyo; sit on the right-hand side for the glimpses of Fuji and the coast on a clear morning. From the station, a bus or 20-minute walk downhill reaches Kiunkaku around 9:30, a shipping magnate's villa turned hotel where novelists once wrote, with tatami rooms, a stained-glass Western wing and a strolling garden. It is the best introduction to Atami's resort past.
1 HourCost: ¥400–800- 2
MOA Museum of Art
A bus from the station climbs 10 minutes to the museum on the hill above the bay. A long series of escalators leads up through the rock to galleries of Japanese ceramics, screens and lacquer, and a reconstructed golden tea room; the main hall's terrace looks straight down over Atami and the sea to the Izu islands. Have lunch in the museum's soba restaurant or back near the station, where the sun-dried fish shops line the arcade.
1.5 HoursCost: ¥1,500–2,500 - 3
Ito and the Tokaikan
The JR Ito Line runs south along the coast to Ito in about 25 minutes; be there around 13:00. Ten minutes from the station along the river stands Tokaikan, a three-storey timber inn from the pre-war era, all polished corridors, carved transoms and river-facing rooms, now open as a museum with a small bath. The old town around it still has pastel bathhouses and a fishing harbour selling the morning's catch as sashimi sets.
1 HourCost: ¥200–600 - 4
Jogasaki Coast
Change to the Izukyu line for 15 minutes to Jogasaki-Kaigan, then walk 25 minutes through pine woods to the shore. The coast here is black lava that poured into the sea from Mt Omuro, cut into cliffs and coves; a short suspension bridge swings over one inlet, and a small lighthouse gives a view along the whole shoreline. The cliff path runs for kilometres in both directions; an hour's stretch either way is plenty.
1.5 HoursCost: Free 
5Onsen at dusk in Ito
Ride back to Ito around 16:30. Several hotels along the seafront open their outdoor baths to day visitors in the late afternoon, and the town's neighbourhood bathhouses are cheap and steaming; Ito's water is plentiful, clear and hot. Soak with the bay going grey outside, eat a bowl of kinmedai, the local red snapper, near the station, then take the Ito Line back to Atami and the last Kodama to Tokyo, which runs until late evening.
1.5 HoursCost: ¥800–2,000
Day 1 Estimated Cost
- Food¥3,000–6,000
- Shinkansen & local trains¥8,000–10,000
- Admissions & bath¥2,900–5,900
Tips
Buy the Shinkansen as a round trip and use an IC card for the Ito and Izukyu lines; the Izukyu section is a private railway not covered by JR passes.
Jogasaki's path is lava rock and pine roots, and Atami is built on a hillside; walking shoes, and a hat for the bare cliffs in summer.
Kinmedai is the fish to order on this coast, simmered in soy and sugar or as sashimi; the harbour restaurants in Ito do it cheaper than Atami.
Shoot Jogasaki mid-afternoon with the sun on the cliffs and the suspension bridge from the lighthouse side; the museum terrace is best in the morning haze.