Chapter 03 · Experiences
No. 11
Shrines and sacred places
Mishima Taisha at first light
朝の三嶋大社
Izu's first shrine in the quiet before the town wakes, a 1,200-year-old fragrant olive, spring water running clear through the streets, and grilled eel after.
時刻表Timetable
- 所要Duration
- About 3 hours
- 季節Season
- All year; September for the kinmokusei.
- 人数Group
- 1–12 guests
- 移動Getting there
- By trainBy train: the shinkansen or JR line from Atami to Mishima, then on foot. Fares are paid on the day.
- 集合Meeting point
- Mishima Station, south exit.
- 料金Price
- Guide fee, from ¥5,000 each with your stay
Add a paid tour and the stay is 10% less; discounts don't combine
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The story
Ten minutes from Atami by shinkansen is Izu's first shrine, quiet before the town wakes. In September its 1,200-year-old fragrant olive flowers twice and scents the whole precinct. Afterwards, spring water running clear through the streets, and grilled eel for breakfast if you're brave.
Mishima Taisha is quiet early in the morning: the ponds, the old trees, the hall the exiled Yoritomo came to again and again. We walk the precinct while it is still being swept, then follow the clear streams that run through Mishima, fed by Fuji's snow underground.
By late morning the eel restaurants open. Mishima's eel is rested for days in that same spring water before it is grilled, and it is worth the queue. Back in Atami by early afternoon.
Ten minutes from Atami by shinkansen. In September the shrine's 1,200-year-old kinmokusei flowers twice.
路線図
The route
Times are a guide; the day bends to the weather.
Start
Mishima Taisha
三嶋大社
1 h
The precinct before the crowds.
+1:00
The spring-water streams
湧水の小川
45 min
Clear water from Fuji running through the town.
+1:45Finish
Eel for an early lunch
早めのお昼にうなぎ
1 h
We book the table; you pay the restaurant.
Good to know
Included
- Your host as guide, in English or Japanese
- A route planned around your group and the weather
- Help booking tickets and restaurant tables
Not included
- Travel: train fares, fuel and tolls for your own car, or the hire car
- Admissions, boats and workshops, paid on the day
- Meals and drinks
- Price
- Guide fee per person, tax included. With your stay: ¥10,000 for one guest, ¥7,500 each for two, ¥5,000 each for three to twelve. Tour only: ¥10,000 each, for two guests or more. Admissions, partner fees, meals and travel are paid on the day. Book a paid tour with your stay and the stay itself is 10% less (you always get the single best discount). Groups of seven or more, please book 10 days ahead.
- Meeting point
- Mishima Station, south exit.
- Weather
- Fuji, the stars and the fireworks depend on the sky; we tell you the evening before if it's worth going.
- Cancellation
- Guide fees follow the stay's cancellation tiers. Partners' own terms apply to theirs.
On the mapF3
Mishima Taisha, Mishima · About 15 km from the house
Sources
- 01
Mishima Taisha is known as the Ichinomiya, the first shrine, of Izu.
Source: city.mishima.shizuoka.jp (opens in a new tab) - 02
Exiled to Izu, Minamoto no Yoritomo revered Mishima Taisha and prayed there for the revival of the Genji; after his success he gave it lands and treasures.
Source: mishimataisha.or.jp (opens in a new tab) - 03
Mishima Taisha's kinmokusei, a national natural monument thought to be about 1,200 years old, comes into full bloom twice each September.
Source: mishimataisha.or.jp (opens in a new tab) - 04
Mishima eel is kept for four to five days in Mt. Fuji's underground water, which takes away any muddy taste.
Source: mishima-kankou.com (opens in a new tab)
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