I went to Matsuzaki-cho, a small port town in Nishiizu known for Izu Chohachi and the townscape of namako walls. It's been seven years since I've been to Nishiizu Matsuzaki. I took paid leave and went on a four-night, four-day trip. After work on Friday, I drove my Defender directly to Matsuzaki and spent the night in the car at the roadside station "Hana no Sanseien Izu Matsuzaki." On the first day, I walked around Matsuzaki Port, based at Chohachi no Yado Sankoso in Matsuzaki Onsen, which I hadn't been to in a while, and the next day, I walked around the Kumomi and Ishibe areas, based at the food hot springs in Kumomi Onsen, Tairyo.
In the second half of my trip to Nishiizu Matsuzaki, I walked around the Kumomi area, which offers a spectacular view of Mt. Fuji and the beautiful blue Suruga Bay.
Kumomi Onsen was opened in 1955 and is a colorless, transparent chloride spring. We used "Kumomi Onsen Taberu Onsen Yado Tairyo" as our base of operations, as it is the most accessible accommodation to Senkanmon (and the food is good, reasonably priced, and suitable for solo travelers), and then climbed Mount Eboshi at Kumomi Sengen Shrine, walked through the rice terraces of Ishibe, and even made the walk to Senkanmon a very tiring two days with lots of ups and downs.
Kumomi Onsen: Eating Hot Spring Inn Tairyo
https://izutairyo.com/
323 Kumomi, Matsuzaki-cho, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture
090-1568-6859
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00:00 Waking up in the morning (recollection)
01:01 Opening
02:08 Strolling through the Ishibe rice terraces from the parking lot
04:25 From Ishibe to Kumomi
05:40 Kumomi Sengen Shrine
07:20 First worship hall
10:40 Nakanomiya
15:30 Reaching the main hall
18:19 Aerial view of Eboshiyama (Kumomi Sengen Shrine)
20:33 Heading to Matsuzaki (Matsuzaki Port), Matsuzaki-cho
23:46 Lunch at Matsuzaki Folk Crafts Cafe
26:55 Heading to Cafe Hamacho
27:56 Dessert at Cafe Hamacho (summer mandarin shaved ice)
29:00 Head to Kumomi Onsen
30:55 Stroll around Senkanmon
34:27 Check in to "Taberu Onsen Yado Tairyo"
36:25 Dinner at the inn
41:53 Next morning in Kumomi (aerial shot)
43:20 Breakfast at the inn
46:19 Aerial shot of Kumomi and the ending