Cape Mihama

What it is

• A sand spit in Numazu City separating Suruga Bay from Heda Port.
• Part of the Izu Peninsula Geopark featuring a sandy beach and pine forest.
• Home to Morokuchi Shrine which enshrines the deity Oto-tachibana-hime-no-mikoto.
• A designated park containing a University of Tokyo dormitory and maritime museums.

What to see

• A grove of podocarpus trees designated as a prefectural natural monument.
• The Heda Shipbuilding Museum and the Suruga Bay Deep Sea Creature Museum.
• The Kenko-no-mori observatory providing views of Mount Fuji.
• Distinctive trees known as the Root-up Pine and the Friendship Pine.
• A large parking lot located at the base of the cape.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.