At the top of the Izu peninsula on the west coast is Heda, a small fishing village. The drive up from Dogashima offers some fantastic views of the steep, rugged coastline and, on a clear day, some of the best views of Mount Fuji across the bay.
This is looking down on another small village on the approach to Heda:
Boats in the harbour at Heda:
Pier at Heda:
At a small temple on the other side of the bay looking back towards Heda:
Views of Mount Fuji from Heda:
View from near Heda back up inland towards the Izu Highlands:
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Japan is such an amazing and beautiful place, thank you for sharing. 🙂
IT TRULY IS!!! I’ve been to Japan 5 times to various parts of the country – so it’ll be great to visit (virtually) the other places I’ve not been! Thx!
Its really a superb place to make the mind peaceful
me gusta big time rush
I love the temple doorway pic 🙂
Gorgeous sights. Definitely one to spark the wanderlust.
Breathtaking!
Stunning photos! Amazing!
Looks like a place I can spend my rest of life in.
Wow, I had no idea what/where Heda was. Thanks for sharing.
Some nice pics. Not AMAZING. Not out of the realm of any digital camera person.
Any writing on Heda or not? Seems not. No anecdotes, nor personal experiences.
Please make your travel stuff about writing and photos. These days, anyone can take a great shot with an SLR/digital piece of equipment. Not hearing anything from you that’s unusual, different or otherwise noteworthy.Seems this is the avenue FP is taking these days, so I hope you set your sights WELL above their expectations.
I LOVE the one of Mt. Fuji in the distance. Really beautiful 🙂
Lovely pictures. Japan looks so serene. I also live on a small island – in the Caribbean, so quite different.
Fantastic shots
beautiful photos
I am inspired to do a haiku on one of the photos. Will you allow me to use that photo with credit given to you and linking back to this site? Thanks in advance and I await your response.
Be my guest.
Thank you for your permission. Here is the link for the haiku that I’ve done on one of these photos http://awalkinmyheart.wordpress.com/2012/06/15/almost-heaven/
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Great I like ^^
Beautiful! Would love to visit your country someday. ^_^
Beautiful Place…Beautiful Pics…
awesome pics!
the photos are truly gorgeous!
Awesome pics! Thanks for sharing.
Wish I could go back there with unli budget (:
Thank you for bringing such additional beauty into my life here in Ireland.
I adore the Izu Peninsula….lovely little piece of Japan – great pics
Absolutely gorgeous!!!
It’s sooo beautiful scenery! I’m always wanted to go to Japan
Lovely images! Congratulations on being Freshly Pressed!
Incredible landscape and incredible Mount Fuji view, it looks so good the contrast between the blue of the sky and the water and the white of the Fuji. Thank you for sharing,
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Great pictures. Japan is such a beautiful country, it’s a shame that most foreign visitors only experience the urban parts
That’s true. They’re often hard (and expensive!) to get to.
Yeah Japan is expensive enough as it is, so I don’t think many people want to deal with the added expenses and hassles of going out to the countryside
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Great pictures! such an inspirational place..thanks for sharing!
Oh and I will continue reading your blog.. 🙂
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