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VIDEO| Shuzenji: Japanese temple town offers beautiful fall colors and hot spring

In the hilly center of the Izu peninsula, you’ll find Shuzenji Town offering hot spring resorts, open-air baths on a river bank, elegant Japanese bridges, old inns and charming temples and shrines.
A local Japanese child practices kicking a training pad held by Sgt. Takiyah Wesley, Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji supply sergeant, Aug. 7, 2021, Shizuoka, Japan. Marines and Sailors from the installation volunteered at the National Chuo Youth Friendship Center’s fifth annual English camp, where they engaged local children in conversation and activities. Wesley is a native of Memphis, Tennessee. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Katie Gray)
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Camp Fuji Marines, Sailors volunteer at community English camp

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji volunteered with the National Chuo Youth Friendship Center’s annual English camp in Shizuoka, Japan, Aug. 6-8, 2021.
Dr. Sugano pouring a tribute from the BC onto the American monument at Mt. Shizuhata. Photo by A1C Sean Martin, USAF
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Blackened Canteen Ceremony: How 2 Japanese men remembered locals, 23 US airmen killed in WWII air raid

Nestled in view of the verdant, southwestern slopes of Mt. Fuji where the mountains descend to the sea lies the bustling city of Shizuoka, the tea capital of Japan.
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Japan’s majestic Mount Fuji to open for climbing!

Every year, thousands make the grueling hike for a view unlike any other atop Japan’s iconic Mt. Fuji. In 2020, this feat was one of many casualties of COVID-19, and for the first time in modern history, authorities closed access to Mt. Fuji’s four trails during the hiking season.
Ryotan-ji Temple is the family temple of the influential Ii family.
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Choose your own adventure in Hamamatsu City

Stretching from forested mountains in the north to the shores of the Pacific Ocean, Hamamatsu is the largest city in Shizuoka and has a long and storied history as both an industrial center and former home of one of the most famous warlords, Tokugawa Ieyasu.
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Soothing Shizuoka: Sandy beaches, deep blue waters await

The weather is getting warmer and the water is becoming more and more enticing. But, you don’t have to travel all the way to Okinawa for white sandy beaches and exceptionally blue waters. Just a short drive from Tokyo, the beaches out of travel magazines await.
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11 secrets about Mt. Fuji, the symbol of Japan

Boasting the greatest height of domestic single peak mountains in the country, Mount Fuji is loved as a sightseeing attraction representative of Japan throughout the world. More than 300,000 mountaineers flock to it every year.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tyrone Thomas
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Numazu Beach Landing, a 459th AS first

Mt. Fuji sits in the view of a UH1N Helicopter, assigned to 459th Airlift Squadron, near Numazu Beach, Japan, Feb. 18, 2021.
Lance Cpl. Christopher Mauney, a Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji range control operator, cleans ocean debris from Numazu Beach Training Area, Shizuoka, Japan, Dec. 30, 2020. Service members cleared over 2700 liters of trash and other ocean debris from the beach, which is used by joint U.S. forces and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force for air ground and amphibious training.
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CATC Camp Fuji Marines and Sailors clean Numazu Beach, ensure readiness for training units

Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji Marines and sailors participated in a cleanup day at the installation’s Numazu Beach Training Area, Shizuoka, Japan, Dec. 30, 2020.
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A day trip to Japan's beautiful Shuzenji

If you are on a U.S. military installation in the Kanto Plain and are looking for a one-day trip to experience a traditional Japanese hot spring resort, a strong option would be Shuzenji.