Full Day Tour Hiking Shimoda Foot Highway

8 miles of rolling hiking along river valleys clothed in 19th century indigenous plantation forest. Refresh body and soul in this historical kaleidoscope of gushing waterfalls and pristine ponds. In feudal times Shimoda Foot Highway connected Izu Peninsula's southern port of Shimoda with Mishima, about 70kms to the north. Japan's Izu Peninsula is geographically unique in being the only part of the country to sit on top of the Philippine's tectonic plate. Izu was originally an island located south of the Japanese mainland. The northward movement of the Philippine plate eventually brought the island into contact with the mainland, forming the current peninsula. Understandably, a considerable amount of volcanic activity manifests in this movement, earning Izu Peninsula UNESCO Global Geopark status.