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Shimoda Park

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Shimoda Park is an attractive wooded park on a hill next to Shimoda's city center.

Fortifications for the defense of the city once stood on the hill, but only ruins remain. Today, Shimoda Park is the site of the Monument to the Opening of US-Japan Diplomatic Relations built in 1957, and more than one thousand ajisai (hydrangea), which bloom in June.

From the opposite side of the park, you can get a preview of the wildly rugged coastline, expecting you further down the southern coast of the Izu Peninsula around Irozaki.

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How to get there

Shimoda Park can be reached in a 7 minute bus ride (190 yen) from Shimoda's railway station on a bus bound for the Shimoda Aquarium. The park is just next to the aquarium.

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Hours and Fees

Hours:	Always open
Closed:	No closing days
Admission:	Free

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	Jemsty Inn Izu-Kogen A little cozy inn with chartered onsen baths, from 4800Yen. 9min walk from Izu Kogen station. Opened in 2012. Free Wi-Fi.
	Seizan Yamato A modern ryokan with a free-flowing hot spring stands on a quiet hill. Enjoy the full experience, from tatami floors to a futon.
	Shimoda Yamatokan Come relax at a room on the seashore overlooking Tatado beach, located right outside our doorstep.
	Hotel Fuji Fugaku Gunjo, a top-class Japanese inn Relax in your room's private outdoor hot-spring bath while Mt. Fuji greets you from across the azure sea. Our meals are prepared with fresh, local ingredients.
	Hotel Kona Besso The only inn in Izu with all 8 hanare private guest residences designed in the style of a sukiya Kyoto tea-ceremony house.
	Historical Ryokan Hostel K's House Ito Onsen Historical ryokan style hostel with 100% natural communal and private hot spring bath. Rates from 2,950yen.

User Ratings

Ratings for Shimoda Park:

japan-guide.com Rating:		interesting
User Rating (by 68 users):	67/100	mildly interesting

Best rated sights nationwide (out of 725):

687. Marunouchi (Tokyo) 67/100

688. Kochi Downtown (Kochi) 67/100

689. Red Brick Warehouses (Hakodate) 67/100

690. Kawayu Onsen (Akan National Park) 67/100

691. Mizusawa Temple (Ikaho Onsen) 67/100

692. Shimoda Park (Izu Peninsula) 67/100

693. Lake Tazawa (Hachimantai) 67/100

694. Ceatec Japan (Tokyo) 67/100

695. Sugamo (Tokyo) 67/100

696. Boso no Mura (Narita) 66/100

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311. Shimoda Park (Izu Peninsula) 178

312. Botanical Garden (Hakone) 178

313. Shin-Yakushiji (Nara) 178

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