Introducing Atami
Atami may be the gateway to Izu, but this overdeveloped hot-springs resort has little to detain foreign travellers, aside from its museum. Overlooking the coastline, the sleek MOA Museum of Art (84-2511; www.moaart.or.jp; admission ¥1600; 9.30am-4.30pm Fri-Wed, closed 6-12 Jan & 25-31 Dec) has a collection of Japanese and Chinese paintings, ceramics, calligraphy and sculpture, spanning over 1000 years and including some national treasures. Take the bus from stop 4 outside Atami station to the last stop, MOA Bijitsukan (¥160, eight minutes).
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Discount tickets to the museum (¥1300) and town information are available at the tourist office (81-5297; 9.30am-5.30pm), at the station building.
Because of Atami’s popularity with domestic tourists, rooms are overpriced; head down to Itō or Shimoda to find more reasonable lodgings.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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