A midsummer trip to Izu to celebrate my husband's 50th birthday. We returned to "Izu Nagaoka Onsen Sanyo-so" after our first visit for our wedding anniversary in spring, this time in a different season. Once again, we stayed in the "Sakae no Ma" room in the detached "Fujiuraha" cottage, where we could spend time with our beloved dog, Chocolat. In spring, the area was adorned with cherry blossoms and other spring flowers...
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This spring, we visited the Sanyo-so hot spring inn in Izu Nagaoka to celebrate our 14th wedding anniversary, our ivory anniversary. We were captivated by its historic architecture and beautiful gardens, and it made us want to return in a different season. This summer, we went back again. (See our previous article here...).
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Nestled in the heart of the mountains of Genjiyama in Izu-Nagaoka, the renowned inn "Izu-Nagaoka Onsen Sanyo-so" exudes a sense of history. Built in the early Showa period as a villa for Hisaya Iwasaki, the third head of the Mitsubishi zaibatsu, this place offers a tranquil atmosphere where aged architecture and a vast Japanese garden intertwine...
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