Izu: Predicted to be the hottest spot this summer

**🌊 Izu in Summer: Escape to Where the Sea Meets the Mountains**

The buzzing of cicadas shatters the sunlight, waves lick the black reefs,
The wind slips through the pages of *The Dancing Girl of Izu*,
You walk along winding mountain paths and suddenly encounter
The entire blue Pacific, swaying at the edge of the cliff.

**🍉 Summer in Izu: Cherished Moments**
▫️ Behind the bamboo blinds of Shuzenji Temple, take the first bite of chilled watermelon
▫️ On the suspension bridge of Jogasaki Coast, surrender your heartbeat to the abyss and the wind
▫️ The matcha-colored crater of Mount Omuro, like a dango bitten by a god
▫️ The lights of night fishing boats bring the sweetness of splendid alfonsino to your tongue

**🌿 The Heat Becomes Powerless Here**
—When the forest tunnel swallows your body temperature to 23°C,
When the open-air hot spring embraces the coolness of the starry sky,
You finally understand Yasunari Kawabata's words:
"Beauty lies in the posture of escape."

(Suggested captions: Coastline photos/Cerulean waterfalls/Close-ups of *wagashi* + handwritten haiku)

**📮 Click to Save｜Summer Escape Route Map**
"How many summers must we miss
Before we admit our longing to be pardoned by the mountains and the sea?"

Post by _TI***jb | Apr 20, 2025