Izu Oshima
Family-Friendly Hotels in Izu Oshima: Camellias and Mount Mihara
The largest of the Izu Islands, reachable from Tokyo by boat or plane: enjoy volcanoes, the sea, and animal encounters as a family
19 family-friendly hotels in Izu Oshima, verified by Kids Stay: 15 with tatami rooms, 3 with in-room baths, 11 with private cottages and villas, 3 with in-room dining and 9 with kitchenettes. Every listing is checked against the official hotel website or Rakuten Travel.
Izu Oshima is the largest of the Izu Islands and part of Tokyo Metropolis, close enough to central Tokyo that a day trip is possible. A high-speed jet boat from Takeshiba Pier gets you there in about 1 hour 45 minutes, a boat from Atami Port takes about 45 minutes, and a flight from Chofu Airport takes just about 25 minutes. You don't need to bring a car, either. The island is easy to get around by local bus, rental car, or rental bicycle, which makes it an approachable choice for a family's first island getaway.
The island's symbol is Mount Mihara, a volcano that is still active today. Hiking along the green-covered outer crater rim and the crater loop trail across fields of black lava are popular with families as a hands-on nature-learning experience where you can see a volcano up close. The Chisou Daisetsudanmen, a striking exposed cross-section of many layers of strata nicknamed the "Baumkuchen cliff" for its ring-like bands, is also a dramatic sight. Along the coast, settlements like Motomachi and Habu Port offer sunset views and old port-town charm.
There's plenty for kids to enjoy too. At Tsubaki Hana Garden, a camellia garden with a free-roaming squirrel enclosure, kids can interact with small animals, and the free-admission Tokyo Metropolitan Oshima Park Zoo is home to ring-tailed lemurs, red pandas, and more. In summer, families can swim at Kobo Beach or Suna no Hama Beach, and beaches with calm water make a good place for a child's first time in the ocean.
Places to stay range from hotels with a natural hot spring like Goshinka Onsen, to homey family-run inns and guesthouses you rent as a whole house. Local specialties like bekko-zushi (sushi marinated in a soy-based sauce, a regional favorite made with island fish) and fresh seafood are also part of the trip. From the Camellia Festival when the flowers bloom in winter through early spring, to summer days at the beach, the island shows a different side of itself with every season.
Highlights
- checkA Tokyo island about 1 hour 45 minutes from Takeshiba by jet boat, or just 25 minutes by plane
- checkExperience volcanic nature firsthand with hikes on active Mount Mihara and the striking exposed strata of the Chisou Daisetsudanmen
- checkGet up close with animals at Tsubaki Hana Garden and the free-admission Oshima Park Zoo
Family-friendly features in Izu Oshima
Recommended hotels (19)
Villa Limone Oshima
Hotel & Resort Mashio Oshima
Hale Kai Guest House Oshima
Minshuku Miki Oshima
Hotel Akamon Izu Oshima
Mihamakan Oshima
Yuraku Oshima
Sandbox Oshima
Den House Oshima
Hi to Osake Oshima
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- Villa Limone Oshima
- Hotel & Resort Mashio Oshima
- Hale Kai Guest House Oshima
- Minshuku Miki Oshima
- Hotel Akamon Izu Oshima
- Mihamakan Oshima
- Yuraku Oshima
- Sandbox Oshima
- Den House Oshima
- Hi to Osake Oshima
- Guesthouse Oasis Bekkan Oshima
- Hotel Shiraiwa Oshima
- Yunoyado Kurumiya Oshima
- Palm Beach Resort Hotel Oshima
- Guesthouse Jinnomaru Oshima
- Resort Villa Miko Oshima
- Kuu and Fuu Oshima
- ASOVILUX Oshima
- Hotel Kailani Oshima
Kid-friendly facilities at family hotels in Izu Oshima
Kids Stay checked the official information of 19 family hotels in Izu Oshima and found 35 kid-friendly facilities on site. Here is a sample by category so you can compare facilities before choosing a room.
Pools and water play(2 hotels, 2 items)
- Palm Beach Resort Hotel Oshima · The on-site pool and Nodahama swimming beach, a 5-minute walk away: The on-site pool can be used (summer only, with an advance inquiry required), so even a small child who is uneasy about the sea can enjoy playing in the water with peace of mind. N
- Hotel Kailani Oshima · Summer 10-meter outdoor pool and outdoor activities: A 10-meter outdoor pool, open in summer only, where you can play in the water with your children. There is also a barbecue service using local meat and vegetables, and outdoor acti
Kids' meals and baby food(5 hotels, 7 items)
- Hotel Shiraiwa Oshima · Oshima's specialty tsubaki fondue and handmade tofu: For dinner there is the specialty tsubaki fondue, where you fry seafood, vegetables and ashitaba greens in camellia oil produced on Oshima, as well as plans with fresh sashimi. Bre
- Minshuku Miki Oshima · Handmade home cooking with island ingredients: The handmade home cooking, made with fresh island vegetables and seafood in the way only a minshuku can, is well regarded. These are heartfelt meals the whole family can gather aro
- Palm Beach Resort Hotel Oshima · Bekko, a local specialty of Izu Oshima: You can enjoy the kitchen's proudest dishes, made with island ingredients and led by bekko, a local specialty of Izu Oshima. It is a chance for the whole family to taste flavors pa
- Hotel & Resort Mashio Oshima · Cooking built around Izu Oshima seafood: The cooking, built around Izu Oshima's abundant seafood, is well regarded. Fresh island flavors come with the spectacular view from the hilltop setting.
- Yuraku Oshima · Family rooms and a breakfast buffet that is unusual on Oshima: The family rooms are a favorite with families traveling with children and give parents with young children space to relax. Breakfast is served buffet-style, which is unusual on Osh
Baby-friendly bathhouses(5 hotels, 8 items)
- Hotel Shiraiwa Oshima · The natural hot spring Benitsubaki no Yu and an open-air bath with a view of the stars: Benitsubaki no Yu is the natural hot spring the inn is proud of. From the open-air bath next to the communal bath you can feel the sea breeze while looking out at the mountains of
- Hotel Akamon Izu Oshima · Hinoki open-air bath fed by the on-site Tametomo no Yu spring: An inn with something rare on Izu Oshima: a spring source rising on its own grounds. The hinoki-cypress open-air bath is fed by Tametomo no Yu, which is associated with Minamoto no
- Yunoyado Kurumiya Oshima · One of the few free-flowing onsen baths on Izu Oshima: One of the island's few ryokan where fine Oshima onsen water flows straight from the source in generous quantity. You can take your time soaking in fresh water.
- Hotel & Resort Mashio Oshima · Hilltop private-hire open-air bath with sea views: A private-hire open-air bath you can have entirely to yourselves while looking out over the greenery. The family can soak at their own pace, so even parents with young children can
- Guesthouse Jinnomaru Oshima · A communal bath on site and onsen facilities within walking distance: There is a communal bath in the building, so you can take an unhurried bath at the guesthouse. Onsen facilities such as Gojinka Onsen are also nearby, so you can walk out and go on
Kids' programs and activities(3 hotels, 3 items)
- Hotel Akamon Izu Oshima · Minamoto no Tametomo museum: Hotel Akamon Izu Oshima adjoins a museum with exhibits about Chinzei Hachiro Minamoto no Tametomo, so you can take in the historical background of Izu Oshima alongside a soak in th
- Den House Oshima · Lava field trekking on Mount Mihara: The house makes a base for island nature experiences, such as field trekking across the lava that flowed out during major eruptions, where you can feel the active volcano Mount Mih
- Kuu and Fuu Oshima · GEO (geology) experiences on Izu Oshima: The guesthouse works as a base for GEO experiences that let you feel how the volcanic island of Izu Oshima was formed. You can enjoy learning about the island's magnificent nature
Kitchens for self-catering(5 hotels, 8 items)
- Guesthouse Oasis Bekkan Oshima · In-room kitchen (White Lotus / 10-tatami-mat Japanese-style tatami room plan): The White Lotus guest room has an induction cooktop and a microwave, so you can cook in the room. The 10-tatami-mat Japanese-style tatami room plan listed on Rakuten Travel is also
- Hale Kai Guest House Oshima · Whole-house rental with a mini kitchen: With the whole-house rental plan, your family has the place to yourselves. Some rooms have a mini kitchen and a microwave, available by reservation, which makes it easy to prepare
- Guesthouse Jinnomaru Oshima · A mini kitchen for cooking your own meals: There is a mini kitchen in the building, where you can warm up meals for your children or baby food, or do some simple cooking. As a room-only guesthouse, it lets you shape the day
- Sandbox Oshima · Private rooms with a mini kitchen for self-catering: The private non-smoking rooms have a mini kitchen, so you can warm up your child's meal or baby food, or do simple cooking. Meal service is not the inn's main focus, so you can sha
- Villa Limone Oshima · A spacious whole-house villa with a full kitchen: A whole-house villa whose 131 sq m Japanese-Western room can be booked by one group of up to 10 guests. The full kitchen has an induction cooktop, refrigerator, microwave, kettle a
Outdoor play and gardens(5 hotels, 7 items)
- Minshuku Miki Oshima · Playing among the rocks at Nodahama Beach, a 15-minute walk away: Nodahama Beach, popular for playing among the rocks and for skin diving, is about a 15-minute walk away (about 1 km). Ringed by rocks, Nodahama has relatively gentle waves, and in
- Hale Kai Guest House Oshima · An outdoor mood in the BBQ space: With the BBQ rental plan, available for a fee, you can enjoy an outdoor-style meal in the BBQ space. Everything except drinks and food is lent to you.
- Yuraku Oshima · BBQ equipment for an outdoor feel: BBQ equipment is available for a fee and by advance reservation, so you can bring together local island ingredients and enjoy a meal with an outdoor feel.
- Villa Limone Oshima · Barbecue and campfire under the stars, with the sea 3 minutes away: You can enjoy a barbecue or a campfire under the stars. Izumihama, where you can swim, is about 3 minutes away by car and can also be reached on foot, and Kobohama, Oshima's centra
- Resort Villa Miko Oshima · Garage barbecue and Mount Fuji views: A garage barbecue is available, so you can bring island ingredients and grill together as a family. On clear days, the view takes in Mount Fuji, another draw unique to this villa.
Seasonal collections for Izu Oshima
Autumn Cottages and Glamping
No one else to worry about, at your children's own pace. Areas with self-catering villas, cottages, and glamping, from north to south
Late-Summer Okinawa Beaches
Fall in Okinawa, Miyakojima, Ishigaki, and Amami, once the crowds and the heat have eased. Stays within walking distance of a beach, or with a kids' pool
Nearby attractions
Travel tips
You can reach the island by high-speed jet boat, large ferry, or plane, but the arrival port (Okata Port or Motomachi Port) can change depending on the season and weather, so check the day's sailing schedule before you go. Around the island, local buses are available, and a rental car or rental bicycle is convenient too. For hiking on Mount Mihara, bring comfortable walking shoes and plenty to drink, and take heatstroke precautions in summer. Swimming is only allowed during set seasonal dates, so check in advance.
Best season
Swimming season is summer (July to August), and the Camellia Festival runs from winter through early spring (January to March). Spring and autumn are the most comfortable seasons for hiking on Mount Mihara.
Getting there
About 1 hour 45 minutes from Takeshiba Pier in Tokyo by high-speed jet boat (large ferries also available), or about 45 minutes from Atami Port. About 25 minutes by plane from Chofu Airport. Get around the island by local bus, rental car, or rental bicycle.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get to Izu Oshima?
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It's about a 1 hour 45 minute ride from Takeshiba Pier in Tokyo by high-speed jet boat, and large ferries also make the trip. From Atami Port, the jet boat takes about 45 minutes. Flying is a convenient option too, taking about 25 minutes from Chofu Airport. The arrival port depends on the weather and will be either Okata Port or Motomachi Port, so check the day's sailing schedule.
What are some family-friendly ways to spend time in Izu Oshima?
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Hiking on the active volcano Mount Mihara, viewing the Chisou Daisetsudanmen strata, visiting Tsubaki Hana Garden to interact with squirrels, and the free-admission Tokyo Metropolitan Oshima Park Zoo are all popular with families. In summer, you can also swim at Kobo Beach or Suna no Hama Beach.
Can you enjoy Izu Oshima without a car?
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Yes. Local buses connect the island's main spots, and rental cars and rental bicycles are also available. Some hotels offer a pickup service from the port, so it's worth checking when you make your reservation.
Is Izu Oshima easy to visit with a baby?
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Yes. With a flight taking about 25 minutes and even the jet boat under 2 hours, the short travel time makes it a relatively easy island to visit with a baby. There's also a wide range of places to stay, from hotels with a hot spring to homey family-run inns, so it helps to check each hotel's page for facilities and pickup service before you choose.