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title: Awashima Island
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journey: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/episodes/numazu-sushi/
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# Awashima Island

A little of each town’s story　/　Numazu, Shizuoka

A small island in Suruga Bay at the boundary of Uchiura Bay and Enoura Bay. It is a volcanic neck, the uplifted and eroded conduit of a submarine volcano: 0.165 square kilometers in area, 2.2 kilometers around, and 137 meters at its highest point. The whole island belongs to Uchiura-Shigedera, Numazu. I looked out at it from the shore at Uchiura-Nagahama.

## This moment in the journey: Breakfast with a view of Mt. Fuji

Carrying the bento, I walked along the road by the harbor. Past a stop sign, the island of Awashima floated on the water, with snow-capped Mt. Fuji rising behind it.

I sat down at the water's edge and untied the bamboo bundle on my lap: rice balls, rolled omelet, pickled cucumber. I ate them one by one, watching Mt. Fuji lift its head above the clouds, then lingered over a cup of coffee, looking out at the sea.

Close by was a bus stop called Nagahama. Beyond the seawall, Awashima sat squarely on the water.

![Sitting by the sea, looking at Mt. Fuji and Awashima](https://karigurashijourney.com/img/numazu-sushi/s27-1200.jpg)
- Sources: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B7%A1%E5%B3%B6_(%E6%B2%BC%E6%B4%A5%E5%B8%82)

Read this scene in the full journey: https://karigurashijourney.com/en/episodes/numazu-sushi/