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==Izu Peninsula(伊豆半島, Izu-Hantou)==
==Izu Peninsula(伊豆半島, Izu-Hantou)==
The Izu Peninsula is a peninsula to the west of Tokyo, and part of the Shizuoka Prefecture of Japan. A popular resort area, it is known for its onsen hot springs.  
A popular recreational area for people in the Tokyo region, the Izu peninsula is above all known for its onsen hot springs. The peninsula abuts Mt. Fuji and is a part of Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.
 
Izu being one of Japan's biggest producers of wasabi, the local cuisine offers many wasabi-flavored dishes. Some famous towns and popular tourist attractions include old Shuzenji with its temples, onsens, waterfalls, ryokans, and Shimoda, the landing site of Commodore Perry's infamous fleet of black ships.


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Izu Peninsula(伊豆半島, Izu-Hantou)

A popular recreational area for people in the Tokyo region, the Izu peninsula is above all known for its onsen hot springs. The peninsula abuts Mt. Fuji and is a part of Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.

Izu being one of Japan's biggest producers of wasabi, the local cuisine offers many wasabi-flavored dishes. Some famous towns and popular tourist attractions include old Shuzenji with its temples, onsens, waterfalls, ryokans, and Shimoda, the landing site of Commodore Perry's infamous fleet of black ships.

In-universe- In the series, the battle against Gaghiel is fought as the Naval Convoy passes over the submerged city of Ito, identified by street signs on the display screen.

Tokyo

Hakone

Atsugi

Atsugi is a city in the Kanagawa Prefecture of Japan. Apart from being a satellite city for the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area, it is also known for the United States Navy base at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, which actually is not in Atsugi but straddles the border between the neighbouring cities of Ayase and Yamato.

Atsugi AFB

Naval Air Facility Atsugi is the largest US Navy air base in the Pacific and houses Carrier Air Wing 5, which deploys with the carrier USS Kitty Hawk. Atsugi is shared with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense force.


Iruma

-Okinawa