About Us

What is ITLA?

ITLA (Izu Travel and Living Arts, Co.) is a small local guiding company based in Matsuzaki, Izu, offering slow private journeys through the nature, culture, and history of the Izu Peninsula.

Alongside our tours, we keep a journal—collecting stories of people, places, and ways of life shaped over time by the land.

Why Living Arts?

Our everyday lives take shape in many ways. By the landscapes, climate, and cultures of the places we live. No two are ever the same. Each can be art.

There is no need a special stage or gallery space. They seem to exist—in everyday lives, in every moment.

We share stories that emerge where nature and people exist close together.

ITLA Photo Gallery: Living Landscapes of Izu

Coming Soon.

The Story Behind ITLA

The origins of ITLA’s concept lie in Hawai‘i.
The founder spent over a decade running a travel agency there,　

guiding visitors to local cultural sites and geo-sites.
Through this experience, she was drawn to the richness of local communities and regional economies, and has since focused on sharing the beauty of ways of living rooted in place.

Now, guided to the Izu Peninsula, ITLA introduces the natural landscape and culture (the ways of living) that exist within it as a travel experience.

Closer to the land, closer to the way of living.

Akemi Matsutani
Founder & Tour Guide, ITLA