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Today it was really warm and a beautiful day in Shirahama !
The air was very clear and we could see Amagi mountains and Izu Oshima island.
Besides the color of sea was just emerald green.
When I was taking pictures in the beach, some poeple came there and said.....
We usually serve a Beef steak as a main dish of first night's dinner.
But we started to provide this menu for those who don't like a beef or can't eat it.
This is a "Meuniere of Fish with Itarian souce" using fresh fish from Shimoda fish market.
Yes, we provide it in stead of beef for you until April 31st !
When we went shopping to Shimoda, we went to "Shimoda Nesugatayama Ropeway" with my wife, my daughter and my son.
In Japan we, Japanese, call a Cable car "Ropeway".
There is a ropeway station in front of Shimoda train staion.
And it takes only 3 minutes and half to the top of mountain.....
Shimoda is very famous for fresh fishes.
Especially this Shimoda's fish "Kinmedai"in Japanese, "Alfonsino" in English, is most famous in Japan.
That's why we started to sereve this meal "Kinmedai Kamameshi" as a dinner's menu from this month until the end of April.
I can't explane it in English well, but it means alfonsino, rice and vegitables are cooked with soysauce, sake in a ball.
This is Japanese traditional cooking.
Why don't you order this ?
The price for 2 people would be 2,000 yen as a extra charge.
Yesterday our guest asked me that he is looking for a beach which he watched in a TV program and at the Osak train station.
So I went to take pictures for him today.
This is one of them "Itado port" in the north area of Shirahama.
There are many ships for fishing of Japanese spiny lobstar, top shell, squid, jack mackerel, alfonsino and etc.... .
Today my son and me went to Aquarium in Shimoda with a family of my friend of university.
I have ever been this aquarium many times, but it was first time for my son. He was very excited there.
This aquarium has many places to see, and this is one of them "Floating Aqua Tank".
It means this big aqua tank is floating on the sea as a ship. I think we can't see it in the other aquarium in Japan. The other tanks are mostly in the buildings......
We had a strong wind today in Shirahama.
When I went to the beach, I saw some windsurfers there.
The wind was not so strong, but they run on the sea with high speed.
It was very warm today, so they felt really excited.
By the way today's Yuuki .......
When I went for shopping I went to "Shirahama Chuou Beach" with my daughter and son.
This beach is on the opposit side of Shirahama Ohama beach which is nearest one of Sakuraya.
And this beach has some woody teracce and path along the sea.
Several years ago this beach had been selected as one of 88 beautiful beach of Japan.
Shizuoka Prefecture has only 2 of them..... .
" It will be sunny this afternoon." the weather forcast said, but actually it was almost cloudy at all.
I am very sorry that our guest from Italy could not see beautiful Shirahama beach.
When I went to the beach, there were many lifesavers who were students of university and were practicing.
Besides they are all women !! I was really surprised.
By the way I show you today's my son, Yuuki, .......
Today my wife, my children and me went to Shimoda for shopping.
I sometimes go to supermarket with my son. When he was baby, I bought holding him. But he recently wants to walk in a supermarket by himself.
Probably he wants see and touch everything.
By the way I found one thing that I want to introduce....
Today it was very warm in Shirahama.
I felt a summer a little when I was in a car.
On the route 135 there were a lot of cars of the other prefecture, because now we are in a long holidays in Japan.
Before going to Shimoda my son, Yuuki, and me went to Shirahama beach.....
In the late afternoon, when I was preparing our dinner in the kitchen, I found that the sun was setting through the window.
So I went to the upstairs room soon and took some pictures of sunset.
It was really beautiful sunset that I couldn't see for a long time.
It seemed like a painting on the big canvas......
It was rainny in the afternoon in Shirahama.
The tree of Kawazu Sakura has a lot of small fruits and the green leaves.
In the rain I could find the raindrop on a leaf.
It was really small and beautiful gift from the rain.
In this season we can see many kind of flowers in our garden.
This flower is "Sumomo" in Japanese, "Damson" or "Japanese plum" in english.
We look forward to eating this fruit in late June.
I'm showing you today's Shirahama beach.......
4 days ago, "Kawazu Sakura Festival" had just finished, but this time the other kinds of Sakura are beginning to bloom in Shimoda.
I found this flower in our garden today, this sakura is one kind of them, "Yama Sakura", it means Sakura in the moutain.
I could see a beautiful swinging Sakura in the wind.
It was almost sunny in the morning in Shirahama, but.....
When I waked up in this early morning, I saw a red light on the window of my room.
Yes, the sun was just rising from the horizon.
I could see a beautiful sunrise after a long time from our terrace.
By the way when I went to the beach to take a picture, I found the black shadow in the wave.....
Continue reading "The sunrise and the shadow in the wave..." »
When I came back from Shimoda town, I took this picture.
Today we had a little cold wind, but it was really beautiful day in Shirahama.
We could see a blue sea, a blue sky and white clouds.
By the way I caught a cold at last from our children and have pains on my body.
So I go to bed from now today.
See you.
My son, Yuuki, could get a good condition this morning, but my daughters caught a cold instead of him.
They had high fever, had loose bowels, and vomited many times like my son last night.
I hope they will have good condition soon.
By the way I took this photo yesterday in Shirahama. It was really high and big wave.
So some surfers had been challenging toward these waves......
My son, Yuuki, haven't had a good condition yet and he cried many times today, so I took hime to drive to Kawadu town.
Sakura blossoms finish at the end of Sakura festival in this stage, May 10th, everyyear.
But Sakura blossom is late 1 or 2 weeks this year, so we can still see it now.
We went there at around 5:00pm, but.....
Continue reading "At the end of festival of Kawazu Sakura 2006" »
Tonight, my son, Yuuki, and me went to Minami Izu town to see Sakura of night.
To tell the truth, we went there last night too, because my son caught a cold, had a bad condition and was very nervous, so I took him to drive to make him better feeling.
When we got there we saw a beautiful view of Night Sakura. Then I wanted to take a photo.
But as I didn't bring my camera, I couldn't take a photo of Night Sakura.
So I tried to go Minami Izu to take it again tonight.....
It was rainny all day today in Shirahama.
We had not only rain but wind. Yes, it was really strong wind from North.
I was going to take a photo but I could not do it for a long time because of the strong wind and rain.
Before coming to the beach today I guessed that there was nobody there, but I found some people.
They were going to go into the big waves......
Do you know this flower ?
We, Japanese, call it "Himekingyosou". It is "Linaria" in English.
These flowers usually bloom from April to June, but we can see this flower in May in Shirahama every year, because it is very warm here.
By the way you can see our Sakuraya's building behind these flowers, can't you ?
As you know our building is still under construction in this stage .....
As usual, when I went to the school to pick my daughters up, we went to the beach for a while.
After we parked our car in a parking lot of Shirahama shrine, my children started to walk gladly to the beach.
My children played on the rocks and sand, but my son, Yuuki, was in a bad mood...
Today it was warm, the weather forcast on TV said that Today's temperature is the end of March and it will be warmer tomorrow.
When I went to the beach young people were there and they were feeling the strong wind holding their hands like this photo.
Yes, we had really strong wind today. When I was in the beach I couldn't open my eyes, because the strong wind flied sand.
By the way I found the spring on the way to my home from my daughte's school........
Today it was rainny here in Shirahama.
When Hikari came back to home from the school, Yuuki asked her one thing..
He said to his sister "Do ! do !".
It means Keyboard.
In these days he is very interested in playing keyboard after my daughters teached him how to play it.
By the way, yesterday I saw 2 men who were swimming in Shirahama.
Actually it was very warm yesterday but I could not believe it.
Today, when we came back from Shimoda town, I took this picture in Shirahama.
This small ship is for taking Ise Ebi (shrimp).
They set the net to take Ise Ebi in the afternoon, and take it off from the sea in early morning, at around 4 or 5 am.
We can eat Ise Ebi from October to May every year.
Have you ever eaten it ? It is very sweet and tasty.
By the way we went to Shimoda to see the classical ballet class of my daughters.....
Today it was a little windy but very warm too.
When I went to Shimoda I saw a lot of cars from other prefectures. Probably they came to Izu to see Kawazu Sakura festival.
My friend said to me " It took about 4 hours more from Kanagawa to Shimoda today, it's usually only 3 hours. After Atami we had sometimes traffic jam."
Tomorrow a lot of people will come to Izu more than today, because it will be sunny and we will be able to see full bloom of Sakura.
It was sunny for a short time yesterday, but today it was a beutiful all day n Shirahama beach.
The waves were in good condetion too today, so many serfers were challenging to the waves.
On the other hand, there were many travellers who probably came to Izu to see Sakura festivals.
When I went to the beach, there was a family. And two children were playing without clothes for the winter. It was really warm today.
By the way I am going to show you today's my son......
"I am going to take a picture at the beach from now."
"Do you take it for today's weblog, dad ?"
As recentry my daughter, Akari is checking my weblig up everyday, she said so soon.
Today it was sunny in Shirahama after one week, I went to the beach when I went to pick my dauthers up to the school.
When I was taking pictures of the sea, my daughter, Hikari was playing on the sand like this. So I requested her one thing.....
3 days ago, when I was cooking our dinner, as my son was looking the salt I tried to give him for tasting it.
It was very cute his face, so I decided to take a photo of him with salt someday.
Today I gave hime the salt on a small dish, and after that he tasted it.......
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