Not only Shirahama Beach but also all beaches in Shimoda were closed due to typhoon today.
When I went to Shimoda down town for shopping there were some people on the beach, and some of them were swimming.
It is really dangerous to swim today!!
Click here to see the other pictures today.
Today it was Sunday which is the middle day of 3 holidays on weekend.
So there were a lot of people on the nearest beach Shirahama.
There are 9 beaches in Shimoda city, but some of them were closed due to typhoon getting closer to Japan.
Shirahama Beach was opened until 13:00, but it was closed after 14:00.
It will be closed again tomorrow.
Have you ever been to Shimoda?
White sandy beach, blue sea and Izu Oshima Island on the horizon.....
It takes about only 3 or 4 hours to get there from Tokyo.
And you can get an amazing scenery like this!
Unbelivable!!
Click here to see the other pictures I took today.
When I was cleaning guest rooms after check-out my son came and said,
"There is nothing to do, and I'm getting tired, dad.!
I had a lot of things to do and was very busy today, but I decided to go to the beach with my son for swimming.
Because we will have a lot of guests next weekend, and I will not be able to swim with him.
The water was stil a little bit cold, but we could have a good time on the beach.
Yesterday the rainy season was over here in Tokai area in Japan, and today it was over in Kanto area too.
I was wondering that the rainy season had been over yesterday, because it was almost cloudy here in Shimoda.
But summer has come to Shimoda at last.
When I was cleaning the guest rooms I could see the blue sea through the window.
So I decided to go to the beach to take pictures.
I took this on the way to the nearest beach "Shirahama" from Sakuraya.
Look at that gorgeous color of the sea!
It's amazing color, isn't it? ....
Continue reading "2011/07/09 Summer has come to Shirahama, Shimoda!" »
Whe I was checking the weather forecast this evening it said that the rainy season had been over in Chugoku, Shikoku, Kinki and Tokai region in Japan today.
Oh, really?
Because it had been almost cloudy here in Shimoda today.
But actually the weather in Osaka was very good today according to the website of weather forecast.
Anyway it is a very good news for us.
Everybody, let's get into the real summer!!!
Hello, how have you been?
Since the beginning of this month we have been very busy, so I couldn't posted the articles.
By the way Shizuoka Prefecture announced the result of the radioactive level of the sea water and the sand on the beaches in Shizuoka Pref. on paper today.
It reported that there was no radioactivity in the water and there was minuscule amount of it in the sand.
And it said there is no problem to swim and play on the beach.
It was very good new for us and made us very happy, and we can welcome the customers during this summer.
(Sorry, this article is only in Japanese.)
Today we had a sunshine in the morning, but it became cloudy after that.
But the temperature was not of high, so it was a little comfortable.
This afternoon I went to the sing board on the corner of Road #135 to mow the grasses.
After an hour the sign board appeared, and our customers will be able to find it out easily.
After that I went to the beach......
Continue reading "2011/07/01 We got into July! Summer season!" »
This morning I waked up at 4:30 AM because it was too hot in my room.
I tride to sleep again, but I couldn't continue sleeping any more.
When I saw outside the sun was just rising on the horizon, so I went to the Torii Gate of Shirahama shrine on the beach to take photos of sunrise.
Here are some other photos which I took this morning.
Today it was very beautiful and hot here in Shimoda.
So I went to the nearest beach "Shirahama Beach" with my son.
And we moved to the other beaches for snorkering after that.
The water was still cold, but my son was really excited today.
According to the news website it was over 30 degrees around Tokyo yesterday.
It was alomost summer!
But here in Shimoda it was cloudy yesterday and the temperature was about 25 degrees.
We didn't feel it was hot here because we had a good wind for us.
By the way it became sunny and hot today.
I took this picture at Miharashi Hiroba Park in Shirahama Beach.
We could see the blue sea after a long time, because it has been cloudy and rainy for about 2 weeks due to the rainy season now in Japan......
Today it was rainy this morning I took my elder daughter to the high school by car.
I usually take the road through Shimoda down town and the seaside to go back home, but I took the different way through the mountain.
When I was driving I found out the clouds between mountains.
It seemed as if the mountain was breathing deeply and slowly....
Continue reading "2011/06/13 Mountain, Sea and Sky in Shimoda" »
This is a hydrangea in our garden.
First of all they have white blossoms, but the color is changing to purple and blue day by day.
Now they have 30 % blooming and we will be able to see the full blooming on around June 20th.
But I love this young color because I feel that they have young spirit and power.
Anyway the rain suits them very well in this season.
By the way we had a heavy rain here in Shimoda this morning.....
Continue reading "2011/06/11 Heavy Rain Warning in Izu Peninsula - - Shirahama Beach Today" »
I went to the shop at the half point between the primary school and our house to pick up my son.
When we were walking on the way home my son said,
"I'm very tired today. I want to take a break."
"Ok, let's go to the beach."
We went to the parking lot on the beach and took a time for a while.....
My wife usually goes to the shop on the way from the primary school to pick my son up, but today I went.
After I met my son we went to the nearest beach "Shirahama Beach".
When we arrived at the beach my son got off his shoes and got into the water, and played with the sand.
"I want to swim becaues it is very hot in these days."
"OK! I will bring your swim wear next time!"
It's getting hotter and hotter day by day here in Shimoda!!
Today we had a lowe tide here in Shimoda.
In this season, when we have a low tide we go to the beach to get crabs.
This is Shirahama Chuo Beach located next to Shirahama Ohama Beach.
The rocks are usually in the water, but they appeared due to the low tide.
We can get crabs there! .......
(Click the upper title to see today's photo!)
It was sunny here in Shimoda again today.
I went to the beach to take photos, but the water was not so blue since the sky was misted.
Anyway there were some people on the beach and they were playing and swimming in the water.
The weather forecast says it will be rainy here in only early moring, and will be sunny the day after tomorrow and after that.
"Let's go to the beach, Yuuki!"
It was windy but very hot here in Shimoda.
Today we had a big party of our customers, but I went to the beach with my son.
There were a lot of surfers in the water and some people on the beach.
Some of them were swimming!
The water is still a little bit cold, but it was almost summer here in Shimoda!!
The season of Sakura had already finished, but we can see the green leaves on the mountain instead of Sakura.
From now it is getting warmer and we have a very good season of flowers.
My son Yuuki goes to the primary school with friends by walking every day. ( You can see him behind the flowers in this picture.)
His friends, the upper class students worry about my son and help him to walk.
By the way we are getting into the Golden Week from tomorrow .....
Continue reading "2011/04/28 The flowers are blooming and the sea is so gorgeous!" »
It was very warm here in Shimoda today.
I went to Shimoda downtown for shopping with my family by car, after that I walked around Nabeta-Hama Beach, Shimoda Park and downtown.
There are 9 beaches in Shimoda ,but this is a smallest one.
They don't have big waves here because this beach is located at the bottom of Shimoda bay.
So, even if the other beaches are closed due to high waves only this beach often is opened.
I show you the other pictures which I took this beach and Sakura blossoms in Shimoda today.
It takes about 15 minutes by car from Pension Sakuraya in Shirahama.
We got into April at last.
In our garden in front of Pension Sakuraya a lot of flowers started bloom.
We can see many kinds of color, pink, yellow, blue, orange and purple under the sunshine.
Yes, now we are in Spring in Japan!
This afternoon I went to the beach to take pictures after shopping.
Continue reading "2011/04/01 Spring, Spring, Spring in Shimoda, Japan!!" »
I went to Shimoda downtown this morning, and I took the pictures when I came back home at around noon.
Today it was the most beautiful day in these days and I could see the tropical blue in Shimoda.
I took this picture at "Miharashi-Hiroba" in Shirahama.
The water was really clear like one in southern islands.
OK. I show you an another photo....
Continue reading "2011/03/29 Shirahama Beach and Sotoura Beach in Shimoda" »
It was sunny and very warm here in Shimoda today after 4 days with rain and strong wind.
I asked my son walking and went to the beach together.
While my son was playing on the beach I saw the mountains over Shirahama shrine, and found that those mountains had snow on the top.
It was very cold and we had rain last night, so they had snow there.
Spring is coming, but still a little bit cold here.
Click here to see the other pictures which I took on the beach today.
We had a strong wind, but it was very warm here in Shimoda.
I went to the nearest beach to check it out, but there was few people on the beach and there is no cars from the other prefectures on the seaside road.
After earthquake was happened all of the accommodations in Izu peninsula had a huge damege due to a lot of cancellation, and some of them decided to close to run for a while.
The people who live in north-eatstern Japan are very hard to live now, but the people in the other places of Japan are falling into crisis.
I wish these conditions in Japan would be better as soon as possible.
The sunshine and blue sea came back after a few days in Shimoda.
My son is now in Spring holiday and was getting tired this afternoon, so we went to the beach for walking.
It was very warm on the beach and we had good waves here in Shirahama, but there was no surfers in the water.
Click here to check the other photos!
Yesterday massive earthquake hit North-Eastern Japan, and a lot of places and people were affected.
The coast in Shimoda was warned against Tsunami in the afternoon yesterday, and we had Tsunami only 80 centimeters in Shimoda harbor.
But Tsunami warning was cancelled today.
I went to Shimoda downtown for shopping and took some pictures on the way.
This is Shirahama Beach in Shimoda, and there was no damage there.
We had a lot of messages and e-mails from all over the world since yesterday, but we all are safe!
Thank you very much, everybody!!!
Look at the pictures which I took this afternoon on my Facebook.
Today a huge earthquake and Tsunami hit North-East part of Japan at 2:46 PM.
After that I went to the nearest beach "Shirahama" in Shimoda city, Izu peninsula, to check it out, but there was no problem here.
And all of my family are Safe!!
Here are the photos which I took on the Shirahama beach on Facebook.
In addition, you can watch TV news through the Internet.
Today my wife and I went to Shimoda downtown for shopping, and came back home alone by walking.
On the way to Shirahama there is a beutiful beach called "Sotoura Kaigan".
This beach also has a white sand like Shirahama Beach, and it is almost cove.
So a lot of families come to this beach in summer.
I show you the other photos which I took today on my Facebook.
Check it out!!
This moring I went to the junior high school to take my daughter by my car, and after that went to the beach to take photos.
I took this on the beach behind Shirahama shrine.
Torii gate was shinning in the light of sun, and it looked like that it was telling us some messages.
You can see the other photos on my Facebook.
We had a little wind but it was very warm today here in Shirahama, Shimoda.
In this afternoon I went to the beach with my son.
As Kawazu Sakura Festa is taking place and today was Sunday, there were a lot of people on the beach.
I posted some photos on my Facebook.
You can see the phtos even if you don't have Facebook account.
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