Today I could see a blue sea after several days.
It had been cloudy for last one week here in Shirahama.
This morning it was rainy but the weather had been changed after 2:00 PM.
I took this photo after coming back from shopping in Shimoda downtown with my son, but actually I took some more photos before I went to Shimoda......
There is a Torii ( Red gate of shrine ) behind Shirahama shrine.
Today I went there to take photos.
But I could not open my eyes there because we had strong west wind and it brew the sand.
In addition we could find an another thing ......
"They don't have good wave today."
This morning our guest who is surfer went to the beach to check the wave and said so.
It was sunny and very warm today I went to the beach with my children after finished to clean up the guest room.
My purpose was snorkeling.
I have been thinking I would like to dive in winter, but it had been very cold in these days and I couldn't do it.......
Today my wife went to Shimoda downtown for shopping, so my son and I had been in our pension before noon.
However my son got tired of watching DVD and came to my room.
"Why don't you go to the beach today?"
We decided to go to the beach by walking.
When we were going down the hill to get to the beach my son looked very happy because his back was dancing ......
It was very cold this morning.
I took this picture at 7:30 AM, the sun had alreaday rised up.
The island in orange light under the cloud is called "Toshima", one of Izu seven islands.
Last night the weather forcast said "It would be sunny tomorrow", but actually it was almost cloudy after noon and we couldn't see any islands over the ocean.
We were lucky we could go to Shimoda cable car yesterday.
How have you been?
We had 3 holidays until yesterday and we went to my wife's home in Kanagawa.
My children were very happy because they could meet thieir cousins and spend thier time with them.
Thank you very much.
By the way I went to Shirahama beach after 3 days with my son, Yuuki this afternoon.
He is stressful because he often stay in our home all day, so when we went to the beach he started to run soon.
I show you pictures which I took today.....
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This morning, I walked with my daughter as usual, and when I was coming back home I found an interesting phenomenon on the beach.
It was a Frost smoke or an ice fog caused by extremely cold air flowing over a body of comparatively warm water.
The lowest temprature of Shirahama area was about 5 degrees, but the water was over 17 degrees in this season.
That's why I could see this phenomenon this morning.
I went to the beach with my son, Yuuki today. (Yuuki is on the bottom of this photo.)
I took this picture by the river at the center of the beach.
It was rainy and very cold yesterday, but it became warm today and the air was clear.
So I could see Izu seven island over the ocean.
Let's move to the south point of this beach....
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I got up early this morning and I left my home with my daughter to go to school.
On the way to school I found that the sun was just rising on the horizon, so I started to run to take photos.
Today we had big waves in Shirahama and I could take this photo with the water broken by stone.
I had some things to buy I went to Shimoda today.
Before that I went to the small fisherman's port in Shirahama.
Look at this photo.
What a beautiful color this is!
The ships were floating on the blue clear water. It's really amazing.
I show you one more photo which I took today .....
In this season there are not so many people on the beach and it is very quiet.
The water and sky are getting blue day after day.
I love summer because we can swim, but I prefer this season to take photos.
Blue sea makes happy!!
In these days I go to the school with my dauter for walking.
This morning I went to the rock behind Shirahama shrine.
There is a red gate called "Torii" on it.
This is a good point to take photos with the ocean and sunrise.
Today it was very beautiful and hot, so I went to the beach with my son, Yuuki.
This beach is called "Shirahama Chuou Beach" located next to Shirahama Ohama Beach.
There are white sand and rocks, we can swim and play with sea animals.
After parking our car in the nearest parking lot we started to go to the beach.
Yuuki was very excited because he loves the beach! .........
Today it is July 26th Saurday.
Yes, it is a last weekend in Shirahama, Shimoda.
I was cleaning up the guest rooms but I went to the beach to take pictures because it was very beautiful today.
I took this picture in fron of Shirahama tourist office.
There were a lot of people on the beach today.
I am showing the another picture which I took on the top of mountain.....
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Today it was very hot here in Shirahama.
There were some people on the beach but there were not many surfers.
Because they didn't have a good wave today.
However, I want to swim too!!
Today is Saturday.
As the weather was very good and very hot here a lot of people come to Shirahama.
It had been almost cloudy in Shimoda until yesterday but it was a really summer today.
I want to get into the water too.
This year we had a lot of days which was cloudy and rainny in Shimoda.
But when I waked up this morning it was very beaufitul day today!
So I went to the beach to take pictures.
Blue sky and blue sea, they made me very happy!
When I was taking pictures there I found someone on the beach.....
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"The 21st Japan National Lifesaving Individual Championships" will take place in Shirahama for 2 days after tomorrow.
So many lifesavers are staying at Sakuraya.
As it would be sunny tomorrow they will be able to have a good competion.
The weather forcast said, Tokai area (Shizuoka, Aichi, Nagano .... ) had gotten into the rainny season on June 2nd.
The average of starting the rainny season would be the middle of June, but it is earlier than lsat year.
I took this picture at Shirahama Chuo Beach, next to Shirahama Ohama Beach.
There are a lot of stones and many kinds of sea animals.
Before I went to Shimoda downtown I took some pictures on Shirahama beach.
We had an heavy rain yesterday moring but it was very hot today.
I was thinking that there were some people in the water before getting to the beach but there was nobody
who was swimming today actually.
A silent beach "Shirahama Ohama Beach"
Pension Sakuraya - A family running guest house in Shimoda, Izu peninsula
I waked up early in this morning and went to the beach.
Today it was a cleaning day for the beach, and all local people gathered on the beach to clean up the beach.
I took this photo when I was cleaning.
Some surfers were in the sea under the sunshine, but they didn't good waves this morning.
Pension Sakuraya: A hostel in Shimoda.
Golden Week had finished yesterday and the children started their classes from Today.
And also I started to go for a walk with children as usual.
On the way to the school I said "Good bye" and went to the beach today too.
When I got to the beach I found a couple who has just come to the beach, and they were preparing for surfing.
The sunshine in the morning was very comfortable.....
Continue reading "Let's play surfing together!! - - Shirahama Ohama Beach" »
In these days the weather is changing day after day.
So it is difficult to know the weather of tomorrow.
This morning it was sunny here in Shirahama but it became cloudy after around noon.
However I could see Izu seven island over that ocean clearly.
But they had a little good wave there were many surfers getting in the water.......
Continue reading "The clouds in the sky - - Shirahama Ohama Beach" »
Today it was very warm here in Shirahama.
So I went to the beach with my children.
Before that, we went to "Family Mart" near the beach to buy ice cream and ate it on the beach.
There were some surfers in the water but they don't have good wave today.
I show you the water of Shirahama beach .......
"Beautiful, gorgeous and fantastic!"
Yesterday it was rainny and the sea was grey, but the blue sky and blue sea came back again today.
When I went to Shimoda I took this picture on the way to the beach.
"I don't want to live in the big city. I love the beautiful sea like this!", my daughter said today....
It had been very cold here in Shirahama since 2 days ag0.
I heard that they had snow in Aomori Pref. and somewhere else.
Yes, it was almost winter today, but I found some surfers in the sea.
Aren't they cold?
I can't belive it!
"I have nothing to do, dad!"
My daughter Hikari is in a spring holidays.
"Well, let's go to the beach after cleaning up the guest room today!"
It was very warm and we didn't have a wind here in Shirahama today.
When we got to the beach my children started to run on the sand without shoe. .....
Yesterday as my daughter went to her friend's home I went to pick her up in the afternoon.
After that we went to the beach to take pictures.
We had a strong storm here the day before yesterday, that's why they had big waves in Shirahama.
When I was holding my camera I found a family who was staying in our Pension.......
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Today it was very warm too!
So I went to Shirahama Ohama Beach with my son Yuuki.
When we arrived at the beach we got of the shoes and started to run to the waters soon.
Actually the water is too cold, but my son was very excited there.....
Continue reading "It's too cold!! - - Shirahama Ohama Beach" »
Today my son Yuuki and I went to "Shirahama Chuou Beach" by car.
When we were going down the hill to Route 135 we found the blue sea after about 1 week.
In these days we had not be able to see the sea and the mountain clearly.
After parking our car at the parking lot near the beach we got into the beach soon.
When we got to the seaside the tide was at its lowest and there were rocks along the beach side.....
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