Recently my son, Yuuki, became to be able to do many kinds of things.
Today, when I went to the kitchen he was doing something using a pan and a lit.
I was watching him for a while, he seemed to cook something with pan.
Yes, he is good at using these tools. And then he said ......
Today my daughters had a class of classical ballet in Shimoda, so my son and me went to Shimoda harbor to spend a time.
This is a landing monument of "Commodore Matthew C. Perry".
In 1854 his squardon came to Shimoda to investigate weather it could supply the water, charcoal and other materials needed by American vessels.....
I have heard that we can take a beautiful picture of clouds in Shimoda especially.
In this early morning it was silent and no windy in Shirahama but we had a strong wind after around 9:00am.
That's why the air was very clear and we could see great Amagi mountains.
White clouds was floating in a blue sky.....
Today I went to a restaurant "B Deck Cafe" in Minami Izu, near Rape blossoms field.
This restaurant's owner is a fisherman, so they provide many kinds of Italian foods, and these are not expensive.
This is a Carpaccio of local fish "Isaki".
Yes, it is very good.
They have some set menus and aracartes. I am introducing other foods.....
Have you ever had "Ochazuke"?
This is a traditional Japanese cooking.
We usually make it with, for example, rice, sea urchin, Umeboshi and green tea.
But today I used more garnishes for today's our dinner, dried fish, Konbu, Wasabi, small rice puff and Dashi soup.
It was really good ! .....
Have you ever seen these flowers ?
This flower is "Fuji", "Wistaria" in English.
In Japan we can see these flowers in April and May.
And we have some festival of this tree in many places in Japan.
By the way today's my son "Yuuki".....
After our guests checked out, we usually clean a guestroom.
Today, when I was cleaning this guestroom, my son, Yuuki, came to this room as usual.
I think that he just wanted to play with me.
But actually he wants to touch and move everything in a guest room, so I always ask him to bring something in stead......
Today was Sunday.
My daughters were in a holiday, so we went to Sotorura beach between Shirahama and Shimoda with my son.
This beach is in a creek and there is a parking lot in front of this beach.
Especially we can use it without parking charge except busy season.
When we arrived at this beach, there is a family who were enjoying a sea kayak.
After parking our car my daughters went to the beach soon.
My son, Yuuki, started to walk toward the beach slowly, and when he reached near the waves his sisters have already been playing in the water.
Then my son continued to walk toward the waves, but......
In spring, we, Japanese have many imagination about it, but one of them is "Strawberry".
In Izu peninsula there are some places where we can pick strawberrys to eat in a farm.
But the nearest place is Minami Izu, "South area of Izu", about 30 minutes by car from Shirahama.
We have ever been there for 2 times until now, I'm going to show you some pictures that I took there from my computer.....
It was sunny today too.
But as the air was not clear we couldn't see Izu seven islands and the sea was not beautiful like yesterday.
We were right to go to the beach yesterday.
By the way it was very warm today, so my daughter, my son and me took peas in our field.
These peas are really different from peas sold in a supermarket.......
After shopping in Shimoda town we went to the beach "Kujuppama" today.
This beach is very close from Tsumekizaki cape in Suzaki peninsula.
It takes about 10 minutes by car from Shirahama.
We have been living in Shirahama for 13 years, but we had never been this beach.
Today we could see a beautiful sea in Shirahama, so we decided to go Kujuppama.
We parked our car in a free parking lot near this beach, and went down a path to get there .....
It was rainny today and I couldn't take a photo outside.
So I post a picuture of Sakura that I took a few days ago.
This place is Sakura path along the river "Inouzawa-gawa" in Shimoda.
When I went there it was very cold, and there was nobody.
But I could find only one group who were drinking under the cherry blossoms......
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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.....
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.... .
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 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.
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 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.....
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.......
Today my daughter, Akari had a lesson of classical ballet in the morning, so Hikari, Yuuki and me went to the park near Shimoda harbor during her class.
As we had strong wind today, so we tried to play football but could not play it.
After that we decided to go to Spa for foot (Ashi Yu) in this park.....
When we went to Sakura festival we could find the horse wagon for the 1st time this year.
This horse wagon goes around the festival area, and the price would be 1,000 yen per adult and 700 yen per child.
Of course it was 1st time for my son to see the horse.
When I took hime to the horse my son.....
After the dental treatment of my wife finished we went to Minami Izu to see Sakura and Rape blossoms.
It was 3rd time for me and 2nd time for my son, but 1st time for my wife to come to see these rape blossoms this year.
These flowers are bigger day after day, some of them were taller than my son at last....
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"Let's go, bu- bu-, Yuuki !"
He recently understands our situation when I say so.
"Bu- bu-" is Japanese baby word, means "Car".
So he heard this word, and started to walk toward the door soon.
Today my daughter called by telephone and said "Please come to the school to bring my baggages." Because she wanted to go her friend's home after school.
That's why I was going to the school with my son.
When we arrived at the school my son was surprised at very big area of school, and started to walk gladly...... .
Recently my son, Yuuki became to be able to eat with spoon or fork by himself.
Of course he usually use his hands to eat, and he can eat any foods we prepare.
Today, as he was hungry he ate a lot.
One of today's dinner was salad of tomato and cucumber with vinegar and soy souce.
He can eat Umeboshi (Japanese dried plum with salt), so he likes and eats sour food or vinegar. And he can express that he feels sour taste........
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