Last night we had a heavy rain in Shimoda, but it became sunny and hot today.
So I went to Shimoda park to see and take pictures with my son.
We walked in the fully blooming hydrangea, and there were a lot of people.
Click here to see 41 photos which I took Hydrangea Garden in Shimoda today.
Shirahama Ohama Beach: 4 minutes walk away Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan
This festival is taking place in Shimoda Park between June 1st and 30th.
This is the largest scale in Japan, because there are more than 150,000 hydrangea trees in this park.
The best time to see is after the middle of June, they say.
Come and visit Shimoda this month!!
Click here to see the web page of Hydrangea Festival in Shimoda.
Kids friendly guest house in Shimoda, Japan Pension sakuraya
It was sunny and very hot today here in Shimoda.
I walked around on Shirahama beach and Sotoura beach for an hour and half.
When we have a west wind we sometimes can see the clear and blue sea.
The sun and the wind gave us the beautiful scenery and made me very happy today!!
Click here to see the other photos which I took today.
As the weather forecast said yesterday, it started to rain from 9:00 AM in Shimoda.
When I went to Shimoda downtown I walked on the Pery Road to Ryosenji temple and took a lot of pictures.
It was raining there, but the jasmine blossoms have already started blooming and I could get a good smell with them.
This weekend the 73rd Black Ship Festival will take place in Shimoda, and there will be some shops on this street.
Click here to see the other photos which I took today!
Pension Sakuraya 4 minutes walk away to Shirahama Beach in Shimoda, Japan
The TV show said it was 23*C or over in this afternoon in Tokyo.
Here in Shimoda it's also getting warmer day by day.
When I was driving it was too hot inside, so I opened the window.
By the way, I took this picture on the riverside near Shimoda train station in this afternoon.
There is a cable car going up to the top of mountain, surrounded by Sakura trees and fresh green leaves.
In this season a lot of flowers start blooming on the top.
Let's try and go to the top by cablecar!
Here is an information of Shimoda cablecar.
Pension Sakuraya: 4 minutes walking to the nearest beach "Shirahama" in Shimoda, Japan
I went to Matsuzaki town to see Sakura blooming with my wife and son this afternoon.
There is a river called "Nakagawa" in Matsuzaki town, and there are more than 1,200 Sakura trees on the riverside of 6 kirometers.
In addition, there is a big field of flowers.
We could feel Spring has come there today.
Click here to see the photos which I took today.
And click here to see the video which was taken on the riverside driving.
Kids friendly guest house "Pension Sakuraya" in Shimoda, Japan
When I was cleaning up the road this afternoon I found out it.
This is a tiny violet blooming in a crevis of road.
I hope this flower will not be run over by car....
Kids friendly accommodation: Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan
When I was playing with my son yesterday I found out a ladybug in our garden.
She is also a small messenger of spring.
We can find out spring at many places in this season.
Since this morning it has been raining here in Shirahama.
But, as we don't have wind it's very quiet.
We can hear the singing of birds from the mountain, and the booming(?) of the sea as well.
When I walked around I found out a small violet in fron of the entrance of our Pension.
This flower is also telling that the spring has come.
Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan
Since this morning we have a strong wind and a heavy rain in Shimoda.
Kawazu Sakura blossoms next to the entrance are fallen by them.
This cherry blossoms falling is telling us the end of Kawazu sakura season at last, and the real spring and the another kind of Sakura will be coming in Izu peninsula.
It's getting warmer and warmer in Shimoda.
Thank you everyone and thank you everything.
In Japan Sakura season will come soon.
On this website you can check the Sakura blooming forecast on 2012.
According to this forecast It will be after March 25th n Shizuoka Pref. and Tokyo.
Why don't you feel the spring comes with Sakura blossoms?
This morning I took my daughter to the school and took this picture on the way home in Shirahama.
When it is sunny we can see the blue sea from this point, but....
Since last night it have been raining in Shimoda and still raining.
Of course I know the rain is neccesary for Sakura to bloom, but it should be on weekday at least in this season.
Because a lot of people come to Izu peninsula to see the Sakura blossoms.
Click here to see the other picture taken at the entrance of Pension Sakuraya this morning.
We had heavy rain in Shimoda this morning.
This season Kawazu Sakura is blooming slowly, but the rain gave them an energy to bloom.
I could find out the water drop on Sakura in our garden.
Click here to see the other photos which I took today.
Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda city, Japan
In Japan we have a lot of kinds of Sakura.
And the earliest blooming is Kawazu Sakura, which usually starts to bloom from the end of January.
But this season it is later than usual.
Kawazu Sakura festival has already started from February 5th, but it is only 5 % blooming on this stage.
In our garden there are some Sakura trees and they also have just started blooming.
The best timing to watch Kawazu Sakura in this season will be after the end of February, I think.
Kawazu Sakura festival in Kawazu town and Minami-Izu town
Pension Sakuraya, a family running guest house in Shimoda, Japan
It's not only rainy and windy, but also warm here in Shimoda this morning.
This is Kawazu Sakura tree in a parking lot in Shirahama.
It has just started blooming.
This season Sakura blooming in Izu peninsula is too late due to the coldness.
Is the warmth this morning a good helper for them to bloom?
Look at his hand.
There is someting on his parm.
Do you know what this is?
After school I went to pick up my son and went to the beach this late afternoon.
Before getting into the beach my son found out something and start running.
"Look at this, dad!" he said and licked it......
I am a member of Izu Shirahama Tourist association.
Today we went to Itado area in Shirahama to clean up the Aloe field.
There are a lot of Aloe on a hill, and we can see Shirahama beach from this hill.
The Aloe festival will take place from December 9th.
This field is one of good points for the pictures, because the contrast of blue cloor of sea and red one of Aloe is very gorgeous.
Why don't you come to Shirahama to see it?
Click here to see the other pictures which I took today.
Do you know what kind of blossom this is?
I took this picture through the window of room #104, the Japanese style room.
I think those who stayed in this room have seen these in early summer.
It will be a fruit in every June.
The answer is loquat.
I show you the picture of this fruit......
Continue reading "2011/11/10 Small blossoms in our garden" »
This afternoon my wife said,
"Look at this. This sakura is blooming!"
There are some Sakura trees in our field, and this is "Kawazu Sakura".
This tree blooms from the beginning of February, but it has some blossoms.
It's too early, see you again in next February!
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" »
Last night, when I was looking for the photos in my computer I found out this photo.
I took this photo in June 2003. It means I took this 8 years ago.
In those days my daughters were 7 years and 4 years old, and I used to go to many places with them. But now they don't.....
Anyway I took this photo at Shimoda park in Shimoda city.
Yes, Ajisai ( Hydrangea ) Festival is taking place from June 1st to 30th.......
Continue reading "2011/06/02 Ajisai (Hydrangea) Festival 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!" »
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!!" »
Today we had a blackout for the seconde time due to the electric power cut scheduled.
After the massive earthquake and nuclear accident TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company) has been putting power cut into operation to save the electric power.
It was started at 6:20 PM this evening, and I went to the road on the seaside after that.
There were some cars running on the road, but it was pitch dark without the power.
As I had the strong wind by the sea it sometimes rocked my car.
The black out was finished at 7:50 PM.
Today's picture is what I took in our garden. This is called Niwa-Zakura in Japanese, and it means Sakura in garden. But it is a different kind of tree from Sakura.
It has been still a little bit cold in these days, but spring is coming little by little here in Shimoda.
Today it was the last day of February.
We had the strong wind and the heavy rain here in Shirahama.
I hope it will be warmer tomorrow for our customers who stays at Sakuraya.
I took this picture at the entrance of Sakuraya building this afternoon.
On the way to Pension Sakuraya from Route 135 on seaside we can find out Sakuraya's building.
I took this picture at the entrance of Sakuraya building.
In these days the Sakura trees which are fully blooming welcome us.
Almost of every customers are surprised and pleased with this......
Continue reading "2011/02/23 Kawazu Sakura trees welcome you at Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda!" »
Now it is 1:00 AM on February 18th.
We are having a heavy rain outside.
Today it had been almost cloudy here in Shirahama, but I took this photo.
Because the photos of blossoms would be better on cloudy day like today.
This is Kawazu Sakura, and it is already fully blooming.
I show you one another photo.....
Continue reading "2011/02/17 Sakura trees are fully blooming at Sakuraya!!" »
Today it was sunny and very warm in Shimoda.
Then I decided to go to Shimoda downtown by bike.
First of all I didn't decide where I go after that, but I dexided to go to south part of Izu peninsula.
After Shimoda downtown I went the Kisami Beach, and arrived at the Touji Beach.
Continue reading "2011/02/16 Cycling to Touji in Shimoda, and Kawazu Sakura in Minami Izu town" »
Now it is 9:00 PM in Shimoda, Japan.
We have a cold and strong wind like typhoon outside. The weather forcast says it would be snowy tomorrow morning, but we can't expect it because Shimoda is very warm.
By the way, yesterday when I was walking in Shirahama I went to Shirahama shrine.
And then I found out a tree with a lot of pink blossoms like this photo.
Now in Kawazu town and Minami-Izu town Sakura festa is taking place, but the color of blossom is different from theirs.
I was wondering, but I went to my friend's house to ask about it.....
Continue reading "2011/02/11 New kind of Sakura "Shirahama Ikona" at Shirahama shrine" »
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