We have very cold rain here in Shimoda this
morning.
The TV news said that they had first blooming of Sakura in Fukuoka in Kyushu island, a southern part of Japan yesterday.
There are a lot of kinds of Sakura in Japan, and the most famous and popular 'Someiyoshino' will start blooming from now.
I took this picture in our garden this morning.
This kind of Sakura called 'Kawazu Sakura' is now going to finish blooming, and this tree has already had fresh green leaves.
It was very very warm here in
Shimoda today, and we could see Amagi mountains and Izu Seven Islands
clearly.
When I walked on the top of mountain behind Pension Sakuraya I found out a lot of small flowers called Greater Henbit ( or Lamium amplexicaule?).
This flower is one of messengers of Spring!!
It
was very warm again today here in Shimoda.
My wife and I heard the birdsong of bush warbler for the 1st time this season in Shirahama.
It is about a week later than usual, I think.
By the way I took this picture on Shirahama Beach this afternoon.
There is a small hole on the cliff and we can see the sea through this hole.
I took this picture on the west side of Izu peninsula this morning.
I wanted to take it clearer, but the air was not to clear.
As the weather forecast said it has been rainy here in Shirahama since this morning.
And also we have strong wind.
But Sakura tree is fully blooming in our garden.
When it rains we usually take children by car to the school.
We had rain before 6:00 AM, but it became sunny after 6:30.
I took this picture after taking my daughter to the shool.
The sun was shining above the ocean and it was very warm after that.
Today I walked around again under
the sunshine, and I took some pictures of Shirahama beach and Shimoda
town from the top of mountain.
This is a small fisherman's port called Itami
in Shirahama.
There are some small boats and the fishermen use them to fish and to get Iseebi (Japanese spiny lobster) in this season.
And there is a small beach as well.
We can swim there in summer.
Today it was sunny after 5 days here in Shimoda, but they still have a lot of snow on the top of Amagi mountain.
I hope we have a lot of snow in Shirahama, but it rarely snows in this place.
Amagi mountain in Izu peninsula is covered with a lot of snow now.
But we didn't have any snow here in Shimoda.
Be careful, everybody!
When I was walking this morning I
found out the beautiful white field on the beach.
First of all I thought it was snow, but the beach was covered with snow frost actually.
We don't have many times a year to see such a beautiful scenery here in Shimoda.
A couple of egret, white and black, have lived
for a long time here in Shirahama.
They sometimes come to the beach to get lunch.
This white one is very nervous, so she flies away every time when I approach her to take a photo.
After I took my daughter to the school this morning, I went to the beach to take photos.
I took this photo on the beach behind Shirahama shrine.
I love this shot very much!!
We had heavy rain and strong wind yesterday,
but it became a beautiful today.
The rainbow on the waves was made by the strong west wind.
Sunshine and blue sky makes us very happy!
Click here to see the other photos.
This morning I walked around the mountain behind Sakuraya for an hour and took streching for 40 minutes.
Actually I have been on a diet since last July and could reduce my weight by 8kg at last.
I'm very happy, but will try to do it more!
Walking under the sunshine make me happy!!
This morning I walked after our chldren went to school.
In this season we can see many kinds of flowers along the road.
Yellow flowers and blue sea are beautiful.
Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan
This morning I walked again.
In this season we can see the Izu Oshima island and the Amagi mountains under the clear sky.
I could get the energy from the sun looking over the ocean on the top of mountain.
My son and I went to Togai-hama
Beach for snorkeling near Irozaki cape, the tip of Izu peninsula.
It takes about 40 minutes to get there from Sakuraya by car.
My son tried snorkeling there for the 1st time and he was excited at a lot of fishes.
Click here to see the photos which I took today.
Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan
"What time is the sunrise tomorrow morning?"
Last night our customers asked me.
"It will be 5:26 AM."
So they woke up early this morning and went to the beach to take photos.
When they had the breakfast I asked them to show me the photos which they took this morning.
The photos were very beautiful!
So I asked them to send it to me by e-mail and I posted their photos on this web blog.
In this season we are very busy so it is difficult for me to walk on the beach in ealy morning, but I want to do it!!
Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan
In these days the sun have been
sparkling and we have had perfect days in Shimoda.
Today I walked around Shirahama beach and took some photos.
The blue pacific ocean was inviting us.
I want to get into the water right now if we are not busy!
It was hot and sunny here in Shimoda today.
The clear air and the sun shine made the sea so beautiful.
I went to the nearest beach "Shirahama" with my son after school.
We could see the sand removing operation on the beach.
During winter and early spring we sometimes have strong north wind, and it blows the sand away.
So they have to prepare the beach removing the sand before summer.
The weather forecast says the tropical cycron is coming to Japan this week.
This typhoon will hit Tokai and Kanto area on June 19th or 20th.
Please be careful and prepare everything to protect ourselves.
Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan
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
On last Sunday, as it was beautiful day I went to Tsumekizaki cape in Shimoda for snorkeling with my son.
The water is getting warmer, so I could get into the water without wetsuit.
But the water was not clear and we could not find out many fishes, because the water condition was not good then and it was too earlier for snorkeling.
We will try to go there after August again.
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.
On May 2nd they had a lot of rain and a land slide in Amagi mountain.
But today we could see a sun shine and a blue sky.
They made our customers very happy.
Koinobori (Carp streamer) also loves blue sky!
Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan
I took this picture in front of Seven Eleven in Shirahama when I went to the school to pick my daughter up this afternoon.
Now it's 1:30 AM on May 3rd we have a heavy rain and strong wind outside.
However, the weather forecast says it will be cloudy tomorrow and sunny after that.
It's a very good news for our customers during Golden Week.
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