As my daughter wanted to go to her friend's house to play together I took her by car, and I took this picture on the way to home.
In the sky there was a big black cloud and I could see Izu Oshima island between that cloud and the sea.
I was thinking that they had snow there, and actually I was right!
Check out this web blog which the local people posted the photo he took today.
Yesterday and today it have been sunny and beutiful day in Shirahama.
I can't believe that we had snow the day before yesterday here.
After I picked my daughter up on the way to home from school we went to the beach with my son, Yuuki.....
I was surprised very much and couldn't believe it today. We had a lot of snow here in Shirahama after many years!
When my children went to the school at around 7:00 am it was just cloudy, but it started to snow before 9:00 am and we had 3 or 5 cm snow at last.
It is amazing because even if they have snow in Amagi mountains in winter we have no snow here.....
Continue reading "Snow, Snow, Snow on the beach - - Shirahama" »
Don't you think we have a lot of snow this year?
Last week we had snow in Izu peninsula, but there was no snow in Shimoda.
So I was thinking to take my children to Amagi mountain play with snow, and I went there with my daughter, my son and my daughter's friend after I finished to clean the guest rooms.....
Yesterday we had very strong and cold north wind, but today it was west wind and very warm here in Shirahama.
As they had good wave many surfers came to this beach.
According to the weather forcast it will be sunny all day tomorrow.
Our cumstomers will be able to have a good day, I think.
This afternoon I was going to Shimoda for shopping, and when I went to the Route 135 it was strong windy there.
Actually I wanted to the beach to take photos with my son, but I didn't do it because of sand.
In Shirahama when the wind is strong it brings sand over the fence like this photo.
When we have a north wind .....
Yesterday my friend asked me,
"How is the blooming of Sakura on Mt. Takane? Because I have my own Sakura there."
As I was not able to answer him I decided to go this mountain to check Sakura blossoms with my son today. (Actually there are our three sakura trees there too!)
When we got off our car we started to walk.
This is a small place to see Izu seven island on the way to the top of mountain.....
Continue reading "The Highest Mountain "Takane" in Shirahama" »
Today when I came back from Shimoda to Sakuraya I found that something is flying around the Sakura tree next to the entrance of Sakuraya building.
Yes, that was "White-eye" (Mejiro in Japanese).
When the Sakura trees have the flowers this bird come to get its honey.
This bird makes us to feel the spring has come!
Yesterday when I went to Minami Izu-cho, Southern area in Izu peninsula I went to
Shimokamo-town where Sakura festival takes place this month, but they hadn't had many cherry blossoms there yet .......
Continue reading "White-eye, Sakura, Izu-Oshima island & Snow" »
Today my son and I went to the beach to fly a kite.
Actually we went to Shimoda town to buy a kite yesterday and had already gone to the beach to do it, but we didn't have enough wind to fly it.
But we had good wind for it today.
So I decided to do it again.....
Continue reading "Kite in The Blue Sky - - Shirahama Beach" »
We could see a blue sea after a long time.
I think it had been cloudy and rainy these more than 10 days, so I feel happy to see it this afternoon.
"Yes, Shirahama beach and sea are really gorgeous!!"
I have been living here for 16 years but when I can see the blue sea like today it makes me very happy.
Izu Oshima island still has snow today.
If you stand on Shirahama beach on the left side toward the ocean you can see Amagi Mountains.
It was a first time that Amagi mountain had snow this
winter.
Last night I waked up many times because I turned off the air conditioner and it was very cold in my room.
The color of the sea is really winter's one....
Last night the weather forcast said that it would be snow on the east side of Japan.
But actually we didn't have any snow here in Shimoda.
When I said "Good Bye" to my daughters going to the school this morning I found that Izu Oshima island had a snow on the top of mountain.
Even if we have no snow here they sometimes have it on the mountain every year.
I don't know why, but I think that Amagi mountains in Izu peninsula have snow too.
When I took my daughter to her friend's house I went to the beach to take pictures.
It was very cold and almost cloudy in Shirahama today.
But when I was taking pictures the sun light came from the opening space of clouds.
As it was Saturday there were a lot of surfers on the beach......
As we have an English web pages of Pension Sakuraya we have a lot of customers from all over the world.
A couple of them who came from Taiwan and stayed at Sakuraya for 2 days in last November.
When we talked together one of them said,
"You have an Englsih web pages but don't have a Chinese one, right?"
"If you would like it it is possible to make it by myself. Would you like to have it?"
Today it was a little warm here in Shirahama.
When I was watching the weather forcast on TV they said that it was about 26 degrees in Okinawa.
Wao! It is possible to swim there!!
When I was walking around our pension with my son I found that Sakura tree had some buds.
I was thinking It is a little early to bloom but I found the another tree which had .......
It was very short for my daughter but their winter holidays were finished and classes started today.
When I woke up early in the morning I saw the red cloud in the west.
It was very beautiful!!
And I went to the beach with my son "Yuuki" in the afternoon.....
It was also very warm in Shirahama today.
When I went to Shimoda for shopping I took this picture.
There was white cloud floating on the ocean.
Yes, it was gorgeous scenery.
Now it is 1:00 am on 2008.
"A Happy New Year ! "
We have just finished our job and I am taking break in front of my desk.
I took this picture yesterday, I guess that there are a lot of people in this Shirahama shrine.
I hope your happy new year and everything is going well.
The weather forcast said last night,
"The rain will finished tomorrow morning but it will be very cold."
But actually it was very warm today here in Shirahama.
As they had big wave here in Shirahama beach a lot of surfers came to this beach and most of parking lot were full.
Today it was really cold with Northern wind.
When I came back from Shimoda I took this picture at a small parking lot "Miharashi Hiroba".
This morning it was cloudy here but the sky was blue and I could see Izu Oshima clearly this afternoon.
And I moved to take another picture.....
How do you like this picture?
This morning when I waked up I thought,
"It will be a good condition for the picture today."
As I had to go to the beach to clean up with all of local people I waked up early and went to the beach.
After that I moved to the place behind Shirahama shrine and took this picture.....
Today it was very warm here in Shirahama.
Now it already is in December but it is not cold in these days.
When I went to the beach with my son there was nobody walking there on the beach and no surfers in the sea.
Because they didn't have good wave today.
Yes, it was very silent......
Today I went to the school to pick my daughter up with my son in late afternoon.
Before that we went to the beach to take pictures and could find clouds in the blue sky on the beach.
These clouds seemed like "Candy Floss", "Watagashi" or "Wataame" in Japanese.
In Shimoda we sometimes can see the beautiful clouds like this. .....
When I finished to clean up the guest roooms I was going to go for shopping with my son and go to the beach.
So I asked my son,
" Yuuki, why don't you go to the beach by car?"
And he answered,
"No, I want to take a walk with mam!!"
Then I went to the beach alone and found there was a people who was swimming today....
Continue reading "Wao! They are swimming!! -- Shirahama Beach" »
Today, as my wife had to wok her job my son, Yuuki and I went to the amusement park "Izu Bio Park" in Inatori town.
On the way to Inatori I took this picture as usual.
This is Shirahama Chuou Beach near Shimoda Prince Hotel.
I could see Izu Oshima island clearly today.
From Shirahama it takes about 25 mintues by car to Bio Park....
How have you been?
Today it was sunny and very warm here after 5 days in Shirahama.
I think blue sky and sea looks very good for this beach.
As it was weekend today there are many people on the beach and a lot of surfers in the sea.....
Today, as I had to go to Kawazu town for shopping my son and I went to "Kawazu Seven Water Falls" to check the color of leaves.
Now "Amagi Red Leaves Festival" is taking place at Amagi moutain in Izu peninsula until November 30th.
Probably the color of leaves are in a good season at the top of Amagi mountains, but only some trees had red and yellow leaves in Kawazu Seven water falls area.
It means that it is still early to get the beautiful leaves this year.....
Continue reading "Red and Yellow Leaves in Kawazu Seven Water Falls" »
When I was in my home I didn't notice but .....
As I had to go to Post Office I depart from my house by car, and I found 4 ships on the ocean on the way to the Route 135.
In winter we sometimes have a strong wind from west, they have a strong wind like typhoon in Irozaki area.
That's why the ships which goes to Tokyo bay or Osaka bay wait here until the wind will be stopped......
In my house my wife usually prepare a breakfast and I cook a dinner everyday, but my wife seemed to catch a cold yesterday.
So I prepared the breakfast this morning instead of her.
In early morning when I waked up and saw outside through the window I found the red sky in the east.
"Oh, great!! I will be able to take pictures of sunrise this morning."
I cooked my daughter's breakfast and depart from my house by car.
When I got to the beach behind Shirahama shrine the sun was rising up on a horizon.....
In the afternoon I went to the mountain with my son, Yuuki to find "Autumn".
There is a small house 100 meter from Sakuraya, and we found a lot of yellow leaves there.
My son started to play with these leaves soon like this picture.
Yes, he was excited!!
After that we start to walk toward the mountain.....
Recent Comments