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Long time no see, a beautiful ocean!!

071112beach01_2Last week it had been almost cloudy, so we could not see a beautiful ocean and sky.

But it became sunny today in Shimoda.

When I went to Shimoda for shopping I could see gorgeous scenary and took this picture on the way to the Route 135.

Blue ocean, blue sky, white sand and island, this is a very good picture for the post card which I make....

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11/12/2007 in beach, Family | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Gorgeous Tree near Sakuraya

071104tree01_2Today it was very beautiful day in Shirahama.

I was taking a walk on the autum leaves around Pension Sakuraya this afternoon, and I found this tree which had been changed with sunshine.

The tree in front of small house is growing up to the sky with a lot of leaves and I could see a small path after this tree.

It is just only 100 meters from Sakuraya.

Would you like to find this gorgeous tree?

11/04/2007 in nature | Permalink | Comments (0)

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It looks like "The Lone Cypress" in California.

071022beach01_2Today it was very warm and beautiful day in Shimoda!!

That's why our guests went to the beach to swim.

Look at this!!

Before goint to Shimoda town for shopping I took this picture.

I could see a gorgeous beach like this after long time.

I am showing one more picture for you....

Continue reading "It looks like "The Lone Cypress" in California." »

10/22/2007 in beach | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Windsurfing in Shirahama!!

071016windsurfing01_2Today it was a little sunny early this morning but after that the weather was change, it was almost cloudy all day.

The color of the ocean is really different depending on the weather.

Today's Shirahama beach had gray ocean like this picture.

And we had very strong wind from the north.....




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10/16/2007 in Sea | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Cleaning up the dining room

071009dining01Every year we clean up all spaces in our building after summer, and we started to clean up the dining room today.

We have to move everything out of dining room to clean up, so it is very hard to do it.

I think it takes 2 or 3 days to finsh, but our guest will be able to have meals in beautiful dining room after that.


10/09/2007 in Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Big Wave in Shirahama Beach !!

071007beach01"We had big wave today!"

As our guest told me I went to the beach to take pictures with my son.

(My son was playing with sand while I was taking pictures.)

I didn't know that there were 2 typhoons in eastern area of Japan......

Continue reading "Big Wave in Shirahama Beach !!" »

10/07/2007 in beach | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Snorkeling in Shirahama

070928itado01It was very beaufitul day today, so we went to Itado beach to spend good afternoon before going to shopping.

While I was playing for snorkeling my son, Yuuki was playing with my wife near the water.

But when I came back he took off all clothes because it was very hot today and my wife did it.

The water was still very warm here, so I could find many fishes in this area.....

 

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09/28/2007 in beach, Family, Sea | Permalink | Comments (2)

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Shirahama Beach is still in a summer!!

070916beach01_2This month it had been almost cloudy, sometimes rainy and a little sunny until today.

But we have gotten sunshine at last today after a long time.

A blue sea and blue sky gave us a beutiful day.

In addition it was very hot many people were in the water....



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09/16/2007 in beach | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Beautiful Sunset in Shirahama

070914beach01_2After picking my daughter up at the school we went to the beach today.

It was almost 5:00 pm but there were some people swimming in the water.

The weather forcast said yesterday, it would be cloudy.
But actually we got a sun and it was very hot here in Shirahama.

When we were going to come back home we could see a beautiful sunset....



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09/14/2007 in beach, Family, nature | Permalink | Comments (0)

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I went to the beach with my son. - Shirahama Ohama Beach

070911beach02When I finished my job for this morning I went to the beach with my son "Yuuki" to swim.

It was cloudy in the morning but it was changed, sunny in the afternoon.

I went to Shirahama shrine and leave my car at the parking lot, and got into the beach.

This place is behind Shirahama shrine and we can see "Torii" Red gate (?) on big rock.

Actually we can go to the another beach "Shirahama Chuou Beach" over that rock by walking....

Continue reading "I went to the beach with my son. - Shirahama Ohama Beach" »

09/11/2007 in beach, Family | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Beach cleanning at Shirahama Oham Beach

070909beachclean01_2This morning we, the local people of Shirahama area cleaned up the beadch from 6:00 am.

I was thinking there would be a lot of trashes on the beach, but actually there was no big trash after all.

Probably the typhoon brought them....

 

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09/09/2007 in beach | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Typhoon #9 coming to Izu peninsula directly!!

070906typhoon01Long time no posting this weblog, but how have you been?

By the way do you know typhoon is coming to Japan this time?

Look at this picture which I took this morning!!

We usually get a gorgious and blue sea at this point, but as the typhoon is coming directly to Izu peninsula we had strong and dark wave today.....

Continue reading "Typhoon #9 coming to Izu peninsula directly!!" »

09/06/2007 in Sea | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Natural gifts from the ocean - Shimoda

070812summerbeach03_2Today it was very hot but gorgious day.

So I went to the beach by walking to take pictures.

I took this one at the bus stop called "Shirahama Kaigan" on Route 135.

Have you ever seen the sea like this?

Yes, it is absolutely paradise!!.....

Continue reading "Natural gifts from the ocean - Shimoda" »

08/12/2007 in beach | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Summer! Summer! Beautiful Summer in Shimoda!!

070808ogasakiwing01_2Today it was really beautiful day in Shimoda.

So I finished my job early at noon I went to take picutres by car.

I took this picture at "Ogasaki Wing" where you find at first at the entrance of Shimoda city if you come to Shimoda by car on Route 135.

We can see Izu seven island, Suzaki peninsula and Shirahama beach from this spot.....

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08/08/2007 in beach | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Summer day after a long time - Shirahama Beach

070724sunnyday01_2I don't remember how many days we don't have a sunny day.

In summer I check the weather forcast many times everyday.
Yesterday's weather forcast said, it will be sunny.
But actually I didn't trust it because the weather change day and day.

However, we got a sunshine today in Shirahama, Shimoda.


Continue reading "Summer day after a long time - Shirahama Beach" »

07/24/2007 in beach | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Many parasols on Shirahama beach!!

070716beach01Today it was a last day of these 3 holidays.

It was cloudy all day today, but we could see many parasols on the beach.

The typhoon is still making the wave strong.

That's why there were a lot of surfers in Shirahama.



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07/16/2007 in beach | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Big waves are coming to Shirahama

070713beach02_2The typhoon #4 is coming to Japan now.

That't why we had strong and big waves here in Shirahama.

Yes, it was very good condition for surfing.

If the typhoon come to Shimoda directly it gives higher waves for surfers.

Izu Shimoda Shirahama Beach: Pension Sakuraya



Continue reading "Big waves are coming to Shirahama" »

07/13/2007 in beach, nature | Permalink | Comments (0)

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What do you think these two pictures taken in Shimoda?

070703sunrise01_2When I was posting a lot of pictures in our website it was  started to be bright outside and the birds started to sing a song.

"Wao! It is already 4:00 in the morning!!"

When I opened the window the sky in the east was almost red.
So I took this picture from the window of the guest room on 2nd floor.....

Continue reading "What do you think these two pictures taken in Shimoda?" »

07/03/2007 in nature | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Live camera of Shirahama beach

070701yuuki01_2When I go to Shimoda I sometimes take pictures of the beach before shopping.

And my son has to wait for me until I finish to take pictures, but he is good guy because he doesn't cry.

I guess he understands his situation since he always has to  wait while I take pictures.

Anyway I am showing the picture which I took today....

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07/01/2007 in beach, Family | Permalink

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A little sunshine in Shirahama

070623beach01The weather forcast didn't tell a lie!!

It was cloudy in the moring but we got a sunshine in the afternoon.

I took this picture when I went to Shimoda for shopping.

In this season there are many people who swim here.


06/23/2007 in beach | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Cleaning the beach in Shirahama and sunrise

070617beach01This morning I went to the beach very early.

Every 2 month we, local people go to the beach in early morning on 2nd Sunday to clean.

The cleanness takes place from 6:00 am, but the local people come to the beach at around 5:30 am.

I think they wake up very early every morning.
After cleaning I moved to the end of Shirahama beach to take pictures of sunrise...

Continue reading "Cleaning the beach in Shirahama and sunrise" »

06/17/2007 in beach | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Where is a rainy day? - Shirahama Beach

070616beach013 days ago the weather forcast said,

"It wiil be almost rainy this weekend."

But actually the weather has been changed it was beautiful day in Shirahama.

In the rainy season we usually can't see the shinning sea like this.....

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06/16/2007 in beach | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Good Wave in Shirahama !!

070608surfing01_2Today we had good waves in Shirahama.

That's why there were many surfers there.

In June we don't have good waves like this, but we will have "All Japan Student Surfing Championship" from June 15th.

So I hope we have big waves like today.



06/06/2007 in beach | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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A Secret Cave in Shirahama

070604chuoubeach01Today it was beautiful day, so I went to the beach with my son to take a walk.

This is "Shirahama Chuo Beach" next to Shirahama Ohama Beach.

After parking our car at the parking lot near the beach we started to walk.

Yes, I was going to a secret cave in Shirahama.......


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06/04/2007 in beach, nature | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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A Sunrise in Shirahama beach, Shimoda

070603sunrise02This morning I went to the beach to take pictures of sunrise in Shirahama.

When I got to the beach there had already been some people.

But it was very silence and I could take many sunrise's picture today.

06/03/2007 in beach, nature | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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Hydrangea Festival in Shimoda

070528ajisai00When I went to Shimoda for shopping with my son, I went to "Shimoda Park" to check the blooming of Hydrangea, "Ajisai" in Japanese.

The flowers has just started to bloom, but we could see some flowers there.

They says that there are 3 million flowers of Hydragea in this park, and we can walk in a lot of flowers with a view of Shimoda town and harbor at the peak of blooming season.

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05/28/2007 in Flower, Travel | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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It was very hot today in Shimoda !!

070527beach01When I was watching TV news today I found the scene of my home town "Miyazaki".

It was more than 35 degrees in Miyazaki city, that's why the TV news informed it.

Here in Shirahama it was also very hot !!

It was seemed like a real summer.

There were some peoples who were swimming in the sea.

05/27/2007 in beach | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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The warm water in Shirahama

070521beach01When we went to fish shop near Shirahama shirine we went to the beach behind this shrine.

There is a small path to the beach from shirine's parking lot, and we can get to the beach by walking.

At around 2:00 pm it was low tide in Shirahama, so we could walk under the rocks which has a red gate "Torii"....


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05/21/2007 in beach, Family | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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The color is really blue in Shirahama.

070519beach01When I came back to Sakuraya from Shimoda after shopping I took this picture on the way to the hill where Sakuraya  located from Route 135.

Today there was no clouds in the sky, so it was very hot and the sun was shining like a summer.

That's why we could see a real blue on the ocean.

It is only 3 or 4 hours from Tokyo to get this ocean !!

 

05/19/2007 in beach | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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It was sunny in Shirahama, but .....

070515yuukiLast night Yuuki's grandparents stayed at Sakuraya.

After saying "Good bye" my son, Yuuki said, "Let's go walking !!"

So my wife and I took my son to walk to the mountain behind Sakuraya.

There is a small street in front of Sakuraya and we can go up the hill on this street.....

Continue reading "It was sunny in Shirahama, but ....." »

05/15/2007 in Family, Sea | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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