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  • 2015/05/30 Shirahama Beach today
  • 2015/05/26 Sotoura Beach in Shimoda
  • 2015/05/25 Shirahama Beach today
  • 2015/05/24 Hydrangea in our field
  • 2015/05/21 View from Ogasaki Wing
  • 2015/05/19 Twilight time in Shirahama
  • 2015/05/17 Beach Cleaning
  • 2015/05/15 76th Black Ship Festival in Shimoda city
  • 2015/05/14 Gorgeous Seascape in Shirahama, Shimoda
  • 2015/05/13 Thank you for staying.

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  • Mr. Yamamoto, a host of Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan on 2014/09/05 Thank you for staying!
  • dherse et fraile on 2014/09/05 Thank you for staying!
  • Hotel owner of Pension Sakuraya on 2013/08/19 There is no jellyfish (aurelia) in Shirahama.
  • Ok on 2013/08/19 There is no jellyfish (aurelia) in Shirahama.
  • 若旦那@桜家 on 2013/05/19 Thank you for staying with us.
  • Dawg on 2013/05/19 Thank you for staying with us.
  • Mr. Yamamoto on 2011/06/20 My daughters long time ago
  • あつこNJ on 2011/06/20 My daughters long time ago
  • Mr. Yamamoto on 2011/06/19 My children's pictures
  • Mr. Yamamoto on 2011/06/20 My daughters long time ago

2012/10/28 Thank you for your presents from France!

121028present01Several days ago we got a postcard from our customers who live in France and stayed at Sakuraya in last June.

And in this message they said they would sent us a souvenir of Toulous in France.

As they told us we got a pretty and sweet candy yesterday.

Thank you for sending your postcard, message and wonderful presents from France!

 

121028present02We are really appreciated and are very glad that you remember us.

Please come and visit Japan someday again in the future!!

Click here to see the pictures of the postcard, message and sweet candy on our Facebook album.

10/28/2012 in Customers, Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/10/11 Thank you for staying.

121011family01They came to Japan from Switzerland for the 1st time, and came to Shimoda as the last place of 3 weeks travel in Japan.

During their stay we had strong north wind, so they went to Shimoda city, Shimoda Park, Tatado beach and Nesugata Yama cable car.

As they didn't have strong wind on the last day they went to the beach for swimming before check out.

We had a great time with this lovely family.

Vielen Dank für Ihren Aufenthalt!

10/11/2012 in Customers, Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/10/07 Thank you for staying.

121007group01They are from India and live in Kawasaki city, Kanagawa Pref., and came to Shimoda for the 1st time.

They went to Jogasaki suspension bridge on the 1st day and Dogashima on the 2nd day.

Thank you for staying with us.

10/07/2012 in Customers, Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/10/01 Blue sky in Shirahama

121001shirahama01The typhoon has already gone and the blue sky came back again!

10/01/2012 in nature, Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/08/07 Restaurant this morning....

120807dining01They were talking in English, German, Norwegian and Japanese this morning.

08/07/2012 in Customers, Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/08/6 Our customers gave us these presents.

120805wine01Our customers from Germany started staying with us last night for the 3rd time.

And when they checked in they gave us these lovely German wines as a souvenir.

Thank you very much, my friends.

I have already tried  one tof them yesterday.

This wine is dry and it's delicious.

Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan

08/06/2012 in Customers, Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/07/25 Message from our customers

120725group02After the customers checked out we found out this message on the bed.

We appriciate that they had a great time here at Pension Sakuraya.

Thank you very much.

 

07/25/2012 in Customers, Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/07/25 Breakfast!

120725group03This morning all customers were foreigners.

 

07/25/2012 in Customers, Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/06/24 Playing cards under the starry sky!

120624party01Our customers from Tokyo played cards drinking wine on the terrace after their children went to bed last night.

In this season this is a good place to talk and drink under the starry sky.

They were on this terrace until midnight after all and had a good time there.

Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan: 4 minutes walk away to the beach

 

06/24/2012 in Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/06/22 Japanese Apricot Homemade Wine

120622wine01There are some trees of fruit in our garden.

In this season we always make 2 kinds of wine, Japanese apricot and loquat.

They will be aged for more than 8 years in the store room, and will be served as a dinner wine after that.

See you then!

Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan

06/22/2012 in Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/05/26 Last weekend for Koinobori

120526carpstreamer01We have displayed Koinobori (carp streamer) when it was sunny and we had customers because My 5th was a boy's day in Japan.

Today, it is windy and a good condition for them.

But this weekend it would be the last chance for them to swim in the sky, I think.

Next week they will go to bed until next April!

I took some pictures on Shirahama beach and Sotoura beach today.

Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan

05/26/2012 in beach, japanese custom, Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/05/07 A Chocolate from Switzerland

120512chocolate01Our customer who came from Switzerland and stayed for 3 nights gave us this present.

This is a chocolate which is very famous in Switzerland.

Thank you for your stay with us and a sweet present.

Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Jpaan

05/07/2012 in Customers, Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/05/04 Sun shine and Blue sky came back!

120504carpstreamer01On 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

 

05/04/2012 in nature, Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/04/28 Koinobori (Carp Streamer) and Shirahama Beach today

120428koinobori04This morning I went to the nearest beach "Shirahama" to clean up with the other local people.

And after that I set up Koinobori ( Carp Streamer) with my son.

It was very hot here in Shimoda, Japan today.

Click here to see the album with 19 photos which I took today.

A family running accommodation: Pension Sakuraya

04/28/2012 in Family, Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/04/25 Plum in our garden

120425plum01It was sunny and very hot today again.

Now it's around 8:00 PM, but I put on just only T-shirt.

By the way I took this picture in our garden this afternoon.

This is a plum tree and it has a lot of plums getting bigger and bigger.

We  make a plum wine by ourselves on every June, but we will provide it 8 or 9 years later.

Yes, we serve 8 years old plum wine for dinner this year.

Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan: 4 minutes walk to the nearest beach "Shirahama"

04/25/2012 in Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/04/06 My son goes to school on this road. - - Shirahama Beach

120406beach02Today it was a first day of new school year.

My son finished classes at 11:00AM, so I went to pick him up.

On the way home I took this picture.

My children go to school on this road everyday looking over the blue sea like this.

They are very happy, and we have to appreciate that we can live here, a beautiful place in Shimoda.

Kids friendly accommodation: Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan

04/06/2012 in Family, Pension Sakuraya, Sea | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/03/29 A Tiny Angel of Violet

120329violet01When 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

03/29/2012 in Flower, Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/03/25 A Ladybug says "Hello!"

120324ladybug001When 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.

Pension Sakuraya in Shirahama, Shimoda, Japan

03/25/2012 in Flower, nature, Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/03/23 A small, small violet in our garden

120323violet01Since 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

 

03/23/2012 in Flower, Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/03/17 Sakura blossoms falling in Shimoda

120317sakura01Since 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.

Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan

03/17/2012 in Flower, Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/03/11 One year after the earthquake

120311flower001Thank you everyone and thank you everything.

Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan

03/11/2012 in Flower, Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/03/08 Wao! 520,000 access to our website!!

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I have just noticed that the access counter had turned over 520,000 this month.

It has been 12 years since I made and started our website in 2000.

Thank you for visiting.

In addition, I put the QR code on the main page.

You can access out Facebook through it.

Please try it with your smart phone!!

Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan

 

03/08/2012 in Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/03/05 Smart Phone Holder

120305phone01I've been listening the Internet radio KQED or BBC in my car, but I had to put my smartphone on the seat.

So I wanted to get any holder and found out it on the Internet.

This holder is sticked to anything by its sucker, so we don't need any bolts to put it on.

When I want to use my smartphone as a GPS this holder is the best tool from now.

Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan

03/05/2012 in Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/02/23 Water drop on Kawazu Sakura

120223sakura01We 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

 

02/23/2012 in Flower, nature, Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/02/18 Kawazu Sakura has just started to bloom.

120218sakura05In 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

02/18/2012 in Flower, nature, Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/02/08 Beautiful morning in Shimoda

120208room01

We had heavy rain and strong wind like a storm here in Shimoda yesterday.

My second daughter has a marathon competition in Shimoda yesterday, but it was cancelled due to the weather.

Today my first daughter will have a marathon of high school.

We had a beautiful sunrise again this morning after 2 days.

As this Japanese room has a southern aspect, it is very sunny and warm though we are in the winter.

Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan

02/08/2012 in Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/02/05 Red letters "Sakuraya" on the sign board

120203sign01On last Friday I put the red letters "Sakuraya" on the sign board on the corner near Pension Sakuraya.

Our foreign customers sometimes lost the way to our Pension on this corner.

So I wrote the red letters.

Please find out this sign and don't loose the way!!

Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan

02/05/2012 in Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/01/26 Thank you for staying with us!

120126family01They came from Taiwan and stayed at Sakuraya for the 1st time.

On the 1st day they went to Tsumekizaki cape in Shimoda to see the daffodil flowers, and they were going to Amagi mountains after checked out.

How did you like it?

Did you still have a lot of snow on the mountain?

We appreciate we could have a happy and great time with you.

Thak you very much for staying.

Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan

01/26/2012 in Customers, Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/01/24 White Beach by hailing in Shirahama

120124hail15This morning we had a lot of hail from around 8:00 AM, and the beach became white by hailing.

It rarely snows or hails in thie region, but all the places in Shirahama were covered by small hails.

Unbelievable!!

My children may be excited with this at school.

Click here to see the pictures which I took this morning.

Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan

01/24/2012 in beach, nature, Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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2012/01/22 Thank you for staying with us!

120122family01They are French family who live in Tokyo.
The 2 years old child is very cute!!!

On the 1st day we had strong wind here in Shimoda, so they could not go to the beach, but they could walk on the beach on 2nd day because we didn't have wind and rain.

They were going to walk in Shimdoa downtown after check out, but how did you like it?

We are looking forward to meeting you again in warm season.

Thank you very much for staying with us.

01/22/2012 in Customers, Pension Sakuraya | Permalink | Comments (0)

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