This morning I took my daughter to the school by car.
And I took this photo at "Miharashi-Hiroba" in Shirahama.
The Izu Oshima Island was floating on the pacific ocean under the cloud.
It's getting colder here in Shimoda day after day.
At 2:30 PM today my daughter shouted from her room,
"There is a rainbow! Look outside, Dad!"
My son and I went out and found out the beautiful rainbow in the sky.
"Let's go to take pictures, Yuuki!"
My son and I went to the top of mountain behind our hotel.
The seven colors rainbow was shinning and covered Shirahama village.
My son said,
"It's a first time for me to see it. I am excited with it very much now!!"
They 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.
This morning, when I went down the hill to go to Shimoda downtown I found out that a lot of snow remained on Amagi mountains and Izu Oshima island.
The view from Shirahama beach looled like Alps with snow.
Click here to see the other photos which I took this morning.
Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan
This 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.
Yesterday the weather forecast said it would be rainy, but it was almost sunny and very warm here in Shimoda today.
And we could see a beautiful sunset this afternoon.
But it will be cold again after next Wednesday.
They 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.
This weekend we had a lot of snow in Kanto area in Japan.
This picture is from Live Camera of Amagi mountain.
Izu peninsula is very warm even in winter, but every winter they have a lot of snow some times, because the highest point of Amagi mountains is about 1,400 meters high.
But we don't have snow in Shirahama, Shimoda in this condition.
Pension Sakuraya in Shirahama, Shimoda, Japan
This morning we had a strong wind like a storm here in Shirahama.
When we have a strong wind I take my son to the school by car.
I took this picture on the way home.
The sand was blown off by wind to the road.
Last weekend we closed our Pension and had a new year holiday at my wife's home in Chigasaki city.
Chigasaki and neighbor city, Fuiisawa, are bigger than Shimoda city, and there are some big shopping mall.
My wife and my daughters were excited with shopping there, but my son and I went to the movie theater to watch the movie "Kamen Rider", a Japanese TV hero.
We stayed for 3 nigths in Chigasaki and could have a very good time and were relaxed at my wife's faimly home.
By the way I took this picture on Shirahama beach this morning.
It is sunny here in Shimoda, but still cold.