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.
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Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan
My son and I went to Ebisujima island for snorkeling today.
He was excited with a lot of fishes in the water.
It was very good condition for snorkeling because the water is still warm.
We didn't need wetsuit actually.
As we didn't have many customers
who had dinner tonight I went to Ebisujima island in Shimoda with my
son.
This is a very good point for children and beginners because there is a big tide
pool.
We could see a lot of fishes there!
Today we had no dinner for our customers, so I decided to go to the sea with my son.
But in Shirahama beach they announced Swimming carefully due to the big waves by typhoon passing near Japan, so we went to Ebisujima island in Shimoda.
There were a lot of people around this island and they were swiimming, jumping into the sea, snorkeling.
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It takes about 15 minutes by car from Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan
As it was sunny here in Shimoda today and we had some free time before check-in time I went to Ebisujima island for snorkeling.
It takes about 15 minutes by car and there is a bridge to get to this island.
This is one of good points for snorkeling in Shimoda, and there is a big tide pool like this.
This season it is a little early for snorkeling, but the water was very clear today and we could find out some fishes there.
After August the water temperature will be getting higher and it will be a good season for snorkeling in Izu peninsula.
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Pension Sakuraya: Kids friendly Pension in Shimoda, Japan
I went to the Shirahama beach with my son this afternoon after school.
Today it was a little cold this morning, but it became very hot like summer here in Shimoda.
As we had low tide we could find out some sea animals at the tide pool.
In Shimoda there are 9 beaches, but Shirahama has both sandy beach and rocky one, so you can explore on this beach.
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.
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