It was sunny and very hot today here in Shimoda.
I walked around on Shirahama beach and Sotoura beach for an hour and half.
When we have a west wind we sometimes can see the clear and blue sea.
The sun and the wind gave us the beautiful scenery and made me very happy today!!
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As the weather forecast said yesterday, it started to rain from 9:00 AM in Shimoda.
When I went to Shimoda downtown I walked on the Pery Road to Ryosenji temple and took a lot of pictures.
It was raining there, but the jasmine blossoms have already started blooming and I could get a good smell with them.
This weekend the 73rd Black Ship Festival will take place in Shimoda, and there will be some shops on this street.
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Pension Sakuraya 4 minutes walk away to Shirahama Beach in Shimoda, Japan
The TV show said it was 23*C or over in this afternoon in Tokyo.
Here in Shimoda it's also getting warmer day by day.
When I was driving it was too hot inside, so I opened the window.
By the way, I took this picture on the riverside near Shimoda train station in this afternoon.
There is a cable car going up to the top of mountain, surrounded by Sakura trees and fresh green leaves.
In this season a lot of flowers start blooming on the top.
Let's try and go to the top by cablecar!
Here is an information of Shimoda cablecar.
Pension Sakuraya: 4 minutes walking to the nearest beach "Shirahama" in Shimoda, Japan
I went to Matsuzaki town to see Sakura blooming with my wife and son this afternoon.
There is a river called "Nakagawa" in Matsuzaki town, and there are more than 1,200 Sakura trees on the riverside of 6 kirometers.
In addition, there is a big field of flowers.
We could feel Spring has come there today.
Click here to see the photos which I took today.
And click here to see the video which was taken on the riverside driving.
Kids friendly guest house "Pension Sakuraya" in Shimoda, Japan
When 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
When 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.
Since 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
Since 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.
Thank you everyone and thank you everything.
In Japan Sakura season will come soon.
On this website you can check the Sakura blooming forecast on 2012.
According to this forecast It will be after March 25th n Shizuoka Pref. and Tokyo.
Why don't you feel the spring comes with Sakura blossoms?