"It's snowing outside!!"
My wife said so this morning.
So I opened the window and found the white world there.
"I'm going to the beach to take pictures!" I said to my wife.
On the way to the beach there were a lot of snow we haven't had such a snow scince 3 years ago.
This morning I went to the junior high school to take my daughter by my car.
On the way back home I took this picture.
In last few days it had been cloudy and raing in Shimoda, so we could see the islands after 3 days.
It was a really fantastic scenary!!
Today it was warmer than yesterday.
After I prepared the room, bath and everything for our customers I went to Ogasaki Wing to take pictures for the webpage "Walking Guide in Shirahama" on our website.
The distance between Sakuraya and Ogasaki Wing is about 6 or 7 kirometers, and it takes about 1 hour by walking.
Before getting to Ogasaki Wing there is a steep staircases like this photo.
It was really hard to climb up this carrying the bike on my shoulder.
Today it was sunny and very warm in Shimoda.
Then I decided to go to Shimoda downtown by bike.
First of all I didn't decide where I go after that, but I dexided to go to south part of Izu peninsula.
After Shimoda downtown I went the Kisami Beach, and arrived at the Touji Beach.
It was rainy and very cold all day yesterday, but it became sunny today.
This morning my daughter had a sport competition at Shimoda junior high schoo, so I took her by my car.
When I went down the hill the moutains with white snow appeared over there.
I took this photo when I came back to Shirahama.
Amagi mountains are highest one in Izu peninsula, and they have snow once or twice every winter!!
However we don't have snow here in Shirahama….
Today Shirahama Beach Walking Guied Part 2 was completed.
In these web pages I was going to use the photos with people or my families, and I was looking for the good photos for each place.
I have a lot of photos which I have been taking in Shirahama since 10 years ago.
I selected some photos for this guide, but actually it seems like my lovely son's photogallary.
Check out Shirahama Beach Walking Guide from Part 1
You can click the links to go to Part 2 down this page.
Today we had a little cold wind, but it was very warm.
At around noon I departed from Sakuray and went to the sea for walking.
There is a small fisherman's port called Itami-kou, and I walked on the rocks to get here.
The water here is very clear and we can see Shirahama beach over there.
This morning I woke up a little later than usual, so I took my daughter to her school by car.
Of couse she got to the school on time!
On the way home I took this photo.
It was very good scenary with sunrise and clouds on the horizon!
It was a little cold because of west wind, but good weather for walking.
This afternoon I went to the nearest beach Shirahama with my son.
There is Shirahama shrine on the north part of Shirahama beach, and there is a red gate of shrine called Torii in Japanese on the big rock.
We were able to see Izu seven islands clearly from the tip of this big rock.
Today it was almost cloudy, but sometimes we were able to get sun shine.
I wanted to buy something at home improvement center called "Handy".
It is located at Rendaiji town in Shimoda on the oposit side of Shirahama, and we can go there through Mt. Takene.
It means, if I climb Mt. Takene and went down it I can go there.
So I decided to climb the mountain today.
From the top of Mt. Takane we can see the pacific ocean and Izu seven islands.
It takes about 1 hour from Sakuraya by walking.