My family and I went to the nearest shrine “Shirahama Shrine” on January 3rd after busy days.
Most of Japanese go to shrine at the beginning of new year to pray for good health and happiness.
It calls “Hatsumoude” in Japanese.
This shrine is very famous for its long history more than 2,600 years.
That’s why this place always is crowded with a looooot of visitors in the morning on January 1st.
I took this picture when I came back from Shimoda this early evening.
We have Shirahama shrine festival this weekend, but unfortunately it would be rain by typhoon today and tomorrow.
We have this fireworks display every summer.
This video was taken at the end of the display.
All of our customers came and stayed for this tonight, and all of them were deeply moved by this firework display.
I went to Shimoda park on a date with my wife and daughter this afternoon.
Shimoda park is very famous for the hydrangea blossoms, and the festival is taking place from June 1st to 30th.
When we went there the hydrangea is now fully and beautifully blooming.
You can see 20 pictures of this festival on our Facebook album.
I took this video on last Tuesday at Shimoda harbor.
This is a Shinshin-Kisen boud for Izu islands, which leaves Shimoda harbor at 9:30 AM and come back at around 4:00 PM everyday except Wednesday.
I would like to go to Kozu-shima island, one of Izu islands, by this ferry someday in the future, because we have never been there.
This a video which I took the part of the end of the Firework display of Black Ship Festival on May 19th Friday.
The 78th Shimoda Black Ship Festival was taken from May 19th Friday to 21st Sunday.
The official parade of this festival was started from 11:30 AM on Saturday.
More than 300 people participated this parade.
You can see the picture of this parade on our Facebook.
We had very strong south wind yesterday, but it was not windy today.
This is one of good view points on Izu peninsula, which is located between Shimoda city and Kawazu town.
If you come to Shimoda by car, you should take a break at this view point on Rout 135 of eastern side of Izu peninsula.
If it was sunny and the air was clear, you would be able to get the beautiful view of Izu seven islands and Shirahama beach.
My wife, my son and I went to Numazu city to meet my daughter and to help her moving to new room.
After that, we went to the fish market in Numazu city at the north of Izu peninsula with my family yesterday.
There are a lot of shops and restaurant in the area, and a lot of people as well.
I had been worrying about today since long time ago, because it was Fireworks Festival in Shirahama today.
We had a little wind, but it was sunny tonight and the fireworks display was taken place from 8:00 PM as usual.
Last year I went to the beach to take pictures, but I took pictures on the way to the beach this year because I was very busy and didn’t have enough time to go to the beach.
From this place we can see the parking lot just in front of the beach and the fireworks are shot up from the beach over there.
Of course all of our customers went to the beach to see the firewoks and said,
“It was really amazing!”
