In these days I had been making 2 web page, and I have just finished making them.
Before coming to Izu peninsula and Shimoda please chech them out below.
*Shimoda Harbor Tour Boat: Black Ship Sasquehannna
Today it was the middle day of the 73rd Black Ship Festival.
And the official parade was taken place in Shimoda.
Every year we have to worry about the weather before the festival, but we haven't needed to do it this year.
It was sunny today again, and a lot of visitors and citizens were in the downtown.
I went to Shimoda downtown to watch Fireworks display with my family.
It started at 8:15 PM on time.
We watched these fireworks at the parking lot on Shimoda harbor, but this place was very good to see and to take photos.
Click here to see the photos of the fireworks.
Here is a video on Youtube, which I took the fireworks at the end of the display.
Kids Friendly Guresthouse: Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan
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.
Click here to see the other photos which I took today!
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
Yesterday we had strong wind and heavy rain Shimoda, but it became sunny again today.
We can feel that Shimoda is full of spring everywhere.
When I went to Shimoda downtown I took this picture at Shimoda harbor.
We can see a black ship over there.
That is a tour boat called "Sasukehana".
Family running accommodation: Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan
Today I went to Shizuoka city by car.
I could see the beautiful Mt. Fuji with snow under the blue sky.
I took this picture at Fujikawa Service Area on Tomei Express Way this morning.
We can't see this scenery so many times a year, so I was lucky!!
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?
It's not only rainy and windy, but also warm here in Shimoda this morning.
This is Kawazu Sakura tree in a parking lot in Shirahama.
It has just started blooming.
This season Sakura blooming in Izu peninsula is too late due to the coldness.
Is the warmth this morning a good helper for them to bloom?