This afternoon I went to Shirahama shrine with my family.
It was a first vist of this year for us.
We, Japanese visit shrine at the beginning of new year to pray our health and happiness.
As we are in the new year holiday there were a lot of people there.
Click here to see the picture which I took today.
Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan
This morning I took my daughter to the school and went to Shimoda downtown after thatn.
When I was driving in downtown I found out the dried fishes out of shop on the road.
I asked him to take pictures, and he told me that he waked up at 2:00 am every day.
"Every day?"
I said and he answered.
"Yes, because I have to start to make dried fishes to provide them to the travellers before noon."
"Really?"……
On last Friday I went to Toi town in Izu city, on the other side of Izu peninsula, with my wife and her friends.
Long time ago there used be a lot of gold mine in this peninsula, but Toi gold mine was the largest one.
We can get into the mine by walking and there are museum and suvenir shops.
Here is a web page of this gold mine museum, which I have just made tonight.
You can see all pictures on the web page on facebook album here.
Pension Sakuraya in Shimoda, Japan
During summer, as we are very busy we can't go anywhere with my children.
However, when we have a time I go to the beach for swimming with my children twice or 3 times a summer.
I was going to the beach today again, but it was cloudy. So I decided to go to the aquarium with my son, Yuuki.
It was a second time for him to go there.
My son was very excited and happy today.
Every year we have a Fireworks Festival in Shirahama in this season.
The rainy season sometimes is not over at the middle of July, so we have to be worry about the weather.
But this year it had been already over at the beginning of this month, we didn't need to worry about it.
Shirahama Fireworks Festival is very famous of this firework on the water.
It was very beautiful.
Last night, when I was looking for the photos in my computer I found out this photo.
I took this photo in June 2003. It means I took this 8 years ago.
In those days my daughters were 7 years and 4 years old, and I used to go to many places with them. But now they don't…..
Anyway I took this photo at Shimoda park in Shimoda city.
Yes, Ajisai ( Hydrangea ) Festival is taking place from June 1st to 30th…….
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 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.
Now it is 9:00 PM in Shimoda, Japan.
We have a cold and strong wind like typhoon outside. The weather forcast says it would be snowy tomorrow morning, but we can't expect it because Shimoda is very warm.
By the way, yesterday when I was walking in Shirahama I went to Shirahama shrine.
And then I found out a tree with a lot of pink blossoms like this photo.
Now in Kawazu town and Minami-Izu town Sakura festa is taking place, but the color of blossom is different from theirs.
I was wondering, but I went to my friend's house to ask about it…..
I have been thinking to make this for several years because we have a lot of foreign customeres from all over the world and most of them don't understand Japanese.
And I started to make it this week at last.
I was thinking it would take a long time for it, but actually I was right.
It took one day to make a map with photos, and it took looooong time more than 3 days to make this web page after that.
Anyway I have just finished the 1st page tonight.
Would you like to see it?
Fuuuu, I am getting tired……