Apparently, the water around our beach is full of these big (well, big for me) guys, but the other day, while SUP-ing, I finally saw one for the first time. Gotta say, I was a little freaked out.
Photo of the Day: Oya-ko SUP
The other day, Kaede came with me out on the paddleboard. "Oya" means "parent", and "ko" means "child", so, parent-child paddleboarding.
Photo of the Day: Blue Paddleboarding
The ocean around Yuigahama Beach is at its best in fall and spring. Beautiful blue sky, beautiful blue seas.
Photo of the Day: Furin (Wind Chimes)
It's not really furin season anymore, but there was a display at Kowaki-en Hotel in Hakone the other day, and it was all kinds of pretty. Kaede was pretty impressed, too.
Photo of the Day: Beach Gazing
It's that time of year again! It's actually cool enough to go to the beach and have a play—without burning or getting heatstroke. We're thoroughly enjoying it.
Photo of the Day: Unknown Shrine
This little shrine was without English-language plaque, so I'm not sure what it's called, but it was out the west side of Kamakura Station and had two rather fabulous trees.
Photo of the Day: Cosmos
Japan loves its seasonal flowers, and one of the big ones for autumn is cosmos. So pretty.
Photo of the Day: Butterfly
It has nothing to do with Kamakura, and it wasn't taken there, either (it was taken at the Kanazawa Zoo), but I do love these butterflies, so here it is. Japan always surprises me with all its butterflies and dragonflies, even in the city.
Photo of the Day: Little Statues
A few weeks ago, Kaede and I went on a little walk along some back streets we'd yet to explore. We followed a sign for a temple into a little subdivision and came across Jokomyo-ji, one of the area's oldest temples. Luck was with us—statues that are only shown to the public three or so … Continue reading Photo of the Day: Little Statues
Photo of the Day: Fishing for Crayfish
Chopsticks, string and a bit of dried squid—that's all you need to catch crayfish in murky water. A popular activity from spring through fall, kids spend hours crouched over pond banks, dangling their makeshift fishing rods.
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