
And here are some pictures of a family I was enjoying watching (the undertow was very strong, even in the shallow sections).




Nothing particularly interesting happened this year, but we took a couple trips to the beach last year as well and were surprised by a uniquely Japanese beach-going experience on one occasion. There were loudspeakers playing music, so you couldn't hear the sound of crashing waves (who wants to listen to the beautiful sound of nature anyway). There was a smell of grilled squid. And they promptly "closed" the ocean at 4pm, preceded by "closing music" (the traditional New Years' song). A cultural, if not quite natural, experience.
2 comments:
:-) I love different cultures! I just got back from the Costa Brava along the mediterranean Spanish coast line... it was amazing!
I'm glad they don't "close" our ocean!
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