Shirahama Beach

Konnichiwa.  Genki des ka.  :)
(Hello!  How are you?)

We had a low key Friday night since I had a woodworking safety class Saturday morning (more on that later!) and we had planned to go to the beach afterwards in Hachinohe.

Hachinohe is a much larger city than Misawa, about an hour southeast, where there is a giant shipping port for this part of the country.  The major export here is squid; shipping out more than most other parts of Japan.   But Hachinohe offers a lot more to do than just eating squid-they have a giant sandy beach!!  So we hopped in the car and off we went!

Although the weather wasn't typical beach weather, it was perfect for us.  It wasn't busy at all and we felt as if we had the entire beach to ourselves.

{view from the parking lot}

{Jeff said the water was cold}

{rocks and pine trees lined part of the beach}

{look closely-pine cones!}

{trying to be cute-should have told that tire to move}

{taken right before the high tide came in and washed it away}