One of the first things that I looked forward to doing upon my return to Japan was heading to the beach to hang out. Thankfully, my good friend had the same idea, so we packed up the car and headed to Kamakura Beach. Beach season here is different from the US. In the summer, the beach months are officially July and August. During these months, the Japanese open beach shacks to offer food, drinks, and dancing all along the beach. These shacks start going up in May and will be taken down again in September. Thankfully, we went during the week. Otherwise, we might not have had a spot to set out our towels. Many people from Tokyo come down on the weekends, so the beach is packed with good weather.
A view of the beach shacks from our spot on our towels.
It looks pretty busy, but compared to weekends, this is dead.
I love that the beach goers have such a great time playing soccer, volleyball, or just about any other game on the beach. We even watched these teenaged boys making sand balls. They were so excited, and seriously spent at least an hour working to make them perfect. I preferred to lay in the sun for awhile and then cool off by walking out to the water. My next purchase will be a tube so I can float around enjoying the sun from the water.
There are constant reminders that this isn't America. The most obvious being this couple who came to the beach and were there standing at water's edge for at least 2 hours. He has on tons of clothing, but she had even more including a sun umbrella. They didn't get in the water or lay on the sand. They just stood there enjoying the sounds of the sea.
Here I am soaking up the sun!
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