I did not mean  Shirahama on Izu peninsula but in Wakayama Prefecture, south 
of Osaka.

Anyone suggestions?

regards,

Giny



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> On Feb 15, 5:57 am, "Giny@geenrotzooi_xs4all.nl"
> <G.speelman@geenrotzooi_xs4all.nl> wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> Ages ago I have been in Shirahama (Wakayama-ken).
>> The only thing I remember is that I did not like it, but I do not 
>> remember
>> why I did not like it.
>>
>> My husband and I plan to go to Japan again in May and visit a.o. the 
>> village
>> of Yunomine, Kumano Kodo and other places.
>> We will rent a small car.
>> I like old scenery, nice villages and tradition.
>>
>> My husband wants to go to Shirahama again for a few days , because 
>> Japanese
>> friends told him it has changed and is nice now, lovely views, beautiful
>> scenery and not yasu-poi.
>>
>> Can anyone give me advice?
>> and do you know , is there a nice comfortabel  ryokan or hotel that has 
>> some
>> tradition?
>>
>> Thanks for help.
>>
>> Giny
>
> I was in Shirahama last spring with family.  People had been telling
> me that the beach there was the most beautiful on mainland Honshu.
> Well, it could have been just the time we were there but I was very
> disappointed to find it littered with trash.  Maybe I just had my
> expectations too high.  On the other hand the surf was fantastic and I
> got to try body-boarding for the first time in my life :-)
>
> The next day I rented a car and drove around the area.  A bit further
> south along the coast in Shimoda we found this really nice looking
> pension where we had lunch.  It's called the "Ernest
> House"  (www.ernest-house.com).  It looks like a bed and breakfast
> type of place.  Also, nearby that was Ohama beach which looked much
> nicer than the beach at shirahama.  If I ever go that way again I plan
> to stay at that pension and go to that beach.
>
>