Thank you very much.

Giny

"Declan Murphy" <declan_murphy@hotmail.com> schreef in bericht 
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> On Feb 15, 5:57 am, "Giny@geenrotzooi_xs4all.nl" > Ages ago I have
> been in Shirahama (Wakayama-ken).
>> 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.
>
> I've been to Shirahama a few times, but only in the summer. If the
> beach during May in Shirahama in Wakayama is similar to swimming
> beaches such as Goza Shirahama (Mie Pref.) then I suspect it will have
> a fair amount of rubbish and storm debris still on it. Swimming
> beaches usually aren't "scrubbed" until immediately before the
> official season opens. I've got a few photos somewhere.
>
> The area behind the beach is fairly nice if you like either cheap
> kitsche, or high class living, but not something in between. Its quite
> upmarket these days. I remember a hotel called "Seamore" being OK.
>
> Personally I wouldn't spend more than 2 nights in Shirahama at most.
> Good place for jetlag recovery if you are crossing a few time zones,
> but if not, maybe only 1 night.
>
> Yunomine Onsen is a nice village. The tsubo-no-yu is fun, but if you
> are arriving before 3pm then 1 night only is enough though. I like to
> spend a few nights around Taiji, Kii Katsuura and Nachi. Driving
> upstream from Shingu is pretty scenic. Route 169 through to Kiwa is
> cool.
>