In those days, the sandy beach, called "Hama" in Miwasaki, was stretched on the east side of Suzushima Island toward the sea.
Nearly half a century ago, when I was a boy (1950-55, Showa 25-30), Hama of Miwasaki was like this.

From the pier of about 50 meters connecting the land this side and Suzushima Island, the seashore stretches out far to the east elongatedly toward the vicinity of a tunnel at the foot of the mountain in the distance. The tunnel is for the JR Kinokuni Line railway hollowed out of a cliff jutting out from the mountains into the sea, where trains sometimes come out and disappear.
On the west side of the pier, a little wider beach leads to the neighboring town of Sano.
This is a pebble beach, while the east side is sandy. Ground nets (地引網) are raised here and there, and calls can be heard. For myself, helping out a few times, I got some small fish or shellfish "sazae" and "nagareko" (small abalone). The beach is cut off along the way, and the reef goes beyond in a zigzag arc towards Ugui, Nachi, and Katsuura.

The sandy beach (hama) faces the Kumano Nada in the Pacific Ocean. The well-shaped islet right in front is Suzushima, where the two dark green pines look great and the splashing waves are vivid to the eye.
Walk about 200 meters west of Suzushima on the caisson, you will arrive at another islet. It is Kushima Island that worships the god of fishermen. It is also a colony of hamayu, plants of crinum. Here, woods are dense.

The sandy beach on the east side is clear in my memory.
Ashy-white, reminiscent of coarse white sugar. If you pay attention, there are small shells glittering here and there. It is a children's playground all year round and a place for amas (lady divers) to relax. I miss the winter days when they, including my aunt, used to surround a bonfire.

In summer, it is crowded with seabathers. Small ripples coming from the pale marine blue sea. At the edge of the waves, many children in swimsuits are engrossed in playing with sand.
In autumn, the village festival is so popular that the beach is a grand stage of the folk dance "Whale Dancing".
Spirited singing and dancing of men dressed in Edo or Meiji period whaling costumes with the sound of whistles and drums echoing in the distance.

Visitors also flock to the sandy beach from Shingu and the surrounding towns.
Big-catch flags are fluttering, up on all the small boats of fishermen landed on the beach (hama).

In winter, a cloud of dust on the sea breeze. Snow rarely falls here, but it is very cold for the people in this rural area.
The sea is always raging. Still, unless it's a stormy weather, men work a scull and stand out to sea. In the shallow sea near the beach, a cry echoes like blowing poorly on a reed.
There are also women divers surrounding a bonfire by the edge of the waves, soothing their numb bodies, and taking a break for a while.
The cry in a local accent.
"Sabuiyo!" (Too cold!)
"Sabui noshi" (Sure, too much!)
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The sandy beach, in spring.
It was when I was in the sixth grade and my brother in the fourth grade.