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Sea opening at Okayama Suna-bi coast
Voted one of the "Nippon'nonagisahyakusen", the 1st, sea opening was performed by cutting the top Suna-bi prefecture coast proud of the history of Japan's oldest class as a seaside resort in the (Kurashiki Tamashima). About 100 people, such as a governing body to make local residents and the city attended the open type sea. After you pray for the safety of (until August 31) during swimming, shown off to swim according to formula Nippon God flow heat transfer, officials celebrated with a ribbon-cutting.
18 people children of municipal Suna-bi small nearby participate in the first swim this day. Had cheered and jumped into the sea all at once. Hirata, Aiko Dosho of three years (8) was a smile "and a little cold, but fun. Every year, about 10 times has been its swimming" he said.
There is Higashihama (up 900 m) and Nishihama (about 1.5 km extension) across the fishing port, the coast-largest prefecture of top-class. Swimming customers of about 50,000 people each year visit to the center Nishihama, the August 3 "Suna-bi Beach Festival", events such as beach volleyball tournament also will be held to the same on the 17th.
The 12th, in addition to Shibukawa coast of Tamano will open two weeks late than usual, be open sea after another seaside resort of other mid this month in the prefecture.
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岡山・沙美海岸で海開き
「日本の渚百選」の一つに選ばれ、海水浴場として国内最古級の歴史を誇る沙美海岸(倉敷市玉島)で1日、県内トップを切って海開きが行われた。海開き式には市や地元住民らでつくる運営組織などの約100人が出席。遊泳期間中(8月末日まで)の安全を祈願した後、日本神伝流による式泳が披露され、関係者らがテープカットで祝った。
この日は近くの市立沙美小の児童18人が初泳ぎに参加。一斉に海に飛び込んで歓声を挙げていた。同小3年の平田愛子さん(8)は「少し冷たいけど楽しい。毎年、10回ぐらいは泳ぎにきています」と笑顔だった。
同海岸は漁港を挟んで西浜(延長約1・5キロ)と東浜(同900メートル)があり、県内トップ級の規模を誇る。西浜を中心に毎年約5万人の遊泳客が訪れており、8月3日には「沙美ビーチフェスティバル」、同17日にはビーチバレー大会などの催しも開催される。
県内では12日、玉野市の渋川海岸が例年より2週間遅くオープンするほか、他の海水浴場も今月中旬にかけて相次ぎ海開きされる。
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