'Shiroyama Park’ (Shimoda Park), in front of Sogabo, including Wakanoura Promenade along the coastal line which is the fringe of the park. It is almost the image of vast woods, for me. Blue ocean, view of the town of Shimoda, flowers of the season, green trees, sunshine penetrating leaves, twittering of birds, roaring waves and the wind passing, such are what I can see or hear strolling in the park.

Sogabo was built in 1915, with Izu Ishi tuff. It locates along Perry Road, where Commodore Perry often took a walk, after his arrival at Shimoda to settle the peace and amity treaties with Japan, in the late Edo Era. We are now open on weekends, etc. as gallery & café.

Sogabo is just standing by Osaka Bridge crossing Hiraname River. The building is firmly erected on top of compiled cut Izu Ishi Tuff, which also function as the stabilizer of the river side. The black namako wall is rare, but is furnished on the side of the building.