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![Lilies bloom on the coast in late July, here スカシユリ [Lilium maculatum] at Tajima no Taki 対島の滝 waterfall.](../31jul09/images/0930-5D-0651.jpg "Lilies bloom on the coast in late July, here スカシユリ [Lilium maculatum] at Tajima no Taki 対島の滝 waterfall.")
![Aosuji ageha アオスジアゲハ [Graphium sarpedon nipponum] - this colorful butterfly is a strong flyer, but was busy enough drinking from a seep that I was able to approach to within less than a meter to take this shot.](../31jul09/images/0930-5D-0754.jpg "Aosuji ageha アオスジアゲハ [Graphium sarpedon nipponum] - this colorful butterfly is a strong flyer, but was busy enough drinking from a seep that I was able to approach to within less than a meter to take this shot.")
31 July 2009: Jyogasaki Kaigan 城ヶ崎海岸 [photos from 19 July]
In mid-summer, the hot and humid weather, and regular rainfall, encourage rampant plant growth and plenty of insect activity on Japan's Izu Peninsula. We will still have about two more months of hot weather before the shortening daylight hours and changing weather patterns bring cooler air to the region.
Map of Japan
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