The opening to the novel "Karei naru Ichizoku" (The Glorious Family) by the late Japanese author Toyoko Yamasaki describes the splendid twilight descending upon Ago Bay in the Shima Peninsula, when the sun begins to tilt and the tide is full.
And in a brief moment when all the sky is ablaze, the passage continues, the sky above Ago Bay and the sea below blend into the crimson color of a brilliant flame.
This is the surreal backdrop of the Shima Kanko Hotel Classic, the stage of the Ise-Shima Summit taking place May 26-27 on Kashiko Island in the southern part of the peninsula in Mie Prefecture.