Chidorigafuchi|Rape blossoms and cherry blossoms, a trio of spring colors

Year 2025April 2025AprilChidorigafuchi (fountainhead)Tokyo Metropolitan areacherry blossomblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)
At Chidorigafuchi, this is a photo of what I felt was a "triumvirate of rape blossoms, cherry blossoms, and spring colors.

In this photo, I tried to capture the cherry blossoms at Chidorigafuchi and the clouds in the sky over the rape blossoms. The combination of yellow, pink, and the blue of the sky was very spring-like. At Chidorigafuchi, one of the most famous spots symbolizing spring in Tokyo, someiyoshino cherry trees blooming along the moat of the Imperial Palace quietly add color to the spring. The 700-meter-long rows of cherry blossom trees swaying in the wind, their branches hanging over the water's edge, look like a picture scroll. The composition with the water's surface in the background as boats pass by and the view from the hill are particularly beautiful, and the soft light of the day makes for an even more atmospheric shot.

Date & TimeApril 5, 2025
photographerexcuse
LocationChidorigafuchi (fountainhead)
AddressChiyoda Ward, Tokyo
Photography EquipmentGalaxy s21+
Shooting route on the same dayInogashira Park →directional marker or indicatorKoganei Park →directional marker or indicatorShinjuku Gyoen →directional marker or indicatorChidorigafuchi (fountainhead) →directional marker or indicatorYasukuni Shrine →directional marker or indicatorKoishikawa Botanical Garden →directional marker or indicatorUeno Onshi Park →directional marker or indicatorJoshinji Temple (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo)

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