Hakusan Shrine (Bunkyo Ward) | Ascending Flags and Hydrangeas in Harmony

2025.06.16
Year 2025June 2025JuneTokyo Metropolitan areaHakusan Shrine (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo)hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)
This photo captures what I felt was a "collaboration between the climbing flags and hydrangeas" at Hakusan Shrine (Bunkyo Ward).
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This photograph captures a climbing flag at Hakusan Shrine, framed through hydrangeas. Hakusan Shrine (Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo) is an ideal location for photography where the beauty of flowers blends with the shrine's serene atmosphere. Especially during the early summer Hydrangea Festival, the hydrangeas adorning the grounds are captured alongside traditional Japanese scenes.

Date & TimeJune 14, 2025
photographerwithout batting an eyelid
LocationHakusan Shrine (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo)
Address5-31-26 Hakusan, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Photography EquipmentCanon EOS R
lensCanon EF70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM
F value2.8
suspended solids1/4000s
ISO800
Shooting route on the same dayAsukayama Park　→directional marker or indicatorHakusan Shrine (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo)

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