2026 Kasumigaura General Park | Lotus Buds About to Bloom
This photo was taken at Kasumigaura General Park and shows a lotus bud that looks as if it’s about to bloom.
Lotus flowers blooming in silence, feeling mysterious beauty and purity.
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2026 Kasumigaura General Park | Lotus Flowers Adorned with Raindrops
This photo was taken at Kasumigaura General Park and shows a beautiful lotus flower still covered with raindrops.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | Lotus Flowers Silhouetted Against the Backlight
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the guardian shrine of Niigata, where I captured the beautiful lotus flowers in the lotus pond with the light shining through them against the backdrop of the sun.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | Lotus Flowers and Spreading Leaves
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, from a slightly wider angle, capturing the beauty of the lotus flowers and leaves.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | Lotus in the Foreground and a Flying Bee
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, where I used lotus flowers in the foreground to create a bokeh effect, capturing the lotus flowers in the background and a bee flying above them.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | Flowers Blooming Among the Lotus Leaves
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, and shows a lotus flower peeking out slightly between the leaves.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | Lotus Flowers Seen Through the Foreground Blur
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata Prefecture. I used the lotus flower in the foreground to create foreground blur, allowing the lotus flower in the background to appear sharp.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine, Hakusan Shrine | Lotus Flowers Blooming Against the Backdrop of the Shrine Buildings
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, and shows a beautifully shaped lotus flower with the building in the background.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine, Hakusan Shrine | The Majestic Lotus Viewed from the Front
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, and captures a majestic, beautiful lotus flower from the front.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | A Lotus Pond Stretching All the Way to the Back
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, and shows the lotus pond stretching all the way to the back.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | Lotus Flowers in Light and Shadow
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, and captures a lotus flower situated right at the boundary between light and shadow.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | A Single Lotus Blossom Blooming Majestically
This photo was taken from the front of a single, beautifully shaped lotus flower blooming majestically and upright at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | Lotus Flowers Glistening in Backlight
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, and shows a lotus flower glowing against the backlight, framed by the surrounding leaves.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | Lotus Flowers Bathed in Sunlight Filtering Through the Trees
This photo was taken from above at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, and shows sunlight filtering through the trees onto a beautiful lotus flower.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | Lotus Flowers and the Torii Gate
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, and shows beautiful lotus flowers and the torii gate.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | Beautiful Lotus Flowers Swaying in the Wind
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, and shows beautifully shaped lotus flowers swaying in the breeze.
2026 Fukushima Lake | Lotus Flowers Viewed from the Side
This photo was taken from the side of a lotus pond at Fukushima-gata, showing the beautiful lotus flowers in full bloom.
2026 Fukushima Lake | The Lotus Blooming in the Center of the Lotus Pond
This photo was taken at a lotus pond in Fukushima-gata; I focused on a beautiful flower in full bloom among the countless lotus blossoms.
2026 Fukushima Lake | Lotus Flowers Viewed from a Diagonal Angle Above
This photo was taken at a lotus pond in Fukushima-gata, looking down at the beautiful lotus flowers from a slight angle above.
2026 Fukushima Lake | A Low-Angle View of the Lotus Pond
This photo was taken at a lotus pond in Fukushima-gata; it shows several lotus flowers in the distance, captured from a low angle.
