blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Ashikaga Flower Park｜Solitary flowers blooming quietly

This photo was taken at Ashikaga Flower Park of dahlias just beginning to bloom.

Year 2025August 2025AugustAshikaga Flower Parkdahlia (Dahlia pinnata)Tochigi prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Ashikaga Flower Park｜A single flower that looks like a picture frame

This photo was taken at Ashikaga Flower Park of vivid dahlia flowers seen through a fence.

Year 2025August 2025AugustAshikaga Flower Parkdahlia (Dahlia pinnata)Tochigi prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Ashikaga Flower Park｜A Blue Presence Floating in the Darkness

This photograph was taken at Ashikaga Flower Park, capturing a water lily barely floating on the water's surface in a slightly darkened, subdued light.

Year 2025August 2025AugustAshikaga Flower ParkTochigi prefecture (Kantou area)pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Ashikaga Flower Park｜Flowers on the surface of water reflecting tranquility

This photo was taken at Ashikaga Flower Park from a low vantage point to show water lilies floating on the water's edge.

Year 2025August 2025AugustAshikaga Flower ParkTochigi prefecture (Kantou area)pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Ushijima Furukawa Park｜Small Strengths Enduring the Heat

This photograph was taken at Ushijima Furukawa Park, capturing the scene of the sunflowers drooping under the still-intense sunlight.

Year 2025August 2025Augustsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)Ushijima Furukawa Parkblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

The University of Tokyo, Institute for Ecology and Harmonious Agriculture｜Dragonfly Rest

This photo, taken at the University of Tokyo's Institute for Ecology and Harmonious Agriculture, shows a dragonfly perched on a small lotus flower.

Year 2025July 2025JulyInstitute for Ecological and Harmonious Agriculture, The University of TokyoTokyo Metropolitan areablooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)lotus

The University of Tokyo Organization for Harmonious Ecological Agriculture｜Flowers and Dragonflies

This photo is a close-up of a lotus flower and dragonfly taken at the University of Tokyo's Institute for Ecology and Harmonious Agriculture.

Year 2025July 2025JulyInstitute for Ecological and Harmonious Agriculture, The University of TokyoTokyo Metropolitan areablooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)lotus

The University of Tokyo Organization for Ecological and Harmonious Agriculture｜Lotus of Light and Shadow

This photo was taken at the University of Tokyo's Institute for Ecology and Harmonious Agriculture, partially framing a beautifully blooming lotus flower in the foreground with light filtering through to the back.

Year 2025July 2025JulyInstitute for Ecological and Harmonious Agriculture, The University of TokyoTokyo Metropolitan areablooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)lotus

The University of Tokyo Organization for Ecological and Harmonious Agriculture｜Soft Depth

This photo was taken at the University of Tokyo's Institute of Ecology and Harmonious Agriculture, with the beautiful lotus flowers in the back in focus while the flowers in the foreground are largely blurred.

Year 2025July 2025JulyInstitute for Ecological and Harmonious Agriculture, The University of TokyoTokyo Metropolitan areablooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)lotus

The University of Tokyo, Institute for Ecological and Harmonious Agriculture｜Life on the verge of blooming

This photo was taken from the side of a small lotus flower still in bloom at the University of Tokyo's Institute for Ecology and Harmonious Agriculture.

Year 2025July 2025JulyInstitute for Ecological and Harmonious Agriculture, The University of TokyoTokyo Metropolitan areablooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)lotus

The University of Tokyo Organization for Ecological and Harmonious Agriculture｜Lotus of Individuality in Bloom

This photo was taken at the University of Tokyo's Institute for Ecology and Harmonious Agriculture, with light coming in from the side of the lotus flower, an unusual shape rarely seen elsewhere.

Year 2025July 2025JulyInstitute for Ecological and Harmonious Agriculture, The University of TokyoTokyo Metropolitan areablooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)lotus

Kiyose Sunflower Festival｜A Single Bloom in Backlight

This photograph was taken at the Kiyose Sunflower Festival, focusing on a single flower in the center from behind the sunflowers while capturing the light.