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Alps Azumino National Park | Flower Cart Amid the Salvia

This photo was taken at the Alps Azumino National Park; it shows a flower cart and yellow “Lemon Bright” cosmos together, framed by the vibrant salvia flowers blooming in the foreground.

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Alps Azumino National Park | Colorful Sensation Cosmos

This photo was taken at the Alps Azumino National Park and shows a side view of the vibrant pink, white, and other colorful “Sensation” cosmos blooming across the field.

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The Village of Red Soba | A Scene of Red Soba Fields and Pampas Grass

This photo was taken at Aka-Soba no Sato in Nagano Prefecture from a slight distance, offering a view of the vast field of red buckwheat and showing the pampas grass growing near its center.

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Alps Azumino National Park | Autumn Flower Fields Viewed from Below

This photo was taken at the National Alps Azumino Park, using a composition that makes it look as though I were looking up at the sky from a low vantage point, with a profusion of flowers such as salvia, cosmos, and gomphrena.

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Alps Azumino National Park | Fields of Pink and White Cosmos

This photo was taken at the Alps Azumino National Park and shows a beautiful field of cosmos flowers, mostly pink and white, blooming across the landscape.

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The Village of Red Soba | Close-up Photo of a Red Soba Flower

This photo was taken at Akasoba no Sato in Nagano Prefecture; I got up close to the flowers to capture a close-up shot that clearly shows the color and shape of the small, beautifully blooming red buckwheat flowers.

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Alps Azumino National Park | Field of Red and Purple Salvia Flowers

This photo was taken at the Alps Azumino National Park and captures a vibrant flower field stretching into the distance, with red and purple salvias taking center stage.

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Alps Azumino National Park | Pale Apricot-Colored Cosmos

This photo was taken at the Alps Azumino National Park and shows the Apricotta cosmos flower—known for its soft hues—from the side so that the shape of the flower is clearly visible.

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The Village of Red Buckwheat | A Side View of Red Buckwheat Flowers

This photo was taken at Akasoba no Sato in Nagano Prefecture from the side to capture the shape of the pink akasoba flowers and the appearance of their stems.

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Alps Azumino National Park | Salvia and Kochia on the Stairs

This photo was taken at the Alps Azumino National Park and captures a scene featuring autumnal plants—such as salvia, gomphrena, and kochia—spreading out across the steps.

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Nagano Ooka Hinata Dahlia Garden | The Dahlia Garden and the Alps

This photo was taken at the Nagano Ooka Hinata Dahlia Garden from a vantage point on a hill, capturing both the entire garden with its beautifully blooming dahlias and the majestic Alps stretching out in the distance.

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Alps Azumino National Park | A Mix of Three Types of Cosmos

This photo was taken at the Alps Azumino National Park and shows a field of cosmos flowers where several varieties—including "Dwarf," "Carpet Red," and "Golden Yellow"—bloom together.

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Alps Azumino National Park | Colorful Kochia and Autumn Flowers

This photo was taken at the Alps Azumino National Park, where I focused on the kochia plants that were just beginning to turn red, while also capturing the cosmos and gomphrena blooming nearby.

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Alps Azumino National Park | Yellow Cosmos Through the Salvia

This photo was taken at the Alps Azumino National Park; it shows the vibrant yellow cosmos blooming in the background, seen through the beautiful gomphrena blooming in the foreground.

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The Village of Red Soba | Red Soba Fields and a Crowd of People

This photo was taken at the Red Soba Village in Nagano Prefecture to capture the panoramic view of the vast red soba fields and the many people enjoying the red soba flowers.

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Alps Azumino National Park | Green Maple Leaves Against a Backdrop of Fall Foliage

This photo was taken at the Alps Azumino National Park, featuring a beautiful green maple tree in the foreground against a backdrop of trees that have just begun to change color.

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Alps Azumino National Park | Autumn Flower Fields of Kochia and Salvia

This photo captures the entire flower field at the Alps Azumino National Park, where various plants that add color to the fall season—such as kochia, salvia, cosmos, and gomphrena—are blooming beautifully.

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Alps Azumino National Park | A Single Pink Cosmos Blooming Among the Yellow Ones

This photo was taken at the Alps Azumino National Park and captures the striking sight of a single pink cosmos blooming amidst a sea of yellow cosmos.

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The Village of Red Buckwheat | Red buckwheat fields that look like a pink carpet

This photo was taken at the Red Buckwheat Village in Nagano Prefecture and captures a beautiful scene where the vast expanse of red buckwheat flowers looks just like a pink carpet.

October2026October 2026blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)buckwheat flowerThe Village of Red SobaNagano prefecture (Chuubu area)

Alps Azumino National Park | Fields of Cosmos and Kochia Flowers

This photo was taken at the Alps Azumino National Park; I focused on the cosmos blooming in the foreground while also capturing the flowers in the background—including kochia, salvia, and gomphrena.

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