blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Soga Plum Grove｜Harmony of bricks and plum trees

This photo was taken at the Soga Plum Grove with a combination of a brick wall and plum trees.

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Soga Plum Grove｜White plum blossoms bathed in light

This photo was taken at the Soga Plum Grove, capturing the moment the light hits the beautifully shaped white plum blossoms.

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Soga Plum Grove｜Ume trees along the waterway

This photo was taken at the Soga Plum Grove with depth in mind of the plum trees blooming along the waterway.

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Soga Plum Grove｜The depth created by water and plums

This photo was taken at the Soga Plum Grove, from a slightly distance away, with the waterway and plum trees in a composition of depth.

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Soga Plum Grove｜Plum blossom scenery in front of the waterway

This photo was taken in the Soga Plum Grove, with the waterway in the front and the plum tree in the back in focus to express depth.

2026February 2026FebruarySoga Plum GroveChinese plumKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Soga Plum Grove｜Waterway and white plum blossoms captured in close-up

This photo was taken at the Soga Plum Grove, with the waterway and white plum trees in front from a slightly pulled back position.

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Soga Plum Grove｜A soft view through the flowers

This photo was taken at the Soga Plum Grove to capture the fluffy atmosphere of the plum blossoms in the back, peeking out from among the blossoms.

2026February 2026FebruarySoga Plum GroveChinese plumKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Soga Plum Grove｜Plum trees blooming along the path

This photo was taken at the Soga Plum Grove with plum trees blooming along the path and the mountains in the background.

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Soga Plum Grove｜A small bird perching on a plum tree

This photo was taken at the Soga Plum Grove, showing a white-eye perched on a well-shaped plum tree.

2026February 2026FebruarySoga Plum GroveChinese plumKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Soga Plum Grove｜Ume blossoms shining in white

This photo captures the beautiful glow of white plum blossoms in the Soga Plum Grove.

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Soga Plum Grove｜Mejiro at rest

This photo was taken at the Soga Plum Grove of a white plum tree, where a white-eyed white-tailed godwit was resting peacefully.

2026February 2026FebruarySoga Plum GroveChinese plumKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Soga Plum Grove｜The Rhythm of Drooping Branches

This photo was taken in the Soga Plum Grove, with an eye to the depth of the hanging plum branches.

2026February 2026FebruarySoga Plum GroveChinese plumKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Soga Plum Grove｜Plum Blossoms Letting the Light Shine Through

This photo was taken at the Soga Plum Grove with a well-shaped plum blossom from the back side to allow the light to shine through.

2026February 2026FebruarySoga Plum GroveChinese plumKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Hanegi Park｜Pink plum blossoms shining in the morning sun

In this photo, I captured the beautiful pink plum blossoms from the side in Hanegi Park, and used the morning sun to create a translucent texture of the petals.

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Hanegi Park｜The transparency of the ume plum blossoms highlighted by the backlight

This photo was taken at Hanegi Park to take advantage of the backlight to capture the pink plum blossoms, each petal of which appears to be transparent.

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Hanegi Park｜Early spring air on a path through a plum grove

This photo was taken in Hanegi Park, combining the atmosphere of a path through a plum grove with a white plum tree standing off to the side.

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Hanegi Park｜Pink plum trees near full bloom

This photo was taken at Hanegi Park with the pink plum tree, which was blooming particularly beautifully in the plum grove, as the main subject.

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Hanegi Park｜Ume-grove path and plum blossoms in full bloom

This photo was taken in Hanegi Park, combining a plum grove path with pink plum trees blooming beside it.

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Hanegi Park｜White double plum blossoms seen through plum blossoms

This photo was taken at Hanegi Park to capture the white double field plum blossoms in the back over the pink plum blossoms in the foreground.

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Hanegi Park｜Fantastic plum blossom scenery created by the front blur

This photo was taken in Hanegi Park with the intention of creating a soft, magical atmosphere by blurring out the pink plum blossoms entirely and slightly capturing the white plum tree in the background.

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