blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

This photo was taken at Yoshino Plum Blossom Village from an observation deck on a small mountain, with a slightly pulled back composition to capture the view of plum blossoms spreading across the entire mountain.

This photo was taken at Yoshino Plum Village with a telephoto lens to capture the neat rows of young plum trees.

This photo was taken at Yoshino Plum Grove, looking down from a high vantage point on an expanse of colorful plum trees.

This photo was taken at Yoshino Plum Grove with a slightly wider composition to give a wider view of the mountain scenery.

This photo was taken at Yoshino Umego, where young plum blossoms colorfully bloomed all over the mountain slopes.

This photo was taken at Yoshino Umego, a view of a mountain plum grove seen through a streamer flag.

This photo was taken at Yoshino Plum Grove, with a composition looking up from below to capture the colorful plum grove.