blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Single-flowered double sunflower, the main attraction in a crowd of blooming sunflowers

This photo was taken at the Sunflower Festival in Akke, focusing on one of the main flowers in the center of the cluster of double sunflowers in bloom.

Year 2025August 2025AugustSunflower Festival in Ake no Himawarisunflower (Helianthus annuus)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Ibaraki prefecture (Kantou area)

AKENE HIMAWARI FESTIVAL｜One ordinary sunflower blooming among double sunflowers

This photo was taken at the Sunflower Festival in Akke, where only one regular sunflower was blooming among the double sunflowers.

Year 2025August 2025AugustSunflower Festival in Ake no Himawarisunflower (Helianthus annuus)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Ibaraki prefecture (Kantou area)

Sunflower Festival in AKENE｜Center blooming double sunflower and large blurred background

This photo was taken at the Sunflower Festival in Akake, with the double sunflowers near the center in focus and the surrounding area largely blurred.

Year 2025August 2025AugustSunflower Festival in Ake no Himawarisunflower (Helianthus annuus)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Ibaraki prefecture (Kantou area)

Sunflower Festival in AKENE｜Scenery of the sunflower field and the stage in the back

This photo shows the sunflower field and the stage set up at the back of the field together at the Sunflower Festival in Akke.

Year 2025August 2025AugustSunflower Festival in Ake no Himawarisunflower (Helianthus annuus)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Ibaraki prefecture (Kantou area)

Sunflower Festival in AKENE｜Composition with a sense of three-dimensionality that highlights the sunflower in the center

This photo was taken at the Sunflower Festival in Akake, with the sunflowers in the center in focus and the front and rear softly blurred.

Year 2025August 2025AugustSunflower Festival in Ake no Himawarisunflower (Helianthus annuus)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Ibaraki prefecture (Kantou area)

Sunflower field in Niu｜Sunflowers past their peak, reminding us of the end of summer

This photo was taken during a visit to a sunflower field in Niu, Tomioka City, Gunma Prefecture, to commemorate the sunflower season when the sunflowers were past their peak.

Year 2025August 2025AugustNiu sunflower fieldsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Gunma prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Sunflower Field in Niu｜Loneliness and Emotions Overlain by Withered Sunflowers

This photo was taken during a visit to a sunflower field in Niu, where the flowers had already withered away.

Year 2025August 2025AugustNiu sunflower fieldsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Gunma prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

| Early autumn scene decorated with manjusaka (mandarin duckweed) at the beginning of bloom

This photo was taken at Sakura Tsutsumi Park in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is a brighter image of manjusaka (higanbana) at the beginning of blooming.

Year 2025August 2025AugustSakura Dike ParkSaitama prefecture (Kantou area)Manjusaka (Higanbana)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Sakura Tsutsumi Park｜A fantastic scene of light shining on manjusaka flowers blooming in the shade

This photo was taken at Sakura Tsutsumi Park to capture the light shining on the manjusaka (higanbana) blooming in the shade.

Year 2025August 2025AugustSakura Dike ParkSaitama prefecture (Kantou area)Manjusaka (Higanbana)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Delicate petals and vivid red of mandshurica taken from the side

This photo was taken from the side at Sakura Tsutsumi Park, where manjusaka (higanbana) flowers are just beginning to bloom.

Year 2025August 2025AugustSakura Dike ParkSaitama prefecture (Kantou area)Manjusaka (Higanbana)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Sakura Tsutsumi Park｜The lovely sight of two mandshusasana blooming side by side in close proximity

This photo was taken at Sakura Tsutsumi Park of two manjusaka (higanbana) that were blooming close together.

Year 2025August 2025AugustSakura Dike ParkSaitama prefecture (Kantou area)Manjusaka (Higanbana)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Sunflower field in Minuma rice paddies｜The presence of a single sunflower growing in a cluster of blooming sunflowers

This photo was taken in a field of sunflowers in the Minuma rice paddies, where only one sunflower bloomed, growing quickly out of the crowd of blooming sunflowers.

Year 2025August 2025Augustsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Minuma rice paddies (sunflower field)

Minuma rice paddies (sunflower field)｜Scenery of skyscrapers seen through the gaps between sunflowers

This photo was taken in a sunflower field in the Minuma rice paddies, with the skyscrapers of Saitama Shin-Toshin visible through the sunflowers.

Year 2025August 2025Augustsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Minuma rice paddies (sunflower field)

Minuma rice paddies (sunflower field)｜Urban landscape where sunflowers in full bloom and buildings coexist

This photo was taken at a sunflower field in the Minuma rice paddies, with sunflowers in full bloom and towering buildings in the background.

Year 2025August 2025Augustsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Minuma rice paddies (sunflower field)

Sunflowers in Minuma rice paddies (sunflower field)｜Refreshing contrast of sunflowers and blue sky from the lower front

This photo was taken at a sunflower field in the Minuma rice paddies, looking up at the sunflowers and the sky from below the front.

Year 2025August 2025Augustsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Minuma rice paddies (sunflower field)

Sunflower field in Minuma rice paddies｜Composition with the sunflower in the center in focus and the surrounding area blurred

This photo was taken in a field of sunflowers in the Minuma rice paddies, with the center sunflower in sharp focus and the surrounding area softly blurred.

Year 2025August 2025Augustsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Minuma rice paddies (sunflower field)

Minuma Rice Fields (Sunflower Field) | A three-dimensional expression highlighting the powerfully blooming sunflowers with a blurred background

This photograph captures the sunflowers in Minuma Rice Fields, emphasizing the strength of the sunflower at the center by blurring the surrounding area.

Year 2025August 2025Augustsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Minuma rice paddies (sunflower field)

Minuma Rice Fields (Sunflower Fields) | A quintessential summer scene of sunflowers blooming vigorously under the sun

This photograph captures sunflowers blooming vigorously in the sun at the Minuma Rice Fields sunflower field.

Year 2025August 2025Augustsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Minuma rice paddies (sunflower field)

AKENE HIMAWARI FESTIVAL｜Yae sunflowers in full bloom and the mountains reflected in the summer sky

This photo was taken at the Sunflower Festival in Chikusei City, Ibaraki, Japan, with the double sunflowers in full bloom and the beautiful Mt.

Year 2025August 2025AugustSunflower Festival in Ake no Himawarisunflower (Helianthus annuus)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Ibaraki prefecture (Kantou area)

Minuma Rice Fields (Sunflower Field) | Sunflowers Blooming Strongly Toward the Sun

This photograph captures the sunflowers blooming powerfully in the sunflower fields stretching across Minuma Rice Fields in Saitama Prefecture, shot from a low angle looking up toward them.

Year 2025August 2025Augustsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Minuma rice paddies (sunflower field)