Plum blossoms, fragrant and graceful in early spring

Shuzenji(Izu)｜Scenery of weeping plum trees blooming on the hillside

This photo was taken in Shuzenji (Izu), Japan, of weeping plum trees blooming halfway up a slope, and the composition takes advantage of the difference in elevation.

2026February 2026FebruaryShuzenji(Izu)Chinese plumblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Shizuoka prefecture (Chuubu area)

Kasai Rinkai Park｜The beginning of the season heralded by plum blossoms in full bloom

This photo was taken at Kasai Rinkai Park, with plum blossoms in full bloom in the park, as the season was coming.

January2026January 2026Tokyo Metropolitan areaChinese plumblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Kasai Rinkai Park

Kasai Rinkai Park｜Ume blossoms blooming a little on the tips of branches

This photo was taken at Kasai Rinkai Park to draw attention to the plum blossoms that peek out a little above the thick branches and enhance their loveliness.

January2026January 2026Tokyo Metropolitan areaChinese plumblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Kasai Rinkai Park

Kasai Rinkai Park｜Beautiful branches of plum trees with blurred background

This photo was taken in Kasai Rinkai Park, where I looked for a well-shaped plum branch and blurred the background just enough to make the main subject stand out.

January2026January 2026Tokyo Metropolitan areaChinese plumblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Kasai Rinkai Park

Atami Plum Orchard｜Plum trees at the beginning of blooming

This photo was taken at the Atami Plum Garden from a little distance to show the weeping plum trees that have begun to bloom.

2026February 2026FebruaryChinese plumAtami Plum Gardenblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Shizuoka prefecture (Chuubu area)

Atami Plum Garden｜Mejiro looking up

This photo was taken at the Atami Plum Garden, with a composition looking up from below, capturing a white-tailed godwit on a plum blossom.

2026February 2026FebruarySiberian thrush (Turdus sibiricus)Chinese plumAtami Plum Gardenblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Shizuoka prefecture (Chuubu area)bird

Atami Plum Garden｜A figure looking into the distance at the tip of a branch

This photo was taken at the Atami Plum Garden, where a white-tailed godwit perched on a plum branch and stared off into the distance.

2026February 2026FebruarySiberian thrush (Turdus sibiricus)Chinese plumAtami Plum Gardenblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Shizuoka prefecture (Chuubu area)bird

Atami Plum Garden｜The moment of sucking nectar upside down

This photo was taken at the Atami Plum Orchard at the moment of a white-eye sucking nectar from a red plum blossom while upside down.

2026February 2026FebruarySiberian thrush (Turdus sibiricus)Chinese plumAtami Plum Gardenblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Shizuoka prefecture (Chuubu area)bird

Atami Plum Garden｜Ume blossoms in white

This photo was carefully taken at the Atami Plum Garden of white plum blossoms with good coloration.

2026February 2026FebruaryChinese plumAtami Plum Gardenblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Shizuoka prefecture (Chuubu area)

Atami Plum Garden｜The Beauty of Transparent Petals

This photo was taken at the Atami Plum Garden, capturing the white and green plum blossoms from the backside, allowing the light to shine through.

2026February 2026FebruaryChinese plumAtami Plum Gardenblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Shizuoka prefecture (Chuubu area)

Atami Plum Garden｜Quietly blooming weeping plum trees

This photo was taken at the Atami Plum Garden with a slightly darker finish and a more relaxed atmosphere of weeping plum trees at the beginning of blooming.

2026February 2026FebruaryChinese plumAtami Plum Gardenblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Shizuoka prefecture (Chuubu area)

Atami Plum Garden｜Selected beautiful branches

This photo was taken at the Atami Plum Garden, selecting a particularly beautiful branch among the weeping plum trees at the beginning of bloom.

2026February 2026FebruaryChinese plumAtami Plum Gardenblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Shizuoka prefecture (Chuubu area)

Atami Plum Garden｜Red and white plum blossoms viewed from a height

This photo was taken at the Atami Plum Garden from a slightly elevated position overlooking the red and white plum trees.

2026February 2026FebruaryChinese plumAtami Plum Gardenblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Shizuoka prefecture (Chuubu area)

Atami Plum Orchard｜The expanse of the plum grove overlooking

This photo was taken at the Atami Plum Orchard, looking down from a high vantage point and capturing the many flowers blooming in the plum grove.

2026February 2026FebruaryChinese plumAtami Plum Gardenblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Shizuoka prefecture (Chuubu area)

Atami Plum Garden｜Scenery of plum blossoms in layers of red and white

This photo was taken at the Atami Plum Garden, with a grouping of red and white plum trees in a composition looking down.

2026February 2026FebruaryChinese plumAtami Plum Gardenblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Shizuoka prefecture (Chuubu area)

Atami Plum Garden｜Ume trees with mountain background

This photo was taken at the Atami Plum Garden as a landscape with plum trees in the background of distant mountains.

2026February 2026FebruaryChinese plumAtami Plum Gardenblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Shizuoka prefecture (Chuubu area)

Atami Plum Garden｜Ume blossoms captured from the back

This photo is a close-up of a beautifully shaped plum blossom from the backside at the Atami Plum Garden.

2026February 2026FebruaryChinese plumAtami Plum Gardenblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Shizuoka prefecture (Chuubu area)

Atami Plum Garden｜The moment when the signal and the plum blossoms intersect

This photo was taken at Atami Plum Garden when the traffic light was red, combining plum blossoms and the intersection in front of the plum garden.

2026February 2026FebruaryChinese plumAtami Plum Gardenblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Shizuoka prefecture (Chuubu area)

Atami Plum Garden｜Contrast between blue light and flowers

This photo was taken at the Atami Plum Garden, contrasting the plum blossoms with the green light at the intersection in front of the plum garden.

2026February 2026FebruaryChinese plumAtami Plum Gardenblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Shizuoka prefecture (Chuubu area)

Odawara Castle｜Castle and plum blossoms in a row

This photo was taken at Odawara Castle, combining plum blossoms and part of Odawara Castle.

2026February 2026FebruaryOdawara CastleChinese plumKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)Shrines, Temples, Castlesblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)