Various Scenery

Yokohama English Garden | Foreground Blur and Pumpkins for Halloween

This photo was taken at the Yokohama English Garden, with foreground blur incorporated to frame the Halloween pumpkin display on the main path in the center of the frame.

2026September 2026SeptemberHalloweenYokohama English GardenKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)Various Scenery

Uehara Cosmos Garden | A Vast Plain Viewed from a Hilltop

This photo captures the view of the vast plain that can be seen from a hill near the Uehara Cosmos Garden.

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Uehara Cosmos Garden | A beautiful rural landscape spreads out below

This photo was taken from a hill near the Uehara Cosmos Garden, looking down at the landscape of rice paddies spreading out below.

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Uehara Cosmos Garden | Majestic Mountains and Lush Rice Fields

This photo captures the majestic mountains visible from near the Uehara Cosmos Garden, along with the rice paddies spreading out at their base.

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Uehara Cosmos Garden | A Path Bathed in Sunlight

This photo was taken along a lone road near the Uehara Cosmos Garden, with the sky kept to a minimum while focusing on the areas bathed in light.

2026September 2026SeptemberUehara Cosmos GardenNiigata PrefectureVarious SceneryLandscape Photography

Uehara Cosmos Garden | A Straight Road Leading to the Blue Sky

This photo was taken with a composition that frames the single road stretching straight out near the Uehara Cosmos Garden, capturing a large portion of the expansive sky.

2026September 2026SeptemberUehara Cosmos GardenNiigata PrefectureVarious SceneryLandscape Photography

Uehara Cosmos Garden | Rice Fields Viewed from a Hilltop

This photo was taken from a high vantage point at the Uehara Cosmos Garden, looking down at the rice paddies spreading out below.

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Uehara Cosmos Garden | A Landscape of Rice Fields and Houses

This photo was taken from a high vantage point at the Uehara Cosmos Garden, capturing the view of the rice fields and houses spread out below.

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Snow Country Botanical Garden | The Entrance to a Botanical Garden Rich in Nature

This photo was taken of a sign posted at the entrance to the Snow Country Botanical Garden during my visit there.

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Snow Country Botanical Garden | Red Cornelian Cherry Berries Bathed in Sunlight

This photo captures the moment when light shone through the fruits of a Japanese snowbell tree I found at the Snow Country Botanical Garden, making the red berries stand out vividly.

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Snow Country Botanical Garden | Chestnuts on a Bench

This photo was taken of some horse chestnuts that were lying on a bench at the Snow Country Botanical Garden, with the aim of capturing the garden's natural atmosphere.

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Kurohime Flower Garden | A dragonfly resting its wings on a stick

This photo was taken from the side at Kurohime Flower Garden and shows a dragonfly perched on a stick, resting its wings.

2026September 2026SeptemberDragonflyVarious SceneryNagano prefecture (Chuubu area)Kurohime Flower Garden

Kurohime Flower Garden | A Dragonfly Resting Near the Dahlias

This photo was taken at Kurohime Flower Garden of a dragonfly perched on a stick near the dahlias.

2026September 2026SeptemberDragonflyVarious SceneryNagano prefecture (Chuubu area)Kurohime Flower Garden

In Nagano Prefecture | Lush Green Rice Fields and a Crisp Blue Sky

This photo captures the beautiful green rice paddies I came across in Nagano Prefecture, with the blue sky stretching out above them.

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In Nagano Prefecture | Buckwheat Fields Stretching Next to Rice Paddies

This photo shows a field of white buckwheat flowers stretching out next to green rice paddies in Nagano Prefecture.

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Togakushi Shrine | The Giant Cedar and People Walking Along the Approach

This photo was taken on the approach to Togakushi Shrine; I focused on the large cedar tree in the foreground while also capturing the people walking in the background.