Year 2025 Ancient lotus village｜Leaning lotus profile
This photograph captures a perfectly formed lotus flower at Ancient Lotus Village, viewed from directly beside it, slightly tilted at an angle.
blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)
Year 2025 
Year 2025 Otonone, the Home of Children's Songs｜Approaching the Sparkling Water Surface
This photo was taken in the nursery rhyme hometown of Otone, while approaching a hotei-aoi, with the flowers in the foreground blurred out to create a shimmering ball blur in the background.
Year 2025 The Birthplace of Children's Songs, Ōtone｜Blurring the Leaves to Highlight the Flowers
This photo was taken in Ootone, the hometown of the nursery rhyme, using a composition that blurs the green leaves to make the water hyacinth flowers stand out.
Year 2025 Ancient Lotus Village｜Ancient Lotus Transmitting Light
This photograph captures ancient lotuses illuminated by translucent sunlight at Ancient Lotus Village, consciously composed to achieve a soft, rounded bokeh effect in the background.
Year 2025 The Birthplace of Children's Songs, Ootone｜Water Hyacinths Covering the Pond
This photograph captures the water hyacinths densely blooming across the pond in Otone, the hometown of children's songs.
Year 2025 Otonae, the hometown of children's songs｜Flowers and greenish-white ball blur
This photo was taken in Otone, the hometown of the nursery rhyme, and was taken in an effort to capture the beautiful green and white ball blur along with the hotei-aoi flowers.
Year 2025 Ancient lotus village｜Lotus flowers wrapped in leaves
In this photo, taken in an ancient lotus village, I photographed the flowers through the lotus leaves and blurred the surroundings tightly to give the flowers an air of being surrounded by greenery.
Year 2025 Thousand Year Garden Lavender Garden｜Lavender fields spreading out over the stairs
This photo was taken at the Millennium Garden Lavender Garden, with a view of the lavender field from inside the lavender field, looking through the stairs to the field in the back.
Year 2025 Millennium Garden Lavender Garden｜Signboard and Lavender Landscape
This photo was taken at the Millennium Garden Lavender Garden, showing the lavender field and the sign standing in front of it.
Year 2025 Sennen no Sono Lavender Garden｜Lavender and Flags Fluttering in the Wind
This photograph captures the lavender fields and the flags fluttering in the wind at Sennen no Sono Lavender Garden.
Year 2025 Satte Gongen-do｜Close-up of neatly arranged white flowers
This photograph was taken at Kashiwa Gongen-do, where I selected a pure white, perfectly shaped Annabelle hydrangea and captured it in close-up to convey the beauty of the flower.
Year 2025 Satte Gongen-do｜The serene expression of hydrangeas
This photo was taken at Kashiwa Gongen-do, focusing on the calm purple hydrangeas blooming in the subdued light.
Year 2025 Satte Gongen-do｜Gazing Up at the Full Bloom of Annabelle Hydrangeas
This photograph was taken at Katsute Gongen-do, capturing the beautifully blooming Annabelle hydrangeas from a low angle looking up diagonally.
Year 2025 Satte Gongen-do｜Hydrangeas and Green Bokeh Composition
This photograph was taken at Katsute Gongen-do, focusing on the purple hydrangeas while consciously aiming for the greenery in the background to appear as a bokeh effect.
Year 2025 Satte Gongen-do｜A portion of hydrangeas bathed in light
This photograph quietly captures the moment when light falls upon a portion of hydrangeas blooming in a dimly lit spot at Kashiwa-gongen Hall.
Year 2025 Satte Gongen-do｜A faint light piercing the darkness
This photograph captures the moment when a faint ray of light pierced through to illuminate the hydrangeas blooming in the dimly lit area at Kashiwa-gongen Hall.
Year 2025 Satte Gongen-do｜Colorful Hydrangeas in Rows
This photograph was taken at Satte Gongen-do, capturing a row of hydrangeas lined up in vibrant colors from the side.
Year 2025 Satte Gongen-do｜Anabel and the Depth Composition of Shadows
This photograph was taken at Katsute Gongen-do, carefully composed to capture the white Annabelle hydrangea, the interplay of light and shadow, and a sense of depth.
Year 2025 Satte Gongen-do｜Annabelle in the Shade and the Contrast of Light
This photograph was taken at Katsute Gongen-do, capturing the contrast between the Annabelle hydrangea in shadow at the front and the light streaming in at the back.
Year 2025 Sennen no Sono Lavender Garden｜Capture the depth of the scenery up close
This photo was taken at Sennen no Sono Lavender Garden, capturing both the lavender and the deep landscape from a slightly closer vantage point.
