2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | Wind Chimes Through Blue Hydrangeas
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the guardian shrine of Niigata, and shows a wind chime set against a backdrop of many blue hydrangeas.
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2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | Lotus Flowers Silhouetted Against the Backlight
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the guardian shrine of Niigata, where I captured the beautiful lotus flowers in the lotus pond with the light shining through them against the backdrop of the sun.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | Hydrangeas and Wind Chimes in a Play of Light and Shadow
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, where I captured a wind chime while paying close attention to the interplay of light and shadow on the blue hydrangeas.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | Lotus Flowers and Spreading Leaves
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, from a slightly wider angle, capturing the beauty of the lotus flowers and leaves.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | Lotus in the Foreground and a Flying Bee
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, where I used lotus flowers in the foreground to create a bokeh effect, capturing the lotus flowers in the background and a bee flying above them.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | Flowers Blooming Among the Lotus Leaves
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, and shows a lotus flower peeking out slightly between the leaves.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | Lotus Flowers Seen Through the Foreground Blur
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata Prefecture. I used the lotus flower in the foreground to create foreground blur, allowing the lotus flower in the background to appear sharp.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine, Hakusan Shrine | Lotus Flowers Blooming Against the Backdrop of the Shrine Buildings
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, and shows a beautifully shaped lotus flower with the building in the background.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine, Hakusan Shrine | The Majestic Lotus Viewed from the Front
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, and captures a majestic, beautiful lotus flower from the front.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | A Lotus Pond Stretching All the Way to the Back
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, and shows the lotus pond stretching all the way to the back.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | A Trellis of Wind Chimes Viewed Through Hydrangeas
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, showing a rack of wind chimes in the background, viewed through the sunlit hydrangeas.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | Lotus Flowers in Light and Shadow
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, and captures a lotus flower situated right at the boundary between light and shadow.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | Decorated Hydrangeas
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, and captures the beautiful hydrangeas on display there.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | Hydrangeas Blooming Along the Approach
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, from a slight distance away, with an emphasis on depth, capturing the hydrangeas blooming along the approach.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | Pale Blue Hydrangeas Shining Along the Approach Path
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, using a slight telephoto effect to capture the pale blue hydrangeas glowing beautifully along the approach.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | A Single Hydrangea Bathed in Light
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, and captures the light shining through a single hydrangea blossom against a green background.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | Light Blue Hydrangeas and Bokeh Spots
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, featuring a beautiful light-blue hydrangea with the greenery in the background rendered as bokeh.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | A Single Lotus Blossom Blooming Majestically
This photo was taken from the front of a single, beautifully shaped lotus flower blooming majestically and upright at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | Lotus Flowers Glistening in Backlight
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, and shows a lotus flower glowing against the backlight, framed by the surrounding leaves.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | Lotus Flowers Bathed in Sunlight Filtering Through the Trees
This photo was taken from above at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, and shows sunlight filtering through the trees onto a beautiful lotus flower.
