Kanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)

Kawasaki Daishi｜The Gentle Softness of the Fluffy, Swaying White Daruma

This photograph captures the gentle impression of a white, adorable daruma wind chime swaying in the breeze at the Kawasaki Daishi Wind Chime Festival, appearing to float softly.

Year 2025July 2025JulyKawasaki DaishiKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)Various Scenerywind chime

Kawasaki Daishi｜The adorable expressions of the red daruma wind chimes

This photograph captures a bright red daruma wind chime swaying in the breeze at the Kawasaki Daishi Wind Chime Festival, conveying a humorous and charming impression.

Year 2025July 2025JulyKawasaki DaishiKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)Various Scenerywind chime

Kawasaki Daishi｜The adorable expression reflected by the chick wind chimes

This photo was taken at the Kawasaki Daishi wind bell market, and the yellow chick wind bells looked so cute that I took a close-up, affectionate shot of them.

Year 2025July 2025JulyKawasaki DaishiKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)Various Scenerywind chime

Kawasaki Daishi｜The lively sway of Daruma wind chimes

This photograph captures the lively and energetic scene of Daruma wind chimes swaying vigorously in the wind at the Kawasaki Daishi Wind Chime Festival.

Year 2025July 2025JulyKawasaki DaishiKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)Various Scenerywind chime

Kawasaki Daishi｜Summer Dances of Colorful Darumas

This lively, summery photo captures colorful Daruma wind chimes swaying and dancing in the wind at the Kawasaki Daishi wind bell market.

Year 2025July 2025JulyKawasaki DaishiKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)Various Scenerywind chime

Kawasaki Daishi｜Wind Dance of Bodhidharma with rich expressions

In this photo, Daruma wind chimes of various expressions and colors are blowing in the wind at the Kawasaki Daishi wind bell market, and I tried to capture a scene of movement in a single shot.

Year 2025July 2025JulyKawasaki DaishiKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)Various Scenerywind chime

Kawasaki Daishi｜Gray Daruma's presence on his back

This photo was taken at the wind bell market at Kawasaki Daishi, with a striking composition of a gray daruma wind bell with its back to us, which makes us imagine where it is gazing.

Year 2025July 2025JulyKawasaki DaishiKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)Various Scenerywind chime

Kawasaki Daishi｜A Cool Scene Created by White Wind Chimes and Bamboo Blinds

This photograph was taken at the Kawasaki Daishi Wind Chime Festival, capturing the charm of white wind chimes against a backdrop of bamboo blinds in a composition designed to evoke the coolness of summer.

Year 2025July 2025JulyKawasaki DaishiKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)Various Scenerywind chime

Kawasaki Daishi｜The Moment the Teruteru-bouzu Speaks Through Its Profile

This photograph captures a unique moment at the Kawasaki Daishi Wind Chime Festival, where a teruteru-bōzu wind chime is tilted diagonally forward. It was shot from a perspective that conveys a sense of expression.

Year 2025July 2025JulyKawasaki DaishiKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)Various Scenerywind chime

Kawasaki Daishi｜A Summer Scene Captured in a Single Wind Chime

This photograph captures a summer scene at the Kawasaki Daishi Wind Chime Festival, focusing on a single wind chime displayed among the wind chime installations around the pond in the background.

Year 2025July 2025JulyKawasaki DaishiKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)Various Scenerywind chime

Kawasaki Daishi｜The moment when the five-story pagoda and wind chimes echo each other

This photo was taken at the wind-bell fair at Kawasaki Daishi, and the composition is rich in emotion, with the wind-bell display set up around the pond and the five-story pagoda standing in the background, together in the composition.

Year 2025July 2025JulyKawasaki DaishiKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)Various Scenerywind chime

Kawasaki Daishi｜Festival scenes woven by lanterns and the main hall

This photograph captures the large lanterns suspended at the Kawasaki Daishi Wind Chime Festival alongside the architecture of the main hall in the background, blending the festival and temple scenery into a single image.

Year 2025July 2025JulyKawasaki DaishiLanternsKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)Various Scenery

Seijoin｜Sea of Seijoin seen from the approach to the temple

This photo shows the view of the coast seen in the distance from the uphill approach to Seijoin, with the clear blue ocean.

Year 2025June 2025JuneJoujou-in Temple (in Kyoto)seaKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)Various Scenery

Tokeiji Temple｜Blue Hydrangeas and the Temple Gate of Tokeiji

This photograph captures the temple gate of Tokeiji and the blue hydrangeas blooming before it.

Year 2025June 2025JuneTokeiji TempleKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Jōjū-in Temple｜The Temple Gate and Hydrangeas of Jōjū-in

This photograph captures the temple gate of Jōjū-in alongside the beautiful purple hydrangeas blooming in the foreground.

Year 2025June 2025JuneJoujou-in Temple (in Kyoto)Kanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Tokeiji Temple｜Hydrangeas at the Gate of Tokeiji Temple

This photograph captures the hydrangeas found just before the temple gate of Tokeiji.

Year 2025June 2025JuneTokeiji TempleKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Meigetsuin｜The Moss Garden and the Jizo Statue's Presence

This photograph captures both the moss carpet found in the garden extending deep within Myōgen-in Temple and the figure of a Jizō statue standing quietly.

Year 2025June 2025JuneKsitigarbha statueMeigetsuinKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)Various Scenerymoss

Meigetsuin｜Close-up of hydrangeas against a round window backdrop

This photograph was taken with careful composition to create a sense of depth: the hydrangeas in the foreground are sharply focused, while the circular window in the background is intentionally blurred, framing the view of the window beyond.

Year 2025June 2025JuneMeigetsuinKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Meigetsuin｜The Quiet Iris Garden at the Back of Meigetsuin

This photograph captures the iris garden located deep within Myōgen-in Temple. Though it was not the peak blooming season, the quietly blooming Japanese irises were quite impressive.

Year 2025June 2025JuneMeigetsuinKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Japanese iris

Meigetsuin｜Composition of Round Windows and Hydrangeas

This photograph was taken from a slight distance away, capturing the round window at the rear of Myōgen-in Temple. I focused on the hydrangeas while carefully composing the shot to include the atmosphere of the foreground as well.

Year 2025June 2025JuneMeigetsuinKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)