2026 Matsumoto Castle | A Magnificent Castle Viewed Across the Lotus Pond
This photo was taken at Matsumoto Castle, capturing the magnificent castle as seen across the lotus pond in the foreground.
Nagano prefecture (Chuubu area)
2026 
2026 Matsumoto Castle | Scenes of the Moat, Bridge, and Castle
This photo was taken at Matsumoto Castle from an angle that captures the moat, the beautiful bridge, and the castle all together.
2026 Matsumoto Castle | The Castle, the Bridge, and the Summer Blue Sky
This photo was taken at Matsumoto Castle from a slightly distant vantage point, capturing a wide view of the castle, the bridge, and the blue summer sky.
2026 Matsumoto Castle | Lotus Flowers and Swans on the Moat
This photo was taken at Matsumoto Castle to capture a front-on view of the lotus flowers and the swans in the moat.
2026 Matsumoto Castle | A View of the Castle and Moat from an Angled Perspective
This photo was taken at Matsumoto Castle from an angle that shows the castle and the surrounding moat.
2026 Matsumoto Castle | The Castle and Cityscape as Seen from the Observation Deck
This photo was taken at Matsumoto Castle from the observation deck at the city hall next door, looking down on the castle and the surrounding cityscape.
2026 Hotaka Shrine | Light and Shadow Falling on the Ema
This photo was taken at Hotaka Shrine and captures the light streaming onto the ema displayed on the shrine grounds, as well as the shadows cast on them.
2026 Hotaka Shrine | Wind chimes featuring a polar bear motif
This photo was taken at Hotaka Shrine to show the shape of this cute wind chime, featuring a polar bear design, clearly from the side.
2026 Pink grass cherry blossoms in farmland
This photo was taken in Nagano Prefecture (Saku), Japan, of a pink-based lawn cherry found on a patch of farmland.
2026 Nagano (Saku)｜Lawn Cherry Blossoms and Small Mountains
This photo was taken in Nagano Prefecture (Saku), Japan, of a small mountain with pink gradient lawn cherry blossoms spread over a patch of farmland.
2026 Pinkoro Jizo｜Pinkoro Jizo's Ema (votive tablet)
This photo was taken at Pinkoro Jizo, where the Pinkoro Jizo ema (votive tablet) is located.
2026 Pin-koro Jizo｜Pin-koro Jizo and carp streamers
This photo was taken at Pinkoro Jizo with the Pinkoro Jizo character in focus and a carp streamer in the background.
2026 Pinkoro Jizo｜Blue sky, carp streamers and utility poles
This photo was taken at Pinkoro Jizo with the right side of the carp streamer, blue sky, and telephone poles in mind.
2026 Pinkoro Jizo｜Carp streamers and approach to the temple
This photo was taken from a low angle at Pinkoro Jizo, showing the approach to the temple and the carp streamers.
2026 Pinkoro Jizo｜Carp streamers and the approach to the temple shining in the blue sky
This photo was taken at Pinkoro Jizo with the approach and carp streamers with the blue sky in mind.
2026 Nagano (Saku)｜Lawn Cherry Blossoms and Small Mountains
This photo was taken in Nagano Prefecture (Saku), Japan, of a beautiful pink gradient of lawn cherry blossoms and a small mountain spreading across a patch of farmland.
