Parks, theme parks and buildings

Nishiarai Daishi｜Look up at the wind chimes and the sky in the sunlight

This photo was composed at Nishiarai Daishi, looking up a bit to capture the soft sunlight shining on the wind chimes, which expresses the transparent light of summer.

Year 2025July 2025JulyTokyo Metropolitan areaVarious SceneryNishi-Arai Daishiwind chime

Sakura Lavender Land｜Capturing the blue sage and buildings in sharp focus

This photograph was taken at Sakura Lavender Land, consciously focusing on achieving sharp focus across the entire image to capture the beautiful blue sage flowers and the building visible in the background.

Year 2025July 2025JulysalviaSakura Lavender LandChiba prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Nishiarai Daishi｜Depth expression focusing on the third wind bell

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi, focusing on the third beautiful wind chime from the front in a line of wind chimes, with an awareness of depth and three-dimensionality.

Year 2025July 2025JulyTokyo Metropolitan areaVarious SceneryNishi-Arai Daishiwind chime

Nishiarai Daishi｜A moment in summer played by shaking wind chimes

This photograph captures the momentary movement of wind chimes swaying in the wind at Nishiarai Daishi, expressing the lightness and freshness of summer.

Year 2025July 2025JulyTokyo Metropolitan areaVarious SceneryNishi-Arai Daishiwind chime

Botanica Museum｜Close-up of the apple object with a strong presence

This photo is an impressive crop of a unique apple object found at the Botanica Museum, which I found to have a very strong presence.

Year 2025July 2025JulyartBotanica MuseumChiba prefecture (Kantou area)Various Scenery

Botanica Museum｜Entrance to the Botanica Museum welcomes visitors with modern design art

This photo shows the artwork at the entrance of the Botanica Museum, which welcomes visitors with its striking modern design.

Year 2025July 2025JulyartBotanica MuseumChiba prefecture (Kantou area)Various Scenery

Botanica Museum｜Flowers in the shape of wind chimes in soft light

This photo was taken in the soft light of a fouling busouge flower with a wind chime-like shape that I encountered in the Botanica Museum's greenhouse.

Year 2025July 2025JulyChinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)Botanica MuseumChiba prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Botanica Museum｜Unique Flowers Blooming Like Wind Chimes

This photograph captures the flowers of the wind chime plant blooming in the Botanica Museum's greenhouse, characterized by their shape that resembles wind chimes.

Year 2025July 2025JulyChinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)Botanica MuseumChiba prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Botanica Museum｜Attractive shades of vivid jade hues

This photo is of a beautiful jade cascade found at the Botanica Museum, whose vibrant jade color left a lasting impression on me.

Year 2025July 2025JulyChinese trumpet creeper (Campsis grandiflora)Botanica MuseumChiba prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Nishiarai Daishi｜Cool scenery of wind chimes and ponds receiving light

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi, capturing the moment the light hits the wind chimes displayed in front of the pond, creating a composition that evokes a cool atmosphere and a summer scene.

Year 2025July 2025JulyTokyo Metropolitan areaVarious SceneryNishi-Arai Daishiwind chime

Nishiarai Daishi｜The soft atmosphere of the wind chimes in the center of the building

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi, with the central wind chime swaying in the wind as the main subject, and the background softly blurred to create a light summer atmosphere.

Year 2025July 2025JulyTokyo Metropolitan areaVarious SceneryNishi-Arai Daishiwind chime

Nishiarai Daishi｜Depth composition with transparent wind chimes in focus

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi, with the transparent wind chimes in the foreground in focus, consciously trying to add depth to the line of wind chimes.

Year 2025July 2025JulyTokyo Metropolitan areaVarious SceneryNishi-Arai Daishiwind chime

Nishiarai Daishi｜Kikyo flowers surrounded by soft light

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi, where I found a lovely kikyo flower planted in a pot and photographed it in soft light to enhance its gentle hue.

Year 2025July 2025JulyAssam indigo (Strobilanthes cusia)Tokyo Metropolitan areablooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Nishi-Arai Daishi

Nishiarai Daishi｜Cute Edo-style wind bell with Daruma motif

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi in an attempt to convey the charm of traditional wind chimes by taking a close-up of an Edo-style wind bell with a daruma motif featuring an adorable expression.

Year 2025July 2025JulyTokyo Metropolitan areaVarious SceneryNishi-Arai Daishiwind chime

Nishiarai Daishi｜The playful spirit of summer conveyed through kappa wind chimes

This photo was taken at Nishiarai Daishi, where we found an Edo-style wind bell of a kappa with a unique expression, and it is a work of art that evokes a playful Japanese spirit and the coolness of summer.

Year 2025July 2025JulyTokyo Metropolitan areaVarious SceneryNishi-Arai Daishiwind chime

Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine｜Cool contrast between wind chimes and fresh greenery

This photo was taken at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine to try to capture the coolness of summer by taking advantage of the contrast between the wind chimes hanging near the sunshade and the fresh greenery in the background.

Year 2025July 2025JulySaitama prefecture (Kantou area)Kawagoe Hikawa ShrineVarious Scenerywind chime

Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine｜Conscious of the depth and rhythm of the wind-bell passage

This photo was taken at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine, and I tried to capture a sense of depth and three-dimensionality by taking advantage of the line of wind chimes from the front to the wind bell aisle in the back.

Year 2025July 2025JulySaitama prefecture (Kantou area)Kawagoe Hikawa ShrineVarious Scenerywind chime

Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine｜Moment of light shining in and wind chimes twinkling

This photo was taken at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine at the right moment when the sun was shining, and the composition looking up at an angle captured the twinkling of light from the wind chimes.

Year 2025July 2025JulySaitama prefecture (Kantou area)Kawagoe Hikawa ShrineVarious Scenerywind chime

Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine｜Fu-ring with rustling bill and green background with ball blur

I took this photo at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine with an eye toward the bill on the wind chime swaying in the wind and the greenery in the background creating a beautiful tama bokeh effect.

Year 2025July 2025JulySaitama prefecture (Kantou area)Kawagoe Hikawa ShrineVarious Scenerywind chime

Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine｜Expression of three-dimensionality with the second lantern as the axis

This photo was taken at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine, with the second lantern from the front in focus, in a composition that brings out the depth and continuity of the lanterns in the line.

Year 2025July 2025JulySaitama prefecture (Kantou area)Kawagoe Hikawa ShrineLanternsVarious Scenery