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Hasedera Temple (Kamakura) | Green Maple Leaves Bathed in Light

This photo was taken at Hase-dera Temple (Kamakura) and captures the refreshing sight of the fresh green foliage as sunlight filters through the temple’s blue maple leaves.

2026June 2026JuneKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Hase Temple (Kamakura)azalea

Kaisei Hydrangea Village | Tea Fields and Hydrangeas Blooming in the Background

This photo was taken at Kaisei Ajisai no Sato and shows the tea fields with hydrangeas blooming in the background.

2026June 2026JuneKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)Various Sceneryblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Tea fieldsKaisei Hydrangea Village

Kaisei Hydrangea Village | Hydrangeas Among the Rice Fields and Mountains

This photo was taken at Kaisei Ajisai no Sato, capturing the fluffy hydrangeas blooming between the rice paddies and the distant mountains.

2026June 2026JuneKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Kaisei Hydrangea Village

Kaisei Hydrangea Village | Hydrangeas in Blue and Purple

This photo was taken at Kaisei Ajisai no Sato and shows a hydrangea with both blue and purple flowers blooming on the same tree.

2026June 2026JuneKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Kaisei Hydrangea Village

Kaisei Hydrangea Village | A Canal Viewed Through Hydrangeas

This photo was taken at Kaisei Ajisai no Sato, where I blurred the hydrangeas in the foreground to capture the flow of water in the canal in the background.

2026June 2026JuneKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Kaisei Hydrangea Village

Kaisei Hydrangea Village | Hydrangeas blooming near the waterway, backlit by the sun

This photo was taken at Kaisei Ajisai no Sato, where I captured the hydrangeas blooming near the waterway with the sun slightly behind me.

2026June 2026JuneKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Kaisei Hydrangea Village

Kaisei Hydrangea Village | White Annabelle Hydrangeas and a Path

This photo was taken at Kaisei Hydrangea Village, capturing the white Annabelle hydrangeas lining the path with a sense of depth.

2026June 2026JuneKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Kaisei Hydrangea Village

Kaisei Hydrangea Village | Pink Hydrangeas and the Watermill

This photo was taken at Kaisei Ajisai no Sato and captures a scene featuring pink hydrangeas and a waterwheel house.

2026June 2026JuneKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Kaisei Hydrangea Village

Kaisei Hydrangea Village | The Waterway and Hydrangeas on Both Sides

I took this photo at Kaisei Ajisai no Sato, paying close attention to the balance between the waterway and the hydrangeas blooming on either side.

2026June 2026JuneKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Kaisei Hydrangea Village

Kaisei Hydrangea Village | Lanterns at the Hydrangea Festival

This photo shows the lanterns set up for the Hydrangea Festival at Kaisei Hydrangea Village.

2026June 2026JuneKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Kaisei Hydrangea Village

Kaisei Hydrangea Village | Hydrangeas Blooming Beyond the Rice Fields

This photo was taken from a distance at Kaisei Ajisai no Sato, showing a beautiful hydrangea tree located at the back of a rice paddy.

2026June 2026Junepaddy fieldKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)Various Sceneryblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Kaisei Hydrangea Village

Kaisei Hydrangea Village | A rural landscape of rice paddies and blue skies

This photo was taken at Kaisei Ajisai no Sato, capturing a quintessential early summer rural scene with young rice seedlings and a clear blue sky stretching out before them.

2026June 2026Junepaddy fieldKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)Various SceneryKaisei Hydrangea Village

Kaisei Hydrangea Village | Hydrangeas Blooming in the Tea Fields

This photo was taken at Kaisei Ajisai no Sato and shows hydrangeas blooming among the tea fields.

2026June 2026JuneKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)Various Sceneryblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Tea fieldsKaisei Hydrangea Village

Kaisei Hydrangea Village | Hydrangeas blooming along the rice paddy path

This photo was taken at Kaisei Ajisai no Sato, capturing the hydrangeas blooming along the path beside a rice paddy, with a focus on creating a sense of depth.

2026June 2026JuneKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Kaisei Hydrangea Village

Beautiful sunrise over the rice paddies in Ibaraki Prefecture

This photo was taken in Ibaraki Prefecture at a beautiful sunrise over the early rice paddies (sanae-da) where rice planting had just been completed.

2026May 2026Maymorning glowMorning glow and evening glowpaddy fieldVarious SceneryIbaraki prefecture (Kantou area)Ibaraki Prefecture

Suigo Shihoroi Iris Garden｜Iris and morning light illuminating the bridge

This photo was taken at Suigo Shihoroi Iris Garden from a little distance to show the irises, the bridge, and the sun glistening in the morning light.

2026May 2026MaySuigo Itako Iris Gardenblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Japanese irisIbaraki prefecture (Kantou area)

Higashimurayama Iris Festival (Kitayama Park)｜Fields of irises at the beginning of blooming and blue sky

This photo was taken at the Higashimurayama Iris Festival (Kitayama Park), showing a field of irises at the beginning of bloom and a refreshing blue sky.

2026May 2026MayTokyo Metropolitan areaHigashimurayama Iris Festival (Kitayama Park)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Japanese iris

Poppies in the sky｜Red poppy carpet and blue sky

This photo was taken at Poppies in the Sky, with a carpet of red poppies all around and a clear blue sky.

2026May 2026MaypoppySaitama prefecture (Kantou area)Poppies in the Skyblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Poppies in the sky｜Lane and red poppy field

This photo was taken at Poppies in the Sky, with an awareness of the pathway leading to the side, the carpet of red poppies and the expanse of blue sky.

2026May 2026MaypoppySaitama prefecture (Kantou area)Poppies in the Skyblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Poppies in the sky｜Red poppy fields with a view of the mountains

This photo of poppies in the sky shows a field of poppies dyed bright red, a mountain range in the distance, and a blue sky.

2026May 2026MaypoppySaitama prefecture (Kantou area)Poppies in the Skyblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)