Parks, theme parks and buildings

Ushijima Furukawa Park｜Summer Energy in Transparent Petals

This photo of sunflowers was taken at Ushijima Furukawa Park.

Year 2025August 2025Augustsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)Ushijima Furukawa Parkblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Tanbara Lavender Park｜A Symphony of Purple, Sky, and Lift

This photo was taken at Tanbara Lavender Park.

Year 2025August 2025AugustTanbara Lavender ParklavenderGunma prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Tambara Lavender Park｜Summer breezes blow across the purple sea

This photo captures the expansive lavender fields at Tambara Lavender Park.

Year 2025August 2025AugustTanbara Lavender ParklavenderGunma prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Nose-High Flower Viewing Hill｜Flowers blooming over shoulders, gazing at the sky

This photo was taken at Hanataka Viewing Flower Hill.

Year 2025August 2025AugustcosmosGunma prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Nasataka Observatory Flower Hill

Ushijima Furukawa Park｜Yellow carpet wrapped in afternoon light

This photo was taken during an afternoon visit to the sunflower field at Ushijima Furukawa Park.

Year 2025August 2025Augustsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)Ushijima Furukawa Parkblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Kashōzan Ryūge-in Miroku-ji｜A Presence Guarded by Fresh Greenery

This photograph captures the stone statue of a crow tengu within the grounds of Kōyasan Ryūge-in Miroku-ji Temple, set against a backdrop of fresh greenery.

Year 2025August 2025AugustTenguGunma prefecture (Kantou area)Various SceneryShakyasan Ryuka-in Maitreya Temple

Kashōzan Ryūge-in Miroku-ji Temple｜Gazing Back, That Powerful Face

This photograph was taken with the intention of conveying the sheer power of the large tengu mask located inside the main hall of Kasyōzan Ryūge-in Miroku-ji Temple.

Year 2025August 2025AugustTenguGunma prefecture (Kantou area)Various SceneryShakyasan Ryuka-in Maitreya Temple

Kashōzan Ryūge-in Miroku-ji Temple｜The Closer You Come, the Greater the Stillness

This photograph captures the entire main hall of Miroku-ji Temple at Kasyōzan Ryūge-in from a slight distance.

Year 2025August 2025AugustTenguGunma prefecture (Kantou area)Various SceneryShakyasan Ryuka-in Maitreya Temple

Tambara Lavender Park｜Small summer faces, translucent in the sun

This photo captures a lovely sunflower blooming near the entrance of Tambara Lavender Park.

Year 2025August 2025AugustTanbara Lavender Parksunflower (Helianthus annuus)Gunma prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Kashōzan Ryūge-in Miroku-ji｜The Gaze Dwelling Beyond the Door

This photograph was taken at Kasezan Ryūgein Miroku-ji Temple. I tried to capture the image as if peering gently from outside at the tengu mask enshrined inside the main hall.

Year 2025August 2025AugustTenguGunma prefecture (Kantou area)Various SceneryShakyasan Ryuka-in Maitreya Temple

Lavender Park｜Layering the Seasons over the Growing Greenery

This photo shows a kochia field in preparation at Tanbara Lavender Park.

Year 2025August 2025AugustTanbara Lavender Parkkochia (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)leaves changing color (colour)Gunma prefecture (Kantou area)

Tanbara Lavender Park｜Summer Road Lined with Fluff

This photo, taken at Tanbara Lavender Park, shows a striking image of a fuzzy kochia in cultivation.

Year 2025August 2025AugustTanbara Lavender Parkkochia (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)leaves changing color (colour)Gunma prefecture (Kantou area)

Lavender Park in Tanbara｜Beautiful even after withering, by the benches

This photo was taken at Tanbara Lavender Park.

Year 2025August 2025AugustTanbara Lavender ParklavenderGunma prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Tanbara Lavender Park｜The spreading colors seen from a hill

This photo was taken from a hill overlooking Tanbara Lavender Park.

Year 2025August 2025AugustTanbara Lavender ParklavenderGunma prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

| Lavenders swaying along the ridges

This photo shows the lavender field at Tanbara Lavender Park captured from the side.

Year 2025August 2025AugustTanbara Lavender ParklavenderGunma prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Tanbara Lavender Park｜Flowers and Walkways Speak for Themselves

This photo was taken at Tanbara Lavender Park. I crouched down slightly where the lavender was blooming particularly beautifully and composed the photo so that it would appear with the sidewalk.

Year 2025August 2025AugustTanbara Lavender ParklavenderGunma prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Nasataka Observation Hill of Flowers｜Summer Dance from Below

This photo was taken from below, looking up at the Kibana Cosmos that were in bloom at the Nasaka Observatory Flower Hill.

Year 2025August 2025AugustcosmosGunma prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Nasataka Observatory Flower Hill

Hill of flowers with a high nose｜Gentle profile of a conspicuous blooming flower

This photo is one of the beautifully shaped yellow-flowered cosmos taken at the Nashitaka Observatory Flower Hill.

Year 2025August 2025AugustcosmosGunma prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Nasataka Observatory Flower Hill

Tambara Lavender Park｜Wishing for a small green future

This photo was taken at Tanbara Lavender Park to show the kochia that will be at their best in the near future.

Year 2025August 2025AugustTanbara Lavender Parkkochia (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)leaves changing color (colour)Gunma prefecture (Kantou area)

Shakabasan Ryuka-in Miroku-ji Temple｜The Peaceful Harmony among the Trees

This photo was taken at Kabasan Ryuka-in Miroku-ji Temple and shows the Buddha image against a background of fresh greenery.

Year 2025August 2025AugustBuddhist statueGunma prefecture (Kantou area)Various SceneryShakyasan Ryuka-in Maitreya Temple