Parks, theme parks and buildings

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

Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine｜Line of depth composed by the third lantern

This photo was taken at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine, focusing on the third lantern from the front, with the intention of capturing a view with depth in the photo.

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

Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine｜Fantastic light of lanterns floating in the darkness

This photograph was taken at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine, capturing a beautiful lantern floating in the darkness, and the contrast between the quiet atmosphere and the light makes for a fantastic image.

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

Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine｜Soft composition focusing on the lantern in the center

This photo was taken at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine, with the lanterns in the center in focus and gently blurred out in front and behind to create a soft sense of depth and three-dimensionality.

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

Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine｜Composition of wind chimes with focus and blur to accentuate depth

In this photo of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine, I tried to create a gentle impression and depth by focusing on the center of the wind chime in the foreground and softly blurring the passageway in the background.

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

Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine｜Line of depth created by roof and wind chimes

This photograph was taken at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine to give the viewer a sense of depth through a composition that allows the viewer's gaze to flow from the foreground to the back, while keeping the wind chimes and roof structure in mind.

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

Sakura Lavender Land｜Cosmos in bloom and the changing seasons

This photo was taken at Sakura Lavender Land with cosmos flowers that had just begun to bloom as the main subject and the building in the background to show the changing of the season.

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

Sakura Lavender Land｜The rhythm of the fields created by diagonal lines

In this photo of Sakura Lavender Land, I composed the image from an oblique angle so that the lines of the lavender fields and the rows of trees intersect to express depth and rhythm.

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

| Foreground of Salvia and Depth Expression of Lavender

This photo was taken at the Sakura Lavender Land, with the red salvia in the foreground blurred out and the lavender field in the background in focus, giving it depth.

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

Sakura Lavender Land｜Summer scenery decorated with flowerbeds and soft-serve flags

This photo was taken at Sakura Lavender Land, combining a summery soft-serve ice cream flag along with red and blue salvia, with a sense of seasonality in mind.

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

Sakura Lavender Land｜Balancing the colors of the buildings with salvia

This photo was taken at Sakura Lavender Land, with a gorgeous flower bed of red and blue salvia blooming in the foreground, combined with the building in the background for a colorful shot.

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