Ontone, the home of children's songs

■住所：埼玉県加須市佐波258-1
■撮影できる被写体：ホテイアオイ
■Recommended Season: Early Summer
■Recommended time: Noon
■Parking: Available
■Admission fee: None
■Limit on admission time: No
■Toilets: Available

童謡のふる里おおとねは、のどかな水辺の風景が広がる静かな公園で、季節ごとにさまざまな花が訪れる人を楽しませてくれます。とくに水面を彩るホテイアオイの群生は見応えがあり、淡い紫の花が風にそよぐ姿は、穏やかな時間の流れを感じさせてくれます。園内は落ち着いた雰囲気に包まれ、自然のやさしさに触れながらゆったりと散策や撮影を楽しむのにぴったりの場所。混雑も少なく、静かに風景と向き合いたい写真好きの方におすすめのスポットです。

The Birthplace of Children's Songs, Ōtone｜ Bokeh Composition with Out-of-Focus Spherical Blur in the Background

This photograph was taken at Otone, the birthplace of children's songs. I deliberately blurred the water hyacinths in the foreground and focused on the flowers in the background, consciously aiming to create a bokeh effect on the water's surface.

Year 2025June 2025JuneAsarum nipponicum (species of wild ginger)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)Ontone, the home of children's songsblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

The Birthplace of Children's Songs, Ōtone｜Blooming Water Hyacinths

This photograph captures the scene of countless water hyacinths blooming profusely in Otone, the hometown of the children's song.

Year 2025June 2025JuneAsarum nipponicum (species of wild ginger)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)Ontone, the home of children's songsblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Otonae, the Home of Children's Songs｜Flowering mallow

This photo shows the hometown of Ontone, the home of the children's nursery rhyme, with its hollyhocks in full bloom, spreading wildly all over the area.

Year 2025June 2025JuneAsarum nipponicum (species of wild ginger)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)Ontone, the home of children's songsblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Otonone, the Home of Children's Songs｜Approaching the Sparkling Water Surface

This photo was taken in the nursery rhyme hometown of Otone, while approaching a hotei-aoi, with the flowers in the foreground blurred out to create a shimmering ball blur in the background.

Year 2025June 2025JuneAsarum nipponicum (species of wild ginger)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)Ontone, the home of children's songsblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

The Birthplace of Children's Songs, Ōtone｜Blurring the Leaves to Highlight the Flowers

This photo was taken in Ootone, the hometown of the nursery rhyme, using a composition that blurs the green leaves to make the water hyacinth flowers stand out.

Year 2025June 2025JuneAsarum nipponicum (species of wild ginger)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)Ontone, the home of children's songsblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

The Birthplace of Children's Songs, Ootone｜Water Hyacinths Covering the Pond

This photograph captures the water hyacinths densely blooming across the pond in Otone, the hometown of children's songs.

Year 2025June 2025JuneAsarum nipponicum (species of wild ginger)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)Ontone, the home of children's songsblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Otonae, the hometown of children's songs｜Flowers and greenish-white ball blur

This photo was taken in Otone, the hometown of the nursery rhyme, and was taken in an effort to capture the beautiful green and white ball blur along with the hotei-aoi flowers.

Year 2025June 2025JuneAsarum nipponicum (species of wild ginger)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)Ontone, the home of children's songsblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

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