Kumagaya Sports Culture Park

■Address: 300 Kamikawakami, Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture
■Photographable Subject: Kochia
■Suggested season: Autumn
■Recommended time: Noon
■Parking: Available
■Admission fee: None
■Limit on admission time: No
■Toilets: Available

Kumagaya Sports and Culture Park is a beautiful photography spot richly colored by plants throughout the seasons. Diverse plants are cultivated across its vast grounds, allowing visitors to enjoy different expressions each season. In spring, cherry blossoms and fresh greenery adorn the park, offering opportunities to capture photos filled with vitality under soft light. Summer brings lush green trees and vibrant flowers, perfect for framing a refreshing world of green. Autumn brings spectacular foliage, with trees dyed yellow and red creating a warm atmosphere. Winter highlights the serene beauty of bare trees, offering a striking contrast against the clear skies of sunny days.

Kumagaya Sports Culture Park｜Flowerscape with sunflowers in the foreground and depth

This photo was taken at Kumagaya Sports Culture Park with the sunflowers in the foreground in focus and the sunflowers and sports dome in the background.

Year 2025August 2025Augustsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)Kumagaya Sports Culture Parkblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Kumagaya Sports Culture Park｜A technique for photographing sunflowers with front and back blur

This photo was taken at Kumagaya Sports Culture Park at f/4 to focus on the sunflowers in the foreground and blur the sunflowers in the background.

Year 2025August 2025Augustsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)Kumagaya Sports Culture Parkblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Kumagaya Sports Culture Park｜The rhythm of sunflowers shining through the light

This photo was taken at Kumagaya Sports Culture Park, capturing sunflowers bathed in light from the rear and taking advantage of the rhythm of the continuous sunflowers.

Year 2025August 2025Augustsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)Kumagaya Sports Culture Parkblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Kumagaya Sports Culture Park｜Field of sunflowers in contrast of black and yellow

This photo was taken at Kumagaya Sports Culture Park at a moment when the sunflowers lined up against the woods in the back of the park, the contrast between black and yellow highlighted by the sun's rays.

Year 2025August 2025Augustsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)Kumagaya Sports Culture Parkblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Kumagaya Sports Culture Park｜Color contrasts highlighted by large sunflowers

This photo shows a slightly larger sunflower as the main subject at Kumagaya Sports Culture Park, contrasting its bright yellow with the darker hues of the woods in the background.

Year 2025August 2025Augustsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)Kumagaya Sports Culture Parkblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Kumagaya Sports Culture Park｜A unified landscape of neatly lined sunflowers

This photo was taken at Kumagaya Sports Culture Park, focusing on the sunflowers in the center of the park and capturing an orderly landscape of sunflowers in a continuous line.

Year 2025August 2025Augustsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)Kumagaya Sports Culture Parkblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Kumagaya Sports Culture Park｜Composition of depth where the eye is led to the sunflowers in the back

This photo was taken at Kumagaya Sports Culture Park by focusing on the sunflowers in the back and blurring the foreground to enhance the depth.

Year 2025August 2025Augustsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)Kumagaya Sports Culture Parkblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Kumagaya Sports Culture Park｜Harmony of sunflowers and buildings in front-back balance

This photo was taken at Kumagaya Sports Culture Park by blurring the sunflowers in the foreground and superimposing the sunflowers and sports dome in the background.

Year 2025August 2025Augustsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)Kumagaya Sports Culture Parkblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Kumagaya Sports Culture Park｜Fantastic sunflowers expressed by backlighting

This photo was taken at Kumagaya Sports Culture Park, using backlighting to capture the sunflowers from the rear, creating a slightly abstract atmosphere.

Year 2025August 2025Augustsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)Kumagaya Sports Culture Parkblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Kumagaya Sports Culture Park｜A fresh look at sunflower fields from a different perspective

In this photo, the sunflowers in the center of Kumagaya Sports Culture Park are in focus, while the flowers in the foreground are captured from behind, creating a mysterious impression.

Year 2025August 2025Augustsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)Kumagaya Sports Culture Parkblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Kumagaya Sports Culture Park｜Kochia landscape with depth

In this photo, I photographed the green fuzzy kochia from a slightly higher position to give it more depth.

Year 2024September 2024Septemberkochia (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)Kumagaya Sports Culture Parkleaves changing color (colour)

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