Popular and photographing spots in Saitama Prefecture

Kita Asaba Sakura Tsutsumi Park｜An impressive combination of cherry blossoms and blue benches

This photo captures the combination of cherry blossoms and blue benches from a slightly higher vantage point at Kita Asaba Sakura Tsutsumi Park.

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Chūin｜Spring scenery with overlapping colors of mimosa and cherry blossoms

This photo was taken in the Chūin temple, with the mimosa in focus and the weeping cherry tree in the back in the background, creating a spring-like layering of colors.

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Composition of mimosa as the main subject with cherry blossoms in the background

This photo was taken at the Chūin temple, with the mimosa as the main subject against a background of weeping cherry trees.

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Chūin｜The beauty of weeping cherry blossoms flowing

This photo carefully captures the beauty of the flowing weeping cherry blossoms at the Chūin temple.

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Harunomori Park｜Hills of spring with cherry blossoms, blue sky and shadows

This photo was taken at Haibunomori Park from the top of a small hill, with an eye toward a spring-like landscape that includes the Kawazu cherry blossoms, the blue sky, and even the shadows of the blossoms on the ground.

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Sanmon Gate and Ayasugyo Cherry Blossoms before Dawn

This photo was taken at Mikurain Temple in the pre-dawn hours, when it was still dark, with the front gate, lanterns, and the beginning of blooming anguyo cherry blossoms combined to create a quiet morning atmosphere.

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Symmetrical composition of lanterns and cherry blossoms

This photo was taken at Mikurain temple from a position a little closer to the gate, combining the Angyo cherry blossoms, the gate, and the lantern lights, and composed with symmetry and horizontal lines in mind.

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Mikurain｜Ayasugyo cherry blossoms overlooking the temple and the morning sun

This photo was taken at Mikurain, looking down on the entire temple from a slightly elevated position, to convey the atmosphere of the temple along with the morning sun and the Ayasugyo cherry blossoms.

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Mikurain｜Askyo Cherry Blossoms Spreading Up a Slope and Large Area

This photo was taken at Mikurain temple from a slightly elevated position, with an awareness of the downhill composition and the presence of the large, sideways spreading Angyo cherry trees.

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Approach lined with cherry trees where the morning sun shines through

This photo was taken at the Mikurain Temple with an eye toward the beautiful moment when the morning sun rises and the light shines through the rows of cherry trees leading to the back side of the temple.

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Sanmon Gate and Ayasugyo Cherry Blossoms in the Bright Morning

This photo was taken at Mikurain, visiting the front gate area again after the surrounding area had brightened, and again capturing the gate, lanterns, and ango cherry blossoms in a calm atmosphere.

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Jogenji Temple (Iwatsuki)｜Spring scenery of leafy cherry trees and temples

This photo was taken at Jogenji Temple (Iwatsuki) as a view of the changing seasons, combining the Kawazu cherry blossoms, which are beginning to turn into leafy cherry blossoms, and the temple building.

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Hauhinomori Park｜Curved fence, cherry blossoms and blue sky

This photo was taken in Haibunomori Park with the Kawazu cherry blossoms beginning to turn into leafy cherry blossoms, the curving lines of the fences, and the blue sky in mind.

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Harunomori Park｜Spring looking up at rape blossoms and cherry blossoms

This photo was taken at Haibunomori Park in a composition looking up from a low position, with rape blossoms placed in the foreground while the Kawazu cherry blossoms are in the background.

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Hauhinomori Park｜A view of fluffy leafy cherry blossoms

This photo was taken at Haibunomori Park to capture the soft, fluffy atmosphere of Kawazu cherry blossoms that were beginning to turn into leafy cherry blossoms.

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Sanmon Gate and Cherry Blossoms before Dawn

This photo was taken just before dawn at Mikurain temple, when it was beginning to lighten slightly, and was composed from the front side looking up at the gate, the lanterns, and the ango cherry blossoms from a low position.

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Myonzoin｜Morning sky and branches of cherry blossoms

This photo was taken at Mikurain temple from a slightly elevated position, combining the sky that was beginning to turn into a morning glow with the branches of the Ayasugyo cherry trees, with the quiet morning air in mind.

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Mikurain｜Silhouette of cherry blossoms in the backlight

This photo was taken at Mikurain temple at the time when the sun was just beginning to rise, taking advantage of the backlight to capture the impressive silhouette of the morning sky and the Ayasugyo cherry blossoms.

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Mikurain Temple｜Cherry blossoms and temple in the morning light

This photo was taken at Mikurain temple in the early morning, when the light was still soft and beginning to come in, and shows the Yasugyo cherry blossoms and the temple buildings in a serene atmosphere.

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Mikurain Temple｜Cherry blossoms illuminated by the morning sun

This photo was taken at the Mikurain Temple with an eye toward the beautiful moment when the morning sun begins to slightly hit the Ayasugi cherry blossoms.

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