August 2025

Ashikaga Flower Park｜Flowers on the surface of water reflecting tranquility

This photo was taken at Ashikaga Flower Park from a low vantage point to show water lilies floating on the water's edge.

Year 2025August 2025AugustAshikaga Flower ParkTochigi prefecture (Kantou area)pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Ashikaga Flower Park｜A Blue Presence Floating in the Darkness

This photograph was taken at Ashikaga Flower Park, capturing a water lily barely floating on the water's surface in a slightly darkened, subdued light.

Year 2025August 2025AugustAshikaga Flower ParkTochigi prefecture (Kantou area)pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Ushijima Furukawa Park｜Small Strengths Enduring the Heat

This photograph was taken at Ushijima Furukawa Park, capturing the scene of the sunflowers drooping under the still-intense sunlight.

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