Year 2025

Ashikaga Flower Park｜World of White Wisteria Showers

This photo was taken from below using a wide-angle lens to capture the white wisteria tree, creating an atmosphere as if one were showered in wisteria blossoms.

Year 2025May 2025MayAshikaga Flower ParkTochigi prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)wisteria flower

Ashikaga Flower Park｜Shower of Wisteria

This photograph was taken by looking up at a small wisteria tree from below, capturing the cascading flowers as if they were a "rain of wisteria."

Year 2025May 2025MayAshikaga Flower ParkTochigi prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)wisteria flower

Ashikaga Flower Park | Depth of the White Wisteria Tunnel

This photograph was taken from below using wide-angle mode to capture the white wisteria tunnel, with the composition carefully arranged to emphasize the tunnel's depth as it extends into the distance.

Year 2025May 2025MayAshikaga Flower ParkTochigi prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)wisteria flower

Ashikaga Flower Park｜Corridor of White Wisteria to Admire

This photo was taken in wide-angle mode, looking up from beneath the white wisteria tunnel to emphasize its expansiveness and depth.

Year 2025May 2025MayAshikaga Flower ParkTochigi prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)wisteria flower

Ashikaga Flower Park｜A modest wisteria curtain

This photo captures the entire wisteria trellis in wide-angle mode, minimizing the sky to express the shower-like effect of the wisteria.

Year 2025May 2025MayAshikaga Flower ParkTochigi prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)wisteria flower

Ashikaga Flower Park｜The beauty of a row of wisteria trellises

In this photo, I tried to capture the entire wisteria trellis in a composition that evokes depth and enhances the beauty of the rows of flowers.

Year 2025May 2025MayAshikaga Flower ParkTochigi prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)wisteria flower

Kasama Azalea Park｜Colorful azaleas looking up

I composed this photo by looking up at the colorful azaleas from below, keeping in mind the parallel with the expanse of the sky.

Year 2025May 2025MayazaleaKasama Azalea Parkblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Ibaraki prefecture (Kantou area)

Kasama Azalea Park｜Azalea flow composition

This photo was taken with an eye toward composition so that the viewer's gaze naturally flows from the azalea in the foreground, down the center, and then to the back.

Year 2025May 2025MayazaleaKasama Azalea Parkblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Ibaraki prefecture (Kantou area)

Kasama Azalea Park｜An undulating expanse of azaleas

In this photo, I tried to capture the rhythm of nature by taking advantage of the uneven shape of the azalea, which spreads out in the back in the form of a look down.

Year 2025May 2025MayazaleaKasama Azalea Parkblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Ibaraki prefecture (Kantou area)

Hitsujiyama Park｜Fluffy grass cherry blossoms and mountain range

In this photo, I tried to capture a well-balanced combination of softly blooming pink mossy grass cherry blossoms and Mt. Mukou in the background.

Year 2025April 2025AprilSaitama prefecture (Kantou area)Mt MukouSheep Mountain ParkVarious Scenerymoss pinkblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Hitsujiyama Park｜Gradation of grass cherry blossoms and light

In this photo, while capturing the entire field of lawn cherry blossoms, I composed the image with an awareness of the changing light, with shadows in the foreground and the sun in the background.

Year 2025April 2025AprilSaitama prefecture (Kantou area)Sheep Mountain Parkmoss pinkblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Musashi Hill Forest Park｜Color of dense poppies

This photo shows an entire field of poppies, and I cropped it to capture the densest part of the field in bloom.

Year 2025April 2025AprilpoppySaitama prefecture (Kantou area)Musashi Hill Forest Parkblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Musashi Hill Forest Park｜Nemophila and Ippongi

This photo was taken with a sense of expanse in mind, combining a field of nemophila spreading out all over the area with a symbolic tree standing in the center.

Year 2025April 2025AprilnemophilaSaitama prefecture (Kantou area)Musashi Hill Forest Parkblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Musashi Hill Forest Park｜Nemophila looking up

In this photo, I tried to look up at the nemophila flowers from below, capturing their impressive appearance as they bloom against the blue sky.

Year 2025April 2025AprilnemophilaSaitama prefecture (Kantou area)Musashi Hill Forest Parkblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Musashi Hill Forest Park｜Nemophila stretching to the sky

This photo was taken from the perspective of looking down into the nemophila from below, feeling its life force as it stretched straight up into the sky.

Year 2025April 2025AprilnemophilaSaitama prefecture (Kantou area)Musashi Hill Forest Parkblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Musashi Hill Forest Park｜Lupineas and Yin-Yang Landscape

This photo is one that I tried to capture the serenity and vibrancy of the lupine field, while being aware of the contrast between the yin and yang in the field.

Year 2025April 2025AprillupineSaitama prefecture (Kantou area)Musashi Hill Forest Parkblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Shiofune Kannon Temple｜Morning Glow and Azalea Temple Scenery

This photograph dramatically captures the sunrise spreading across the mountains from near the summit of Shiofune Kannon Temple.

Year 2025May 2025MayazaleaShiobune Kannon TempleTokyo Metropolitan areablooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Shiofune Kannon Temple｜Morning Light and the Tranquility of Azaleas

This photograph captures the gentle morning light beginning to filter into Shiofune Kannon Temple during the still-dim hours.

Year 2025May 2025MayazaleaShiobune Kannon TempleTokyo Metropolitan areablooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Shiofune Kannon Temple｜Azalea Path of Light and Shadow

This photo captures the landscape woven by light and shadow as the morning sun rose high, along with the azalea-lined path, all viewed from an elevated vantage point.

Year 2025May 2025MayazaleaShiobune Kannon TempleTokyo Metropolitan areablooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Shiofune Kannon Temple｜The Contrast Between the Building and the Azaleas

This photograph captures the interplay of light and shadow, taken at the time when light began to enter, with careful consideration of the arrangement of the building and azaleas.

Year 2025May 2025MayazaleaShiobune Kannon TempleTokyo Metropolitan areablooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)