Year 2025

Zama sunflower field｜A field of sunflowers with depth, with the foreground blurred and the background in focus

This photo was taken at the Zama sunflower field. The sunflowers in the foreground were blurred out and the flowers in the background were brought into focus to create a composition with depth.

Year 2025August 2025Augustsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Zama Sunflower FieldKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Zama sunflower field｜Sunflower in focus on the rising part of the flower

In this photo, I focused on the slightly raised sunflowers in the Zama sunflower field and blurred the flowers in the foreground to express depth.

Year 2025August 2025Augustsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Zama Sunflower FieldKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Zama sunflower field｜Focusing on the central flower, sunflowers softly wrap the surrounding area

This photo was taken in the Zama sunflower field, with the sunflower in the center in focus and the surrounding yellow petals wrapped in a fluffy texture.

Year 2025August 2025Augustsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Zama Sunflower FieldKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Zama Sunflower Field｜A natural scene created by wooden swings and sunflowers

This photo shows sunflowers and a wooden swing together at the Zama sunflower field.

Year 2025August 2025Augustsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Zama Sunflower FieldKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Zama Sunflower Field｜A field of sunflowers spreading with the mountain range

This photo was taken at the Zama sunflower field, together with the endless sunflower fields and the mountain range in the background.

Year 2025August 2025Augustsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Zama Sunflower FieldKanagawa prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Satte Gongen-do｜A powerful composition utilizing sunflowers, light, and depth

This photograph was taken at Katsute Gongen-do, with a composition focused on sunflowers, light, and depth.

Year 2025August 2025Augustsunflower (Helianthus annuus)Saitama prefecture (Kantou area)Satte Gongendoblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Ushijima Furukawa Park｜Looking Up at the Sky, the Voice of Sunflowers

This photograph was taken at the sunflower field in Ushijima Furukawa Park, looking up from below at the beautiful sunflowers blooming toward the sky.

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

Ushijima Furukawa Park｜Summer Energy in Transparent Petals

This photo of sunflowers was taken at Ushijima Furukawa Park.

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

Tanbara Lavender Park｜A Symphony of Purple, Sky, and Lift

This photo was taken at Tanbara Lavender Park.

Year 2025August 2025AugustTanbara Lavender ParklavenderGunma prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Tambara Lavender Park｜Summer breezes blow across the purple sea

This photo captures the expansive lavender fields at Tambara Lavender Park.

Year 2025August 2025AugustTanbara Lavender ParklavenderGunma prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Nose-High Flower Viewing Hill｜Flowers blooming over shoulders, gazing at the sky

This photo was taken at Hanataka Viewing Flower Hill.

Year 2025August 2025AugustcosmosGunma prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Nasataka Observatory Flower Hill

Ushijima Furukawa Park｜Yellow carpet wrapped in afternoon light

This photo was taken during an afternoon visit to the sunflower field at Ushijima Furukawa Park.

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

Kashōzan Ryūge-in Miroku-ji｜A Presence Guarded by Fresh Greenery

This photograph captures the stone statue of a crow tengu within the grounds of Kōyasan Ryūge-in Miroku-ji Temple, set against a backdrop of fresh greenery.

Year 2025August 2025AugustTenguGunma prefecture (Kantou area)Various SceneryShakyasan Ryuka-in Maitreya Temple

Kashōzan Ryūge-in Miroku-ji Temple｜Gazing Back, That Powerful Face

This photograph was taken with the intention of conveying the sheer power of the large tengu mask located inside the main hall of Kasyōzan Ryūge-in Miroku-ji Temple.

Year 2025August 2025AugustTenguGunma prefecture (Kantou area)Various SceneryShakyasan Ryuka-in Maitreya Temple

Kashōzan Ryūge-in Miroku-ji Temple｜The Closer You Come, the Greater the Stillness

This photograph captures the entire main hall of Miroku-ji Temple at Kasyōzan Ryūge-in from a slight distance.

Year 2025August 2025AugustTenguGunma prefecture (Kantou area)Various SceneryShakyasan Ryuka-in Maitreya Temple

Tambara Lavender Park｜Small summer faces, translucent in the sun

This photo captures a lovely sunflower blooming near the entrance of Tambara Lavender Park.

Year 2025August 2025AugustTanbara Lavender Parksunflower (Helianthus annuus)Gunma prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Kashōzan Ryūge-in Miroku-ji｜The Gaze Dwelling Beyond the Door

This photograph was taken at Kasezan Ryūgein Miroku-ji Temple. I tried to capture the image as if peering gently from outside at the tengu mask enshrined inside the main hall.

Year 2025August 2025AugustTenguGunma prefecture (Kantou area)Various SceneryShakyasan Ryuka-in Maitreya Temple

Lavender Park｜Layering the Seasons over the Growing Greenery

This photo shows a kochia field in preparation at Tanbara Lavender Park.

Year 2025August 2025AugustTanbara Lavender Parkkochia (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)leaves changing color (colour)Gunma prefecture (Kantou area)

Tanbara Lavender Park｜Summer Road Lined with Fluff

This photo, taken at Tanbara Lavender Park, shows a striking image of a fuzzy kochia in cultivation.

Year 2025August 2025AugustTanbara Lavender Parkkochia (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)leaves changing color (colour)Gunma prefecture (Kantou area)

Lavender Park in Tanbara｜Beautiful even after withering, by the benches

This photo was taken at Tanbara Lavender Park.

Year 2025August 2025AugustTanbara Lavender ParklavenderGunma prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)