Year 2025

Kiyose Sunflower Festival｜The Artistry of Foreground Blur Composition

This photograph was taken at the Kiyose Sunflower Festival. It captures sunflowers from behind, with the foreground boldly blurred to create a composition with depth.

Year 2025July 2025Julysunflower (Helianthus annuus)Tokyo Metropolitan areaKiyose Sunflower Festivalblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Kuizu-jinja Shrine, the general guardian of Bushu-Iwatsuki｜Blue and Silence

This photo was taken at the Kuizu Shrine, the general guardian of Bushu-Iwatsuki, from a short distance to show the blue wind chimes and traditional shrine architecture.

Year 2025July 2025JulySaitama prefecture (Kantou area)Kuizu Shrine, the general guardian of Bushu-IwatsukiVarious Scenerywind chime

Kiyose Sunflower Festival｜Sunflowers Looking Up

This photograph was taken at the Kiyose Sunflower Festival, capturing a sunflower with a well-balanced shape from a low, diagonal angle looking upward.

Year 2025July 2025Julysunflower (Helianthus annuus)Tokyo Metropolitan areaKiyose Sunflower Festivalblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Kiyose Sunflower Festival｜Petals that let light shine through

This photograph was taken at the Kiyose Sunflower Festival, capturing the sun's rays shining through the back of a sunflower.

Year 2025July 2025Julysunflower (Helianthus annuus)Tokyo Metropolitan areaKiyose Sunflower Festivalblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Kiyose Sunflower Festival｜Silhouette Sunflowers

This photograph captures the radiance of sunflowers from behind as they bask in the sunlight at the Kiyose Sunflower Festival.

Year 2025July 2025Julysunflower (Helianthus annuus)Tokyo Metropolitan areaKiyose Sunflower Festivalblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Kiyose Sunflower Festival｜Summer from the Back

This photo was taken at the Kiyose Sunflower Festival, showing sunflowers in full bloom from the back side.

Year 2025July 2025Julysunflower (Helianthus annuus)Tokyo Metropolitan areaKiyose Sunflower Festivalblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Shinobazunoike Pond｜Transparent petals

This photo was taken at Shinobazunoike Pond from below, where the lotus flowers blooming in front of me shined in the sunlight.

Year 2025July 2025JulyShinobazu PondTokyo Metropolitan areablooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)lotus

Shinobazuno Pond｜Composition of Resonance

This photo was taken at Shinobazu Pond with lotus flowers in bloom and Benten-do in the same frame.

Year 2025July 2025JulyShinobazu PondTokyo Metropolitan areablooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)lotus

Shinobazunoike Pond

This photo was taken at Shinobazu Pond, capturing the morning light shining slightly on the lotus flowers blooming nearby, the delicate light enhancing the softness of the lotus flowers.

Year 2025July 2025JulyShinobazu PondTokyo Metropolitan areablooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)lotus

Shinobazunoike Pond｜Dialogue between Flower and Company

This photo was taken at Shinobazu Pond with the beautiful lotus flowers in the foreground in focus and the Benten-do in the background.

Year 2025July 2025JulyShinobazu PondTokyo Metropolitan areablooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)lotus

Shinobazuno Pond｜Light Spot

This photo was taken at Shinobazuno Pond at a moment when the sun was shining and the spotlight was shining on a single lotus flower.

Year 2025July 2025JulyShinobazu PondTokyo Metropolitan areablooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)lotus

Musashi Province Iwatsuki's Chief Shrine, Kiuizu Shrine｜A gaze fixed upon a single votive tablet

This photograph was taken at Kiuizu Shrine, focusing on a single plaque within a display of blue wind chimes and shot from above.

Year 2025July 2025JulySaitama prefecture (Kantou area)Kuizu Shrine, the general guardian of Bushu-IwatsukiVarious Scenerywind chime

Shinobazuno Pond｜Silence at Dawn

This photo was taken at Shinobazunoike Pond in the dim light of day, just before the sun came up, and shows the quiet pond and Benten-do as a whole.

Year 2025July 2025JulyShinobazu PondTokyo Metropolitan areablooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)lotus

Bushu-Iwatsuki Soujinja Kuizu Shrine｜Rhythm of Overhead View

This photo was taken at the Kuizu Shrine, looking into the blue wind chime display from above.

Year 2025July 2025JulySaitama prefecture (Kantou area)Kuizu Shrine, the general guardian of Bushu-IwatsukiVarious Scenerywind chime

Kiuizu Shrine, Chief Shrine of Musashi Province Iwatsuki｜Melody of the Shadows

This photograph was taken from above at Kiuizu Shrine, capturing the entire blue wind chime display with a slightly underexposed setting.

Year 2025July 2025JulySaitama prefecture (Kantou area)Kuizu Shrine, the general guardian of Bushu-IwatsukiVarious Scenerywind chime

Arakawa bank｜Asagari bridge

This photo was taken early in the morning on the bank of the Arakawa River, framing the Koutama Bridge as if peeking through a gap in the trees.

Year 2025July 2025JulySaitama prefecture (Kantou area)morning glowMorning glow and evening glowArakawa bank

The University of Tokyo Organization for Ecological and Harmonious Agriculture｜Lotus in Profile

This photo, taken at the University of Tokyo's Institute for Ecology and Harmonious Agriculture, shows a short, dainty lotus flower viewed from the side.

Year 2025July 2025JulyInstitute for Ecological and Harmonious Agriculture, The University of TokyoTokyo Metropolitan areablooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)lotus

Shinobazuno Pond｜Harmony of lotus and serenity

This photo was taken at Bentendo, Tokyo, with beautiful lotus flowers as the main subject and the historic Bentendo in the background.

Year 2025July 2025JulyShinobazu PondTokyo Metropolitan areablooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)lotus

Shinobazunoike Pond｜Boundary of Yin and Yang

This photo was taken at Shinobazu Pond, capturing the moment when light shines on a part of the lotus pond and yin and yang intersect.

Year 2025July 2025JulyShinobazu PondTokyo Metropolitan areablooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)lotus

Shinobazunoike Pond｜Wa to Hana

This photo was taken at Shinobazunoike Pond, where blooming lotus flowers and a Japanese umbrella together form a scene.

Year 2025July 2025JulyShinobazu PondJapanese umbrellaTokyo Metropolitan areaVarious Sceneryblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)lotus