Year 2025

Mizumoto Park｜Purple hydrangea illuminated by the morning sun

This photo was taken in Mizumoto Park of purple hydrangeas shining softly in the morning sun.

Year 2025June 2025JuneTokyo Metropolitan areaMizumoto Parkhydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Fureai Bridge｜Sunset scenery captured in a pull composition

This photo is a wide shot of the old Nakagawa River, the Tokyo Sky Tree, and a beautiful sunset from the Fureai Bridge, with a slightly pulled back composition.

Year 2025June 2025Junesuspension bridgesunsetMorning glow and evening glowTokyo Metropolitan area

Fureai Bridge｜Evening view with wide sky

This impressive sunset photo was taken from the Fureai Bridge with a large composition of the old Nakagawa River, the Tokyo Sky Tree, and the sky tinted by the setting sun.

Year 2025June 2025Junesuspension bridgesunsetMorning glow and evening glowTokyo Metropolitan area

Fureai Bridge｜Harmony of hydrangea, tower and sunset

This photo was taken near the Fureai Bridge on the old Nakagawa River, where a large pink hydrangea tree, the Tokyo Sky Tree, and the setting sky harmonize.

Year 2025June 2025Junesuspension bridgesunsetMorning glow and evening glowTokyo Metropolitan areahydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Fureai Bridge｜Shining pink hydrangea trees

This photo beautifully captures a large pink hydrangea tree glowing in the evening sun near the Fureai Bridge on the old Nakagawa River.

Year 2025June 2025Junesuspension bridgesunsetMorning glow and evening glowTokyo Metropolitan areahydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Amabiki Kannon (Mt. Amabiki Rakuhoji)｜Goats by the stairs

This photo was taken from the side of the goat near the stairs in front of the entrance to Amebiki Kannon.

Year 2025June 2025JunegoatanimalIbaraki prefecture (Kantou area)Amabiki Kannon (Amabikiyama Rakuhoji Temple)

Interaction Bridge｜Hydrangeas with Shadows and Depth

This photograph was taken near the Fureai Bridge on the Old Nakagawa River, carefully composed to capture the shadows and depth of the hydrangea tree illuminated by the setting sun.

Year 2025June 2025Junesuspension bridgeTokyo Metropolitan areahydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Amabiki Kannon(Mt.Amabiki Rakuhoji)｜Goat eating

This photo was taken near the entrance to Amebiki Kannon, where goats and ducks gather to eat.

Year 2025June 2025JunegoatanimalIbaraki prefecture (Kantou area)Amabiki Kannon (Amabikiyama Rakuhoji Temple)

Amabiki Kannon (Mt. Amabiki Rakuhoji)｜Goat in profile

This photo shows a goat quietly captured from the side in the animal space near the entrance to Amebiki Kannon.

Year 2025June 2025JunegoatanimalIbaraki prefecture (Kantou area)Amabiki Kannon (Amabikiyama Rakuhoji Temple)

Amabiki Kannon (Amabiki-yama Rakuhōji Temple)｜Buddha Statue Seen Through Hydrangeas

This photo was taken at Amabiki Kannon, where I intentionally blurred the hydrangeas in the foreground to focus on the Buddha statue in the background.

Year 2025June 2025Junehydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Ibaraki prefecture (Kantou area)Amabiki Kannon (Amabikiyama Rakuhoji Temple)

Amabiki Kannon (Amabiki-yama Rakuhōji Temple)｜Mist, Light, and Flowers Underwater

This photograph captures a close-up of the beauty at Amabiki Kannon: light and mist filtering through hydrangeas blooming underwater, along with the play of light and shadow.

Year 2025June 2025Junehydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Ibaraki prefecture (Kantou area)Amabiki Kannon (Amabikiyama Rakuhoji Temple)

Amabiki Kannon (Amabiki-yama Rakuhōji Temple)｜Ducks Seen from Afar and Flowers in the Water

This photograph was taken from a slight distance at Amabiki Kannon, capturing hydrangeas blooming underwater and two ducks.

Year 2025June 2025Juneduckhydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Ibaraki prefecture (Kantou area)Amabiki Kannon (Amabikiyama Rakuhoji Temple)bird

Amabiki Kannon (Mt. Amabiki Rakuhoji)｜Two overlapping ducks

This photo was taken at Amebiki Kannon, where two ducks are lined up overlapping each other on blue and white hydrangeas.

Year 2025June 2025Juneduckhydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Ibaraki prefecture (Kantou area)Amabiki Kannon (Amabikiyama Rakuhoji Temple)bird

Amabiki Kannon (Mt. Amabiki Rakuhoji)｜Two ducks in focus

This photo was taken at Amebiki Kannon at f/11 with the two ducks above the blue hydrangea underwater flowers in focus.

Year 2025June 2025Juneduckhydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Ibaraki prefecture (Kantou area)Amabiki Kannon (Amabikiyama Rakuhoji Temple)bird

Amabiki Kannon (Amabiki-yama Rakuhōji Temple) | The Dazed-Looking Duck

This photograph captures a duck with a puzzled expression amidst colorful hydrangea water flowers, predominantly blue, at Amabiki Kannon.

Year 2025June 2025Juneduckhydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Ibaraki prefecture (Kantou area)Amabiki Kannon (Amabikiyama Rakuhoji Temple)bird

Amabiki Kannon (Mt. Amabiki Rakuhoji)｜Gazing Ducks

This photo is one of the moments captured from a low vantage point, as if the ducks in the hydrangea underwater flowers at Amebiki Kannon were staring at us from the front.

Year 2025June 2025Juneduckhydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Ibaraki prefecture (Kantou area)Amabiki Kannon (Amabikiyama Rakuhoji Temple)bird

Amabiki Kannon (Mt. Amabiki Rakuhoji Temple)｜Ducks facing sideways

This photo shows two ducks on top of an underwater flower at the Amebiki Kannon, all looking sideways.

Year 2025June 2025Juneduckhydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Ibaraki prefecture (Kantou area)Amabiki Kannon (Amabikiyama Rakuhoji Temple)bird

Amabiki Kannon (Amabiki-yama Rakuhōji Temple) | White Hydrangeas and Buildings

This photograph captures the soft light illuminating the white hydrangeas at Amabiki Kannon, along with the building visible in the background.

Year 2025June 2025Junehydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Ibaraki prefecture (Kantou area)Amabiki Kannon (Amabikiyama Rakuhoji Temple)

Amabiki Kannon (Amabiki-yama Rakuhōji Temple)｜The Duck That Looks Back

This photograph captures a duck riding the hydrangea water flowers at Amabiki Kannon, looking back, taken from a slightly lower angle.

Year 2025June 2025Juneduckhydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Ibaraki prefecture (Kantou area)Amabiki Kannon (Amabikiyama Rakuhoji Temple)bird

Amabiki Kannon (Amabiki-yama Rakuhōji Temple)｜Hydrangea and Japanese Umbrella Decorations

This photograph captures a display of hydrangea pots and Japanese umbrellas arranged deep within the grounds of Amabiki Kannon.

Year 2025June 2025JuneJapanese umbrellahydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)Various Sceneryblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Ibaraki prefecture (Kantou area)Amabiki Kannon (Amabikiyama Rakuhoji Temple)