2026 Akino Sunflower Festival in Hokuto City | A Sea of Sunflowers Viewed from a Hilltop
This photo was taken at the Akino Sunflower Festival in Hokuto City to capture the vast expanse of sunflower fields as seen from a hilltop.
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2026 Idojiri Historic Site Park | Reconstructed Jomon-period Pit Houses
This photo shows the exterior of a pit dwelling at Idojiri Historic Park that was reconstructed to illustrate life during the Jomon period.
2026 Idojiri Historic Park | A Watermill Nestled in Nature
This photo was taken at Idojiri Historic Park and shows a traditional watermill standing quietly amid the lush natural surroundings.
2026 Idojiri Historic Park | Beautiful Lotus Flowers Blooming in the Lotus Pond
This photo was taken at Idojiri Historic Park and shows a lotus flower with beautifully shaped petals blooming in the lotus pond.
2026 Idojiri Historic Park | Flowers in the Lotus Pond and the Summer Blue Sky
This photo was taken at Idojiri Historic Park and captures the lotus flowers blooming in the lotus pond against a beautiful, summery blue sky.
2026 Idojiri Historic Park | Water Rushing Vigorously Into the Waterwheel
This photo was taken at Idojiri Historic Park and shows water flowing vigorously from the canal into the waterwheel.
2026 Idojiri Historic Park | A Scenery of Waterwheels, Mountains, and Blue Skies
This photo was taken at Idojiri Historic Park from a slight distance, capturing the waterwheel, the surrounding mountains, and the blue sky as a single scene.
2026 Idojiri Historic Site Park | Green Rice Fields, Blue Skies, and Mountains
This photo was taken at Idojiri Historic Park and captures the beautiful green rice paddies, the blue sky, and the mountains stretching out in the distance.
2026 Idojiri Historic Site Park | A Beautiful Lotus Captured from a Diagonal Angle Above
This photo was taken at Idojiri Historic Park, where I captured the beautifully blooming lotus flowers from a slight angle above to clearly show their shape.
2026 Kamisuwa Station | Beautiful Wind Chimes to Admire Inside the Station
This photo was taken at Kami-Suwa Station, with a composition that looks up at an angle at the beautiful wind chimes displayed inside the station.
2026 Kamisuwa Station | Beautifully Decorated Wind Chimes Inside the Station
This photo was taken at Kami-Suwa Station to capture the beautiful wind chimes displayed inside the station, showing their arrangement and color scheme.
2026 Matsumoto Castle | Swans Swimming Gracefully in the Moat
This photo was taken at Matsumoto Castle and shows a swan swimming gracefully in the moat surrounding the castle.
2026 Matsumoto Castle | A Magnificent Castle Viewed Across the Lotus Pond
This photo was taken at Matsumoto Castle, capturing the magnificent castle as seen across the lotus pond in the foreground.
2026 Matsumoto Castle | Scenes of the Moat, Bridge, and Castle
This photo was taken at Matsumoto Castle from an angle that captures the moat, the beautiful bridge, and the castle all together.
2026 Matsumoto Castle | The Castle, the Bridge, and the Summer Blue Sky
This photo was taken at Matsumoto Castle from a slightly distant vantage point, capturing a wide view of the castle, the bridge, and the blue summer sky.
2026 Matsumoto Castle | Lotus Flowers and Swans on the Moat
This photo was taken at Matsumoto Castle to capture a front-on view of the lotus flowers and the swans in the moat.
2026 Matsumoto Castle | A View of the Castle and Moat from an Angled Perspective
This photo was taken at Matsumoto Castle from an angle that shows the castle and the surrounding moat.
2026 Matsumoto Castle | The Castle and Cityscape as Seen from the Observation Deck
This photo was taken at Matsumoto Castle from the observation deck at the city hall next door, looking down on the castle and the surrounding cityscape.
2026 Hotaka Shrine | Light and Shadow Falling on the Ema
This photo was taken at Hotaka Shrine and captures the light streaming onto the ema displayed on the shrine grounds, as well as the shadows cast on them.
2026 Hotaka Shrine | Wind chimes featuring a polar bear motif
This photo was taken at Hotaka Shrine to show the shape of this cute wind chime, featuring a polar bear design, clearly from the side.
