2026 Niigata Prefecture | Green Rice Fields and Distant Mountains
This photo was taken in Niigata Prefecture and shows a vast expanse of green rice paddies with a range of mountains stretching into the distance.
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2026 Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden | Looking Up at a Ginkgo Tree
This photo was taken at the Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden, with a composition that looks up at a ginkgo tree from below.
2026 Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden | Hydrangeas and the Greenhouse Dome
This photo was taken at the Niigata Prefectural Botanical Garden and shows both the hydrangeas and the greenhouse dome.
2026 Echigo Hills State Park | Hydrangea Stairs and Paths
This photo was taken at the Echigo Hills State Park, focusing on the hydrangeas in the foreground while capturing the hydrangea-lined stairs and paths.
2026 Echigo Hills National Park | Pink Hydrangeas and the Mountain Range
This photo was taken at the Echigo Hills State Park, showing pink hydrangeas and the distant mountains as seen from the top of a hill.
2026 Echigo Hills National Park | Hydrangeas and Mountains Seen Through a Wide-Angle Lens
This photo was taken at the Echigo Hills National Park using wide-angle mode to capture a sweeping view of the pink hydrangeas and the surrounding mountains from the top of a hill.
2026 Tsukuba Experimental Botanical Garden | Bellflowers Blooming Under a Cloudy Sky
This photo was taken at the Tsukuba Experimental Botanical Garden on a cloudy day, showing the bellflowers blooming throughout the garden.
2026 Tsukuba Experimental Botanical Garden | Two Bellflowers Viewed from Behind
This photo was taken at the Tsukuba Experimental Botanical Garden, where I captured two bellflowers from behind on a overcast day.
2026 Tsukuba Experimental Botanical Garden | Purple Hydrangea Viewed from an Angled Perspective Above
This photo was taken at the Tsukuba Experimental Botanical Garden, showing a beautifully shaped purple hydrangea viewed from a slight angle above.
2026 Tsukuba Experimental Botanical Garden | A Bellflower Facing This Way
This photo was taken at the Tsukuba Experimental Botanical Garden and shows a beautifully shaped bellflower facing this way.
2026 Tsukuba Experimental Botanical Garden | Hydrangeas in the Rain, Seen Through the Leaves
This photo was taken at the Tsukuba Experimental Botanical Garden, showing hydrangeas wet from the rain as seen through the gaps between the green leaves.
2026 Tsukuba Experimental Botanical Garden | Hydrangeas Blooming Amid the Leaves
This photo was taken at the Tsukuba Experimental Botanical Garden and shows a hydrangea, damp from the rain, as seen through the gaps between the leaves.
2026 Tsukuba Experimental Botanical Garden | Beautiful Hydrangeas Drenched in Rain
This photo was taken at the Tsukuba Experimental Botanical Garden and captures the sight of beautifully shaped hydrangeas, looking dewy in the dim, rainy light.
2026 Kasumigaura General Park | Cloudy Skies and Lotus Flowers Bowing Their Heads
This photo was taken at Kasumigaura General Park on a cloudy day and shows beautiful lotus flowers hanging their heads.
2026 Kasumigaura General Park | Beautiful Lotus Flowers Blooming Under a Cloudy Sky
This photo was taken at Kasumigaura General Park, where I captured these beautiful lotus flowers blooming under a cloudy sky.
2026 Kasumigaura General Park | Lotus Buds About to Bloom
This photo was taken at Kasumigaura General Park and shows a lotus bud that looks as if it’s about to bloom.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | The Blue Sign for the Summer Pilgrimage and the Shrine Gate
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, and shows the shrine’s gate, which looks beautiful with its blue “Summer Pilgrimage” sign.
2026 Kasumigaura General Park | Lotus Flowers Adorned with Raindrops
This photo was taken at Kasumigaura General Park and shows a beautiful lotus flower still covered with raindrops.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | The Bridge Over the Pond and Hydrangeas
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the principal shrine of Niigata, and shows the bridge spanning the shrine’s pond and some hydrangeas.
2026 Niigata’s Principal Shrine: Hakusan Shrine | A Cool Scene of Wind Chimes and Hydrangeas
This photo was taken at Hakusan Shrine, the guardian shrine of Niigata, and captures both wind chimes and hydrangeas at the same time.
