January Samukawa Shrine｜Look up at the powerful Nebuta composition
This photo was taken at the Samukawa Shrine, with a composition looking up at the Nebuta at the entrance from below to emphasize the power of the event.
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January 
January Samukawa Shrine｜Hakuba Nebuta emphasizes the three-dimensionality of the Nebuta
This photo was taken at the Samukawa Shrine, looking up from below at the white horse Nebuta of the Year of the Horse in the Year of Noon, with an eye to creating a three-dimensional effect.
January Ice Pillars in Onouchi Valley｜A view overlooking the ice-covered valley
This photo was taken using the wide-angle mode of a smartphone, looking down on the icicles in Onouchi Gorge from the top of a suspension bridge, and conveys the sense of scale of the ice-covered gorge.
January Samukawa Shrine｜Look up at the powerful Nebuta
This photo was taken at the Samukawa Shrine and captures the powerful Nebuta from below looking up.
January Ice Pillars in Onouchi Valley｜Delicate ice crystals lodged at the tips of branches
This photo is a close-up of a beautiful icicle on a tree branch in Onouchi Valley.
January Ice Pillars in Onouchi Valley｜The Severity of the Tsurara Drooping Down the Cliff
This photo of an icicle in Onouchi Canyon, capturing the hanging thorns at the bottom of the cliff, shows the harshness of nature.
January Ice Pillars in Onouchi Valley｜A sense of presence created by sprinkling water and ice pillars
This photograph of icicles in Onouchi Valley conveys a realistic impression of the site by simultaneously capturing the icicles, the suspension bridge, and the water being sprayed on the icicles.
January Ice Pillars in Onouchi Valley｜Suspension Bridge over the Ice World
This photo was taken at the Onouchi Canyon icicles, with the composition centered on the suspension bridge over the icy world.
January Onouchi Gorge Ice Pillars｜Pulling up the suspension bridge that stretches into the gorge
This photo of icicles in Onouchi Canyon shows a slightly pulled-back composition of a suspension bridge spanning an ice-covered canyon.
January Odawara Flower Garden｜Fluffy plum blossoms in front focus
This photo was taken at the Odawara Flower Garden with the beautiful plum blossoms in the foreground in focus and the back largely blurred.
January Odawara Flower Garden｜Daffodil from diagonally above
This photo was taken at the Odawara Flower Garden of paperwhite daffodils from above at an angle and composed in such a way that the shape of the flower is easy to recognize.
January Odawara Flower Garden｜The depth of daffodils in profile
This photo was taken at the Odawara Flower Garden with paperwhite daffodils from the side to create a sense of depth.
January Odawara Flower Garden｜The moment of light and daffodils at the base
This photo was taken at the Odawara Flower Garden, capturing the moment the light hit the daffodils that were blooming at the base of the tree.
January Odawara Flower Garden｜Ume blossoms sparkling in the light
This photo was taken at the Odawara Flower Garden, where the light hits the plum blossoms and makes them sparkle.
January Odawara Flower Garden｜Ume plum blossoms enveloped in soft light
This photo was carefully taken at the Odawara Flower Garden to capture the soft light of the plum blossoms.
January Odawara Flower Garden｜The air of the garden decorated with blooming plum blossoms
This photo was taken at the Odawara Flower Garden to convey the atmosphere of the garden with plum blossoms in full bloom.
January Odawara Flower Garden｜Vivid pink plum blossoms
This photo captures the beautiful blooming of bright pink plum blossoms at the Odawara Flower Garden.
January Odawara Flower Garden｜Looking up at the tips of branches of plum trees
This photo was taken at the Odawara Flower Garden, with the composition looking up from slightly below, of plum blossoms.
January Odawara Flower Garden｜Scenery of waiting for spring overflowing with plum blossoms
This photo was taken at the Odawara Flower Garden to document the many beautiful plum blossoms in bloom.
January Odawara Flower Garden｜Branching of plum blossoms captured in close-up
This photo was taken at the Odawara Flower Garden, with a slightly pulled back composition of an entire branch of plum blossoms.
