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Amabiki Kannon (Amabiki-yama Rakuhōji Temple)｜Duck of Light and Shadow

This photograph captures the light and shadow filtering through the water lilies at Amabiki Kannon, along with the figure of a duck staring intently at the camera.

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)｜Duck Among Water Flowers

This photo captures a duck perched atop the hydrangea water flowers 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)｜Three Ducks in the Light

This photograph captures three ducks lined up at Amabiki Kannon, where light streams through water lilies, creating a play of light and shadow.

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)｜Ducks in the Mist

This photograph captures a duck looking sideways amidst mist rising at Amabiki Kannon, where light and shadow dance upon the water lilies.

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)｜Overlooking the Gate and Hydrangeas

This photograph was taken at Amabiki Kannon, looking down from the mountain to capture the entrance gate and the hydrangeas blooming around it.

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

Amabiki Kannon (Mt. Amabiki Rakuhoji)｜Two Quiet Ducks

This photo was taken at Amebiki Kannon and quietly captures two ducks on an underwater flower.

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) | Hydrangeas and Building Composition

This photograph was taken at Amabiki Kannon, capturing purple hydrangeas from a low angle alongside 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)｜Light of Cedar and Green Maple Leaves

This photograph captures a beautiful scene at Amabiki Kannon, featuring the contrast between the blue maple leaves beside a straight-growing cedar tree and the light streaming through.

Year 2025June 2025Junenew green leavesVarious SceneryIbaraki prefecture (Kantou area)Amabiki Kannon (Amabikiyama Rakuhoji Temple)

Amabiki Kannon (Amabiki-yama Rakuhōji Temple) | Focusing on the hydrangeas

This photograph was taken at Amabiki Kannon, framing the shot by looking up diagonally from below the building's corridor and focusing on the hydrangea blooming in the center.

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)｜Hydrangeas with translucent petals

This photograph was taken at Amabiki Kannon, looking up at the beautiful purple hydrangeas from below to capture the petals translucent in the light.

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)｜Water Flowers and Fresh Green Maple Leaves

This photograph was taken at Amabiki Kannon, beautifully capturing the fresh green maple leaves against a backdrop of water lilies.

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

Amabiki Kannon (Amabiki-yama Rakuhōji Temple) | Green maple leaves beside the tree

This photo was taken at Amabiki Kannon, capturing the green maple leaves from beside the tree and incorporating the water lily as a background.

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

Amabiki Kannon (Amabiki-yama Rakuhōji Temple)｜Looking Up at Hydrangeas and the Corridor

This photograph was taken at Amabiki Kannon, looking up diagonally from below at the beautifully blooming hydrangeas and the corridor of the building extending beyond them.

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

Kuki Shobu General Branch Office｜Lavender with Plenty of Sky and Morning Sun

This photo was taken at the Kuki Shobu General Branch Office, capturing the gentle morning sunlight filtering through the lavender with a composition that includes a generous portion of sky.

Year 2025June 2025JunelavenderKuki Shobu General Branch OfficeSaitama prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Kuki Shobu General Branch Office｜Lavender Road with Depth

This photo was taken from a slightly lower angle at the Kuki Shobu General Branch Office to capture the sense of depth as the Lavender Road stretches out ahead.

Year 2025June 2025JunelavenderKuki Shobu General Branch OfficeSaitama prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Kuki Shobu General Branch Office｜Lavender and Doors Glowing in the Morning Sun

This photograph captures a scene at the Kuki Shobu General Branch Office, taken in the early morning light with the sun behind the camera, showing a door visible in the distance through a field of lavender.

Year 2025June 2025JunelavenderKuki Shobu General Branch OfficeSaitama prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Kuki Shobu General Branch Office｜Morning Rest Area and Gentle Light

This photograph captures the lavender and the rest area beyond it at the Kuki Shobu General Branch Office, taken at the moment when the morning sun faintly peeks through the shade.

Year 2025June 2025JunelavenderKuki Shobu General Branch OfficeSaitama prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

Amabiki Kannon (Mt. Amabiki Rakuhoji Temple)｜Stairway with the morning sun shining through

This photograph captures the morning light streaming down the hydrangea staircase outside the shrine gate at Amabiki Kannon, creating a fantastical atmosphere.

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)｜A Dignified White Peacock

This photograph captures a white peacock standing with a dignified posture at Amabiki Kannon, radiating an air of pride.

Year 2025June 2025Junepeafowl (inc. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)Ibaraki prefecture (Kantou area)Amabiki Kannon (Amabikiyama Rakuhoji Temple)bird

Amabiki Kannon (Amabiki-yama Rakuhōji Temple)｜Dimly Lit Hydrangea Staircase

This photograph captures the hydrangea-lined staircase outside the gate of Amabiki Kannon, standing quietly in the dim light.

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