Shinshu Iijima-style Road "Rinrin" Festival | Charms for Wind Chimes Swaying in the Breeze

2026August 2026AugustShinshu Iijima-style Road "Rinrin" FestivalVarious SceneryNagano prefecture (Chuubu area)wind chime
A photo capturing the moment when the charm attached to a wind chime hanging beside me at the Shinshu Iijima-style Kaido Rinrin Festival turned to face me

This photo was taken at the Shinshu Iijima Wind Chime Festival, capturing a row of wind chimes hanging in a line just as their tags were facing this way. I pressed the shutter while watching the direction the tags on the wind chimes were pointing as they swayed in the breeze, creating a photo that conveys the character of the wind chimes and their summery movement.

Date & TimeAugust 13, 2026
photographerwithout batting an eyelid
LocationShinshu Iijima-style Road "Rinrin" Festival
Address2489 Iijima, Iijima Town, Kamiina District, Nagano Prefecture
Photography EquipmentCanon EOS R
lensCanon EF70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM
F value2.8
suspended solids1/5000s
ISO400
Shooting route on the same dayIshikawa Rest Area (Southbound) (Chuo Expressway) →directional marker or indicatorShinshu Iijima-style Road "Rinrin" Festival →directional marker or indicatorAlps Azumino National Park →directional marker or indicatorAzumino Village →directional marker or indicatorNagamineyama Observation Deck →directional marker or indicatorDaio Wasabi Farm →directional marker or indicatorTōkō-ji Temple (Azumino City) →directional marker or indicatorNagano prefecture (Chuubu area)

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