Koishikawa Botanical Garden|Retro Architecture and Memories of Spring

Year 2025April 2025AprilKoishikawa Botanical GardenTokyo Metropolitan areacherry blossomblooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)
A photograph taken at Koishikawa Botanical Garden that evoked a sense of "retro architecture and memories of spring."

This photo captures a retro-style building within the garden grounds and the cherry blossom tree blooming beside it. It was a spring scene that evoked a sense of nostalgia. Koishikawa Botanical Garden in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, is a quiet place surrounded by a long history and rich nature, serving as an affiliated facility of the University of Tokyo. Plants representing each season are carefully tended within the garden, offering abundant scenery perfect for photography throughout the year: spring cherry blossoms and azaleas, early summer green maple leaves, and autumn foliage.

Date & TimeApril 5, 2025
photographerwithout batting an eyelid
LocationKoishikawa Botanical Garden
Address3-7-1 Hakusan, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Photography EquipmentCanon EOS R
lensCanon EF70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM
F value11
suspended solids1/2000s
ISO1600
Shooting route on the same dayInogashira Park →directional marker or indicatorKoganei Park →directional marker or indicatorShinjuku Gyoen →directional marker or indicatorChidorigafuchi (fountainhead) →directional marker or indicatorYasukuni Shrine →directional marker or indicatorKoishikawa Botanical Garden →directional marker or indicatorUeno Onshi Park →directional marker or indicatorJoshinji Temple (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo)

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