Akagi Senbonzakura Festival|Weeping Cherry Blossoms Captured in Wide Angle

Year 2025April 2025Aprilcherry blossomGunma prefecture (Kantou area)blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)Akagi Senbonzakura Festival
This photo was taken at the Akagi Senbonzakura Festival, capturing a weeping cherry tree with a wide-angle lens.

This photo captures a magnificent weeping cherry tree found within the park, shot in wide-angle mode. Its branches spread wide, creating an overwhelming sense of grandeur when viewed from below. Come spring, the Senbonzakura cherry blossoms on the southern slopes of Mount Akagi in Maebashi City reach their peak, coinciding with the Akagi Senbonzakura Festival. Approximately 1,000 Somei-Yoshino cherry trees bloom in an arch-like display on both sides, offering a spectacular sight that captivates visitors.Furthermore, the walking paths are blanketed with blooming rapeseed flowers. The spring-colored gradient created by the cherry blossoms and rapeseed flowers unfolding across the landscape is an irresistible sight for photography enthusiasts.

Date & TimeApril 12, 2025
photographerwithout batting an eyelid
LocationAkagi Senbonzakura Festival
Address2511-2, Naegashima-cho, Maebashi, Gunma
Photography EquipmentCanon EOS R
lensEF24-105mm F4L IS II USM
F value11
suspended solids1/2500s
ISO1600
Shooting route on the same dayAkagi Senbonzakura Festival →directional marker or indicatorKobe Station (Watarase Valley Railway) →directional marker or indicatorMoka SL, Cherry Blossom and Rape Blossom Road

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