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Japanese Cherry Blossoms

日本の桜の写真

This gallery presents a selection of photographs taken during Cherry Blossom Season in Japan.

All images shot with digital cameras. Edited in Adobe Lightroom 5.7

  • At Korakuen Gardens in Okayama, Japan, a photographer shoots a male and female model, both wearing kimono. They are standing underneath a blossoming cherry tree, and many of the petals have already fallen to the ground. The female model looks at my camera instead of at the photographer.
  • At Kikko Park in Iwakuini, Yamaguchi Prefecture, a swan is swimming on a pond that reflects a line of cherry trees in full bloom.
  • At Himeji Castle in Hyogo Prefecture, people are sitting on a big blue plastic blanket for a cherry blossom viewing party, with Himeji Castle towering in the background.
  • Along the Shakuji River in the Itabashi Ward of Tokyo, Japan, cherry trees are in full bloom at a small park in a residential area.
  • Peak cherry blossom season at Hikone Castle in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
  • On an early evening during cherry blossom season at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, a young woman is talking on the phone while crowds of visitors are moving around her.
  • On the moat at Kitanomaru Garden in Tokyo, Japan, a man and a woman in a rowing boat are pictured underneath a cherry blossom tree in full bloom.
  • At the Keage Incline in eastern Kyoto, Japan, people of all ages are enjoying a stroll or sit-down underneath the cherry blossoms.
  • At Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo, Japan, a young woman is taking a photo of cherry blossoms with her mobile phone.
  • View from the top of Matsuyama Castle in Ehime Prefecture, Japan, over the premises that are covered with cherry trees in full bloom.
  • The Daibutsu (Big Buddha) of Kamakura, Japan, is seen behind a branch of cherry blossoms in full bloom.
  • Cherry Blossom Season at Kintai Bridge in the city of Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
  • Illuminated Nagoya Castle in Japan is seen at night through a foreground cherry tree in full bloom.
  • At Hirano Shrine in Kyoto, Japan, fallen cherry blossoms signal the impending end of the season.
  • The A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Japan, is seen in soft focus behind a foreground branch of cherry blossoms.
  • Along the Nishiki River in Iwakuni, Japan, a boat approaches the shore that is lined with cherry blossoms in full bloom.
  • Cherry blossoms in the rain at Ushimado in Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
  • Cherry blossoms at Tokoji Temple in Hagi, Japan.
  • At Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, a photographer uses a tripod to photograph cherry blossoms in the evening, while other visitors are having picnics underneath the trees behind.
  • At the stone garden of Kodaiji Temple in Kyoto, Japan, a weeping cherry blossom tree is in full bloom.

Please also check out “Cherry Blossoms at Hikone Castle on Film” for an album of film photographs taken at this beautiful Japanese castle during the peak of the season.

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Norbert Woehnl

Norbert Woehnl

Norbert Woehnl is a Photographer in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in Travel, Location, Editorial and Street Photography.





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