Japanese Scenery

Summer View of Flower Fields and Daisetsuzan Mountain Range from Biei's Four Seasons Hill

Four Seasons Hill – Summe

Looking up at the autumn Hotaka Range from Konashidaira. The autumn leaves and blue sky are beautiful.

Autumn Hotaka Range

Autumn Autumn Colour of Leaves Kamikouchi The Hotaka Mountain Range

The scenery of Otaru Canal lined with stone warehouses and the promenade

Scenery of Otaru Canal

A photograph of the Kaiō Maru taken from the front, with Mt. Tateyama in the background.

The Kaiō Maru and the Tateyama Range ― A white sailing ship reflecting in Toyama Ba

A landscape photograph showing Mount Fuji enveloped in mist and soft light, with Lake Kawaguchi spreading out at its base.

Mt. Fuji from Mitsutoge Pass and Lake Motosu — The fleeting beauty woven by light and mist

Dawn Mt. Fuji PENTAX67

A landscape photograph showing Mount Fuji, large and snow-covered, silhouetted against a larch forest after leaf fall.

Fuji stands in winter’s stillness ― A white peak seen beyond the sea of trees

Mt. Fuji PENTAX67

The stone steps leading to the thatched mountain gate of Jōjakkō-in Temple, enveloped by the fresh green maple leaves.

Seeking coolness, touring Kyoto’s temples

Jojakko-ji PENTAX67 Summer

Stacks of cut bamboo within the bamboo grove, and a row of green bamboo trees stretching into the distance.

Sagano ― Togetsukyo Bridge and Bamboo Grove

Cherry blossoms PENTAX67 Sagano Snow Togetsukyo Bridge

Layers of cherry blossoms, from white to pale pink, appear translucent in the light, creating a hazy, mist-like scene.

Yoshino Mountain’s Cherry Blossoms ― A mountain range of a thousand cherry trees bathed in morning light

Cherry blossoms Mount Yoshino PENTAX67

A landscape photograph of Biei's Blue Pond, where withered trees stand reflected in its emerald-blue surface.

Biei Blue Pond ― Trees Standing in Mysterious Cobalt Blue

A landscape photograph showing green grasslands and red-soil fields, with rows of trees standing behind.

Early Summer in Biei — Harmony of Light and Eart

Biei Hill PENTAX67

A landscape photograph of Biei: fields of red earth and green forests, with snow-capped mountains towering beyond.

Biei Hills and Daisetsuzan Mountain Rang

Biei Hill PENTAX67