Seasons of Japan

Kumamoto paddies ablaze with red spider lilies

Massive floats swerve through Osaka's streets

Flowers herald a new season of soba

A touch of autumn in Tottori

Miyagi welcomes its own cosmos

Night riverboat cruise in Okayama

Nagano's autumn tapestry

Back with a bang in Akita

Hokkaido bursts with autumn colors

Walk the cosmos in Okayama

When one wind chime just won't do

Waterfalls don't come prettier

Sunflowers in full bloom in Miyazaki

Tokushima Awa Odori draws large crowds

Praying for the souls of atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima

Thunderous no matter the angle

Annual flower hat parade returns to Yamagata

Nowhere does purple like Kyoto

Golden lanterns brighten Akita summer nights

Fireworks dedicated to peace light up Niigata sky

Summer floats return in Aomori

Soma Nomaoi back with full bleachers

Tenjin Festival back in Osaka

Mt. Fuji climbing season begins

Sunflowers carpet lowlands of Okayama

600 wind chimes echo in Tochigi

Gion Festival climaxes with a float parade

Gujo Odori festival back in full

Floral wonderland on cedar mountain

Iconic summer scene in Hokkaido　

Morning delight, Yamaguchi

Tinkling of wind-bells, Ehime

Dance of the Chinese bellflowers, Nara

Paper dolls bring happiness downriver, Tochigi

Orchestra of 2000 wind bells, Shiga

Hydrangeas in full glory

Mountain outside Tokyo blooms with color

Japanese iris in full bloom

A fleeting flower viewing in Kyoto

A colorful rainy season in Kumamoto

Iwate honors its equine workforce

Half a century of ephemeral beauty in Yamanashi

The hand that feeds

Hydrangeas bloom early in Kyoto

Landscapes woven by people and nature

Revelers descend on Tokyo's Asakusa neighborhood for Sanja Matsuri festival

A heartwarming duck family

Kyushu azaleas in full bloom

Kyoto's Aoi Festival returns in 2023

Hokkaido's shibazakura in full bloom

Cormorant fishing season kicks off in Gifu

Kakitsubata colony brings color to Tottori

Seaside flower garden in full bloom

City celebrates Children's Day with annual carp streamer display

Garden pond overflows with tree peony flowers

Bye to the blossoms for another year

Reflections of green

Hokkaido's purple patch

A shower of wisteria

Tulips in Toyama in full bloom

Spring makes its last stop in Iwate

Cherry blossoms still in full bloom in southern Hokkaido

Traditional horseback archery returns to Kamakura

Early cherry blossoms in Aomori

Rare green cherry blossom

Cherry blossoms frame Mt. Fuji

A streetscape of weeping cherry trees

'Baby blue eyes' color the seaside

Yamagata cherry blossoms in full bloom

Cherry blossom petals dance in the wind

Cherry blossom festival returns to Shiroishi Castle

Miyagi Prefecture's famous row of cherry trees blooms early

Fukushima blossom back in full view

A natural treasure in full bloom

Cherry blossom in Kanazawa Castle Park

Cherry blossom train tunnel in Saga

Cherry blossoms adorn a yellow flower carpet

National treasure in full bloom

Blossoms by boat

A traditional art under the blossoms

A single tree becomes a local landmark

Dancing into the season in Okayama

Kyoto's riverside spectacle

Enjoying blossoms at Inokashira Park

Cherry blossoms in full bloom on Tokyo’s Sumida River

Cherry blossom viewing parties return to Ueno Park

Kyoto's weeping cherry blossom in full bloom

Weeping cherry rings in spring

The island of 1,000 cherry blossom trees

Fukushima cherry trees planted for disaster recovery near full bloom

Spring arrives in snowy Hokuriku

A symphony of sakura in Shizuoka

Peak season at Kairakuen blossom festival

Plum blossoms dripping in the scent of spring

Mustard blossoms create a sea of gold

Kawazu Town gets early sakura show

A tower of dolls

Strawberry extravaganza in Shiga

Snow monsters of Hakkoda Mountains

First drift ice in Sea of Okhotsk

Town in Kumamoto lights up

Snow-capped plum blossoms

Okinawa's early cherry blossoms bring cheer

Lake Shikotsu lights up for festival of ice

Snowy wonderland of Shirakawa-go

Tea leaves in Kumamoto wrapped in ice

Horses exercising in the snow

Snow monsters emerge in Zao

Diamond dust glitters in Gifu morning air

Capybaras relax in open air bath

Flowers for reconstruction bloom in Kobe

Mochi-pounding contest returns to Kagawa temple

Shrine rings in New Year with traditional game

Winter daffodils bloom on Fukui coast

Graceful red-crowned cranes in Hokkaido

Penguins on parade

Nature struts her stuff in Hokkaido

Natural patterns on a frozen lake

Sendai sparkles with winter illuminations

Nara's famous deer park in winter

Winter illumination on Tokyo's Omotesando Boulevard

Hakodate dons festive trappings

Bringing winter bustle

Winter light show adds magic to Hokkaido pond

Zodiac hares all over the country

Colorful winter savory

Monkeys in a hot spring

Tokyo's ginkgo tree avenue

2.4km row of metasequoia turns brownish yellow

Autumn leaves and Nara's pagoda

Nara Park in autumn colors

Autumn leaves at Tofukuji

Ishikawa's dried persimmons

A yellow ginkgo carpet in Akita

A picture-perfect maple in Kyoto

The red azaleas of Fukuoka

Sea of clouds in the mountains

Squirrels prepare for winter

Autumn leaves illuminated

Larch leaves turn yellow

Winter visitors: Swans flock to Yamagata ponds

Saihoji a spectacular autumn sight

Cosmos plants bloom in Saga

Autumn leaves of Jozankei, Hokkaido

Yellow leaves from an Akita gondola

Sun rises over "Sea of Fog"

Summer cypresses transform national park into sea of red

Fall festival makes return from COVID hiatus

Golden fog on the lake

First snow of season falls on Mt. Fuji

Fall colors engulf Hokkaido mountain range

Sun turns silver into gold in Akita

Red spider lilies in full bloom

Peak viewing in Hokkaido

Autumn harvesting on Okayama's terraces

Cosmos add color to Hokkaido

Ancient flowering tree in two-tone display

"Seven flowers of autumn" in bloom

Yellow cosmos signal end of summer

Buckwheat blossoms in the mountain village

Awa Odori back after a 3-year break

A flower garden in Hokkaido hits its peak

Lights of lanterns fill the ancient capital of Nara

Kanto Festival back after 3-year break

Nebuta Festival returns after pandemic hiatus

Nagaoka fireworks festival returns following pandemic hiatus

Morning glory, a symbol of summer in Japan

Soma Nomaoi festival makes triumphant return

White flowers adorn clear river

"Yamahoko" floats return to Kyoto after COVID-related break

Wind chimes create refreshing sound of summer

A million sunflowers in bloom

"Gujo odori" takes place for the first time in 3 years

Lavender garden overlooking the big city in full bloom

Flower bloom in the summer of the highlands

Wind chimes soften the summer heat

Hydrangeas at Hasedera

Water lilies in full bloom

Spring comes late to snow country

Cherry blossoms with a mountain view in Nagano

"Flower Tunnel" returns to Fukushima after 12 years

Cherry blossom in the north

Miharu's waterfall tree in full bloom

Full bloom at Osaka Castle Park

Seasonal symbols of hope in Hiroshima

A sea of pink in Kofu City