Fukui

Echizen Lotus Photo Collection - 1

Lotus photos taken at 'Photographer's Heaven' in Fukui

Takako Sakamoto Aug 14, 2014 - 1 min read

<p>It was mid August and some of the lotus flowers had died already, but other flowers were just starting to bloom</p>

<p>The stem of this lotus is unique and curvy</p>

<p>Wind-blown pink lotus, yet beautiful</p>

<p>Curvy stems, pretty petals and large leaves with clear veins...they are just beautiful</p>

<p>Unique lotus receptacle resembling beehive</p>

<p>After a storm, rain drops are here and there on the leaves</p>

<p>Contrast of large green leaves and the curvy stems is quite interesting</p>

<p>Petals of lotus look they drop off easily, but they somehow cling to receptacles even during a storm</p>

<p>Round shape of this lotus is really cute</p>

<p>This one was hiding behind leaves</p>

Hanahasu Koen (Lotus Park) in Southern Echizen, Fukui, has an extensive collection of lotus (100 kinds from around the world) in its vast fields (they have lotus fields just across the street from the park). It truly is a photographer's heaven if you are interested in taking close-up photos of flowers. Since it's not a pond but a field, you can walk through the paths and take photos of them up-close to your heart's content!

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Takako Sakamoto @takako.sakamoto

I was born in and grew up in Tokushima prefecture, and have lived in many places since then: Nishinomiya, Kyoto, Nara, Mie, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Fukuoka and Fukui. I am currently living in Yokohama City. All the places I lived, all the places I visited, I have loved dearly. The histor...