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Lush Canopies of Hundreds of Purple Flowers Erupt from Japan’s Wisteria
Ashikaga Flower Park, Tochigi, Japan. All images © Ryo Tajima, shared with permission
Each spring, the Ashikaga Flower Park in Tochigi, Japan, is flooded with bright, blossoming canopies of purple flowers. The area is home to more than 350 wisterias, including one monumental specimen that’s at least 150 years old, and hosts an annual festival that illuminates the lengthy tendrils against the nighttime sky. For the past few years, Ryo Tajima has visited the park, in addition to other locations around the country, to photograph the flowers as they reach peak bloom. His images capture the stunning magnitude of the vines, showing the breadth and density that appear to explode with color.
Some of Tajima’s wisteria photos are compiled in a book from National Geographic, and you can follow his travels to document cherry blossoms, cosmos, and fields teeming with lavender on Instagram.
Ashikaga Flower Park, Tochigi, Japan
Ashikaga Flower Park, Tochigi, Japan
Yamaguchi, Japan
Ashikaga Flower Park, Tochigi, Japan
Saitama, Japan
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