This was supposed to be a festival. But I missed all the festival shows and activities because I took a detour elsewhere instead of going straight here. Oh well, I get to visit a flowery flowery place, which I haven’t done in a long time.
I have to say I’m a little surprise that this garden is in Tokyo.
Irises look weird to me.
Well, oddly beautiful, I should say.
There are other kinds of flowers in the garden as well as along the streets leading to it.
I’m not sure about this next one. It’s a bit questionable?
If you’re in Japan during this time of the year, make note of visiting an iris garden or witnessing an iris festival and see if it is right for you. Iris festivals and gardens are all over in Japan, so do your research on which area suits best. The exact location of this garden is Katsushika, one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo.
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beautiful post
thanks mukul!
welcome
I love this Post. The Irises are amazing in shape and variety of colour. The Hydrangeas and Water Lilies are beautiful too. A gift from God, the Creator.
Happy for these gifts too! 🙂
Hey R – when i scrolled the post and saw the cool photo with the back folks with umbrellas and then the overpass and homes – I was expecting something different I guess – and then you give us this masterful floral display – seriously professional feel to your flower photos – and all flower lovers need to come here and indulge
You know what, that’s what I was going to say at the end … I might have missed the festival activities, but I didn’t miss the festivities of the flowers.
😉 well done 🌸🌹🌸🌹
Beautiful flowers 🙂
Thanks for the comment and visit, theanonymousblogger.
I love the flower photos! So beautiful ❤
Thanks! Been a while since I had that much time taking pictures of flowers. 🙂
gorgeous
Thanks for the comment and visit, sevenroses.
flowers make me happy 🙂 thank you for sharing.
Glad to share these then. 🙂 Have a good one!
It’s a wow! That is my kind of place. Oh you captured its beauty very well done.
Ow I remember the birds here. I decided to take a break, just sit down, and relax. The birds started getting closer to me. So cool! I didn’t whip out my camera because I didn’t want them to startle them and then leave during my relax time. 😀
Detours can yield amazing scenery.Nice captures, Rommel. Iris are one of my two favorite flowers.
I know what the other one is …. That other one doesn’t appear on this blog post. HA! 😀
You think irises are weird? they’re gorgeous, so is the lily and these are cool photos.
Irises look oddly beautiful to me. 😀 😉
Fabulous! Now, where’s my parasol? 🙂
Darn post office! You still haven’t received it yet? 😀 🙂
Stunningly beautiful!
The flowers will do for my dose of nature. 🙂 😉
So beautiful! The iris are gorgeous and so many pretty colors. Super photos!
Sounds like you super like nature 😀 😉
I love all the interesting shapes and vibrant colors! Beautiful 🌺🌼🌻🌼
The shapes! They’re twisting, bending, and … dancing. 🙂
Such a colourful garden, Rommel. Your captures of the flowers are a delight to the eye. Love the bright blue shade of the Hydrangea.
Two mentions of the Hydrangeas… Hmmm …
🙂 🙂
Oh gosh!That’s the Garden of Eden,Rommel!Superb detailed macros!Iris’ beauty is unique and so are all your floral photos.
Thank goodness for my macro lens. I couldn’t really get a good picture of the whole scene, so I settled for macro shots.
Your macro lens worked miracles Rommel 🙂
Your photos never cease to take my breath away. These are gorgeous. I do agree that Irises are unique but they are so beautiful! And you have captured them brilliantly! 🙂
Glad to always be your breath-taker. Ahihihi 😀 Thanks, Linda.
Hey Rommel,
I nominated you for TAG. It pertains to travel and I thought you might appreciate it. I’d love to see your answers for the questions, but it’s totally up to you if you’d like to participate. 🙂 Cheers, Angie.
https://angiedeptula.wordpress.com/2016/06/23/tag-places-where/
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I don’t always answer to tag posts, but I like this new one and will definitely respond to it. Thanks!
Great! Looking forward to reading your answers. 🙂
Absolutely beautiful Rommel!
We have the blue, flag irises here in Ireland but the ones with the colours on the edges of the petals are stunning. (Rommel can you email me as I found a copy of The Runaway Schoolhouse for you.)
Those blue flag irises are actually my favorite!
Such different photos from you! I anticipate landscape, cityscapes, oblivious people going about life, etc. Close up of flowers. Wow! And, better you, you pull back to show that these delightful flowers rest below the urban back-drop of fences, rooftops and road overpasses.
I noticed that you dropped by for our Sierra vacation. Being from CA have you been to the Eastern Sierras? Jaw-dropping views.
Oscar
It was quite an obvious contrast while there. It may look awful, but actually, it makes it even more beautiful. 😉 I’ve been to Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, and Kings Canyon. I badly want to go to Mammoth Lake.
Do travel up 395 some day. Our five days here will be too short.
I have been staring at the screen for quite some time right now… breathtaking! Gorgeous! You are so talented to capture the emotion.
Sigh..
Dajena 🙂
The bluey green hydrangers are absolutely stunning. And I’m loving the juxtaposition of natural beauty and urban life in that earlier pic. Thanks!
Lovely flower photos!
Your posts are so beautiful .. 😊
Gorgeous!! I visited this garden last summer with my host family when I was in Japan and loved it. You did a lovely job capturing all the flowers! Jessy