20060817-20060823 Japan : Kanagawa Zama-shi - Zama-shi Yotsuya Sunflower Field


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Zama-shi Yotsuya Sunflower Field
Zama-shi Yotsuya Sunflower field is located in Zama-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture, and is around 90 minutes' train ride (change once) from Tokyo using JR. It is famous for Sunflower seeing in August. The Sunflowers here are around 6 feet tall.
Before arriving at Japan, I planned to go to Hokkaido's Hokuryu, the biggest Sunflower field in Japan. However, due to heavy rain caused by typhoon, I was not able to go there. Zama-shi is my plan B.
Fortunately, it was announced on the day I arrived Japan that Zama-shi's Yotsuya Sunflower field just reach full bloom. The only drawback is that I received the message too late and could only arrived at the field by late afternoon, so the direction of sunlight is not too perfect for photographing.
I also went back there 3 days later, but the Sunflowers are dropping their heads already.
Zama-shi Sunflower Committee's website : www5c.biglobe.ne.jp/~za-hima/
First Visit, late afternoon
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You can walk inside the field here. Looking back at the observation deck In the middle of th field In the middle of th field
At the back end of the field At the back end of the field Sunflower Festival
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Second Visit 3 days later, around noon
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View from the observation deck Yotsuya Area Sunflower Square