Over the weekend, I went to Johana to do some photography. Johana is in the south-western part of Toyama prefecture, in Nanto City. It's near the mountains and is relatively difficult to access because there's only one train that goes there and it runs only once per hour.
But Johana is a beautiful area , being so close to the mountains. Since it's near the mountains, the blooming of the cherry blossoms is also later as compared to Toyama City. The flowers were in full bloom and the reflections of the cherry trees on the irrigated rice fields were so beautiful.
The Nanto City website gave daily updates about the blooming status of the cherry tree I wanted to photograph. I was EXTREMELY lucky because
1. The tree was in full bloom.
2. It was a sunny day. (Weather in Toyama is sadly very, very rainy and gloomy.)
3. It was the weekend.
It took me 1.5 hours to get to the nearest station and another 35-min walk to the photography spot. Since it was a famous photography spot and the cherry tree was in full bloom, there were many, many photographers there already.
I have no idea how he got down there because the only way to get down was down the mud steps. But I thought he was really cool. He had his monopod attached to his wheelchair since he wasn't able to hold the camera steadily.
The final shots
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