Gosensui-Shizen'en

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Patterns in Light: Butterfly in the Highlands of Japan

日本の高原に咲く花と彩り豊かな蝶

Gosensui Nature Garden, located on the slopes of Mt. Tateshina at an elevation of 1,830 meters (6,004 feet) in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, offers a serene escape into Nagano Prefecture’s highlands.

Upon entering the garden and paying the modest entrance fee, I was immediately welcomed by the fragrance of blooming wildflowers. Dozens of Ceylon Blue Glassy Tiger butterflies, with their striking brown, white, and blue patterned wings, fluttered gracefully from blossom to blossom, feeding in the summer light.

• Location: Gosensui-Shizen'en, Nagano, Japan

• Timestamp: 2025-07-30・12:59

• Pentax K-1 II + DFA 28-105mm F3.5-5.6 + CP

• 105 mm ISO 200 for 1/400 sec. at ƒ/5.6

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References:

1. Google Maps: Gosensui Nature Garden・御泉水自然園

2. Orbis Pictus: Ceylon Blue Glassy Tiger (English)

3. Sankei Newspaper: Butterflies Huddle Up to Get Through the Winter (English)

4. Venus Line: Gosensui Natural Garden (English)

5. Tateshina Town: Gosensui Nature Garden・御泉水自然園 (Japanese)

6. Shirakabakogen Co., Ltd.: Gosensui Nature Garden・御泉水自然園 (Japanese)