I met up with Stephanie (from the awesome food photography blog Desserts for Breakfast) and traipsed around Hakone Gardens. (I’ve also posted a trip there before.) Despite the way harsh overhead light, it was still picturesque. (And help me try to convince Stephanie to post her pics!) [Edited: She posted her pics! Check it out!]
PS: Thanks so much for all the comments and support about the Local Creators! So much appreciated. :)
~So great to meet you, Stephanie! Looking forward to future ice cream adventures with you!~
a happy day 
Wow, this is a wonderful garden. And your photos are all very, very beautiful. So soft and I can feel the warm summer. I am excited by each photo.
Ooh I especially love the waterfall one!
ahhh.. This beautiful place. Wonderful job with this at another angle.
I love this place！
so gorgeous, I love all the bamboo photos & the one of the steps
Wonderful place…
Yay! Gorgeous pictures, Jackie. :-D It was so wonderful to meet you, too– still haven’t downloaded my pics yet. (oops!), but I’ll let you know once I see how they came out. :-)
wow wonderful pics!!
Looks like such a beautiful place. I just love all of that gorgeous bamboo.
look at all those bamboo treeeeees!
Ahhh. This is making me feel a lot of nostalgia from my last trip to Kyoto. Great job with these images!
I love bamboos! So beautiful!
Amazing, amazing images! I’m in love with this series. Your nature photos are always beautiful! I definitely want to visit this place someday.
What a stunning series of shots here. I’ve never been, but now I definitely need to go. This place looks magical.
Wow,nice pictures,this is a great place,it’s must be cool to stay there.