Late summer blooms

Sulfur cosmos owers carpet the grounds of the Fujiwara Palace Ruins in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture. Families and photo enthusiasts ocked to the 7,000-square-meter garden to see the late summer blooms, which will last until the end of the month. “e swaying owers are refreshing to look at, and make you feel like summer is coming to an end,” said a visitor from Kyoto.

(Published in print on Aug. 21)