Meigetsuin Blue — Watercolor Hydrangeas

Kanagawa — Painterly Hydrangea Steps at Kita-Kamakura Meigetsuin

At Meigetsuin in Kita-Kamakura — Japan's famed "Hydrangea Temple" — the iconic stone steps are reimagined as a painting through Intentional Camera Movement (ICM). Brushed outlines dissolve as the legendary "Meigetsuin Blue" of the hydrangeas bleeds into early-summer green like wet watercolor — not a record of the scene, but a memory of its air.

• Location: Kanagawa — Painterly Hydrangea Steps at Kita-Kamakura Meigetsuin
• Subject: Flowers / Season: Summer
• Print sizes (6): 6-Cut — 8 × 10 in (20.3 × 25.4 cm) / 6-Cut Wide — 8 × 12 in (20.3 × 30.5 cm) / A4 — 8.3 × 11.7 in (21.0 × 29.7 cm) / 4-Cut — 10 × 12 in (25.4 × 30.5 cm) / 4-Cut Wide — 10 × 14.4 in (25.4 × 36.5 cm) / A3 equivalent — 12 × 16.5 in (30.5 × 42.0 cm)
• Price: $15–$40 depending on size
• Digital download edition available

Guide to this location: The Hydrangeas of Meigetsuin ― A Blue That Deepens in the Rain

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