Fall flowers: sunflowers

Yes, in Japan you can see sunflowers in fall as well as summer. Personally, I prefer the fall displays as the weather is so much cooler and thus I can take my time photographing the flowers. However, it is one flower that I will come out of my summer hibernation to see, even on the hottest of days. But I usually only go to two or three displays in summer. In fall, thanks to the cooler weather, I go to all the sunflower displays in my area.

Where I live in Saitama, there are probably more summer time sunflowers than fall sunflowers. But there is still a good selection of displays even in fall. There are at least three different displays near me in September and another one in October. If I travel a bit further I can see even more. The sunflowers in fall in this area tend to be shorter in height and the flower smaller. But still really beautiful and bright.

Today, I went to see an off the beaten path sunflower display that I go to annually in Kawagoe. I had visited the field on Friday too and there was no sign of the sunflowers blooming. I was in the neighborhood today so I thought I'd check on them just in case. And I am so glad I did. Because they are blooming beautifully. The photo in this post (no filter, no edit) is from today, September 10th 2024. 

Have you fall sunflowers in your area? Any displays you think are worth going out of my way to see?