After photographing Class C58 steam locomotive at Seibu-chichibu Station, I went seeing shirley poppies in Minano Town, via Chichibu Railway Chichibu Main Line.
On plateau, 15-million red- or pink-coloured poppies were planted and bloomed in May or June. Those flowers were called "poppies stretching up toward the sky". The blue sky and the green mountains could make a nice contrast with them.
Among the flowers and blossoms in Chichibu area, Saitama Prefecture, I've seen moss pinks in Hitsujiyama Park and winter sweet flowers on the top of Mt. Hodo. However, it was first time for me to see the poppies.