Issue:

May 2024

Photography by Rodrigo Reyes Marin

People picnic beneath the cherry blossoms in Tokyo on March 31. The capital's sakura began flowering 15 days later than last year, following relatively low temperatures. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/ZUMA Press)
Visitors walk among nemophila (baby blue eyes) flowers at Hitachi Seaside Park in Ibaraki on April 21. Nemophila flowers are primarily found in the western U.S., but some also exist in eastern Canada and Mexico. The Japan site is home to about 4.5 million flowers that continue to bloom until early May. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/ZUMA Press)
Participants carrying a portable shrine containing a phallic structure in Kawasaki during the annual Kanamara Festival on April 7. The event, commonly referred to as the ''penis festival,'' has been celebrated since the early 1600s. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/ZUMA Press)
Koinobori carp streamers flutter near Tokyo Tower on April 18. The tower marks Children's Day every year by displaying 333 koinobori through May 6. Families decorate their houses with the streamers to celebrate the healthy growth and well-being of their sons. Children's Day is celebrated every May 5. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/ZUMA Press)

Rodrigo Reyes is a freelance photojournalist and videographer based in Tokyo.