View of Nature in Japan - Wallpapers

View of Nature in Japan

Monthly Wallpapers

– Artistic Collaboration with the 7-5 Rhythm –

The wallpapers on this page represent an experiment, marrying photographic imagery with short Japanese phrases in both concept and design.

All wallpapers here are free to download for personal use. Please click on your favorite image.

✦ Notes

• Aspect Ratios: 2:3 (optimized for smartphones) and 16:9 (optimized for monitors, 3840 x 2160

• Terms of Use: Free of charge, for personal use only.

• The elegant cursive calligraphy featured on these wallpapers utilizes the Kozan Brush Font Sosho.

• UD: Photo flipped Upside Down (indicated by a small "UD" mark)

A lapis-lazuli winter bird quietly perching on the withered twig for a while.

暫し留まる瑠璃の冬

Winter trees by the pond, featuring two symmetric blue skies.

二つの空に冬木立

A-new-year’s sunlight on the back of a red bloom.

新年の陽を背に浴びる

Paper White flowers in full bloom, looking like white crystals in winter.

白い結晶、冬の花

January’s wallpaper for the monitor.

January (16:9)

An egret’s shadow swaying on the unfrozen-pond’s water.

凍らぬ池に影揺れる

A white moon in the blue sky, far above bare poplar trees.

枯れ枝伸びて白い月

White plum blossoms in the background of red ones, bringing spring harmonies.

和音奏でる梅の花

Round buds of plum trees under the winter’s blue sky.

梅ふふむ空、緩歩する

February’s wallpaper for the monitor.

February (16:9)

A flowering twig, gracefully bowing with a Japanese white-eye.

小鳥にしなる春の枝

Unconsciously looking up at a sky full of white magnolias.

白木蓮の空仰ぐ

A yellow canola field, bringing back childhood memories.

菜の花畑の懐かしさ

An early spring pond, dissolving the forest in its reflection.

森も溶けこむ春の水

Today’s sunlight, tinged with cherry-blossom hues.

今日の光はさくら色

An akebi vine with blooms and fresh green, drooping and bouncing towards the spring sky.

弾んで昇る春のつる

March’s wallpaper for the monitor.

March (16:9)

A white egret stalking gracefully through a warm pond, suggesting that summer is not far behind.

鷺の歩みも夏隣

A spring wind blowing far above fresh green trees, carrying fluffy clouds across the sky.

遥か彼方に春の風

Spring returning to Osaka Castle, as it has time and again over the centuries.

幾百年の春来る

Two star-like shapes of white petals and a green sepal, forming a wild cherry blossom known as "yamazakura".

二つの星がつくる花

Japanese maple leaves in the traditional color of “moegi” (a fresh, yellowish green), paired with tiny and wine-red flowers.

ワインレッドに萌黄の葉

April’s wallpaper for the monitor.

April (16:9)

Ripples of green reflections are spreading in a summer pond.

翠緑の池に初夏の揺れ

若葉のエッジに満ちた空

White Clovers bring back memories of weaving a garland with a sister.

夢中で編んだ白詰草

resh white flowers of the deutzia are blooming, replacing last year’s fruits.

卯の花咲いて代替わり

Virginia plantains are growing upright in the May sunshine.

穂が立ち並び五月晴れ

May’s wallpaper for the monitor.

May (16:9)

Juvenile Little Grebes dashing on a pond for an afternoon snack.

鳰の子急ぐおやつ時

Leaf silhouettes appear against the sky during a clear spell in the rainy season.

梅雨の晴れ間に影映る

Droplets of this morning’s rain are left on a young green leaf of Burnet.

若葉に残る今朝の雨

Silk tree blossoms show a white to pink gradient like ‘Oborozome’ on the evening of the summer solstice.

おぼろ染の花、夏至の夕

June’s wallpaper for the monitor.

June (16:9)

Summer unfolds as a waterfowl cuts through waves.

波立てながら夏進む

So dazzling sky just after the rainy season ended.

まぶしくもあり梅雨の明け

Red Crape Myrtles are painted on the water canvas of the pond.

水のカンバスに百日紅

Water reflections of the high-rise building, trees, and sky are showing just summer.

ビルも木立も空も夏

July’s wallpaper for the monitor.

July (16:9)

Japanese Loosestrifes are swaying in wind’s breaths.

ミソハギ揺れる風の息

The blue gradation is expanding from the sea to the space in summer.

宇宙へ続く夏の青

The vitality of summer flowers turns the scorching heat into fuel for a vigorous life.

炎暑も糧にする生命

In the season of white dew (Hakuro), a white egret stretches a long neck.

白露の候に首伸ばす

Japanese Wax Trees, Silk Trees, and mackerel sky.

ハゼノキねむの木鱗雲

Going back to parents’ home as red Spider Lilies are in bloom.

彼岸花の咲く里帰り

Suddenly, autumn winds blow through ivies.

忽然と秋が吹き抜ける

It is refreshing to feel cool autumn winds over the rippling pond.

秋風涼しく渡り行く

Autumn at a sunset, that is in coral red.

夕暮れの秋、珊瑚色

The flower garden bathes in the gentle sun on a mild autumn day.

陽も柔らかな秋日和

Each leaf gradually turns to its own autumn tint.

一葉ひと葉に秋の綾

Fallen leaves of Trident Maple are scattered and swaying on the pond water.

微かに揺れる唐楓

Crunching fallen leaves of Plane Tree, and looking far away.

スズカケノキの落葉踏む

The opposite bank, where Sasanqua Camellias are in full bloom, is reflected on the water’s surface.

山茶花ひらく向こう岸

秋の陽射しは紅に

A kingfisher grips a twig on a warm winter day.

小春日和の枝つかむ

The air stream spins a lot of threads in the clear winter sky.

気流の紡ぐ冬の糸

Feeling the end of the year in afterglow spikes of Silver Grass.

残照の穂に年の暮れ

A lot of tiny berries on the withered branch are cheerfully beckoning winter birds.

冬鳥誘うにぎやかし

The Harmony of Imagery and Japanese Phrases

The short Japanese phrases basically adhere to the traditional "Shichigo-cho" (seven-and-five-syllable meter) to expand the imaginative depth of each photograph. They can be read as relatively long titles of the wallpapers. Written in flowing and cursive calligraphy ("Sosho"), these short phrases are thoughtfully arranged across the images to shape a good visual balance.

(To be updated)

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