Makuhari is home to a number of high tech companies, as well as the Nippon Convention Centre (Makuhari Messe). In amongst the modern skyscrapers are high level walkways and garden areas, all with hedges of Japanese rhododendron. All of these hedge rows were in bloom while I was there on the last day of my recent trip to Japan, and I managed to capture a few macro shots, including this one, using the S500‘s macro feature.