🪷 The World’s Oldest Lotus Flower

🪷 The World’s Oldest Lotus Flower

locals claim that this city in Japan is home to the oldest lotus flower in the world In the 1950s botnist Dr Oga and his team discovered ancient lotus seeds on an archaeological site here in Chiba Determined to be about 2,000 years old Dr Oga was successfully able to grow lotus plants from one of these seeds and thus the flower was named after him The oga lotus was shared with cities all across Japan but you can see it in its home city at Chiba Park The flowers open in the morning during about a 3-day period closing up each day by around noon The 2025 Oga Lotus Festival is scheduled to take place this year from June 21st to June 29th

Locals claim that this city in Japan is home to the world’s oldest lotus flower. In the 1950’s botanist Dr. Oga and his team discovered ancient lotus seeds on an archeological site here in Chiba, determined to be about 2,000 years old. Dr. Oga was successfully able to grow lotus plants from one of these seeds, and thus the flower was named after him. The Oga Lotus was shared with cities all across Japan, but you can see it in its home city at Chiba Park. The flowers open in the morning during about a three-day period, closing-up each day by around noon. The 2025 Oga Lotus Festival is scheduled to take place this year from June 21 to June 29. #chiba #千葉 #japan #travel