Revived ancient lotus in full bloom in park east of Tokyo

Visitors to Chiba Park in Chiba city, east of Tokyo, walk among fully bloomed "Oga lotus" flowers on June 20, 2015. The plant is named after botanist Ichiro Oga, who succeeded in 1951 in reviving the ancient species from a seed found in underground ruins from about 2,000 years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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