#NHKworldJapan Blade lotus: Tsuruoka’s unique ‘Samurai renkon’ーNHK WORLD-JAPAN NEWS #shorts

Blade lotus: Tsuruoka’s unique ‘Samurai renkon’ーNHK WORLD-JAPAN NEWS #shorts
In a pond located in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, the harvest of a unique lotus root has begun. Known for its flowers every August, the pond is now the site of harvesting “Samurai renkon”, a lotus root named for its slender, sword-like shape. The harvest season began in mid-September.

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