It was a hot and humid day, typical of the rainy season in early July .It was the third time to show my guests to the pond recently. I was very happy that all of them loved it. And now lotus flowers started to come into bloom in Ueno Park's Shinobazuno-ike.
Lotus is very popular in Buddhist countries like Japan because the Buddha is said to have sat and meditated on a lotus leaf. The water under the plants is full of dirty mud; a symbolic human world. Shinobazuno-ike is a peaceful and relaxing place in a busy and crowded Tokyo.
Some lotus lovers, or university students who drink through out the night in the Ueno area, go to the pond very early morning (maybe around 5 am) to listen to the gentle sounds the flowers make when bloom. You can enjoy lotus until the middle of August. I would like to listen to the sounds one day.
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