About 5 million manjushage red spider lilies are now in full bloom, turning the grounds of prefecture-run Gongendo Park in Satte, Saitama Prefecture, a brilliant shade of red.
Katsumi Namiki, the chairman of a nonprofit organization that cares for the plants, said that many people including farmers donate bulbs every year, increasing the park's total number of the plants. Although the annual Manjushage Festival, typically held every September, has been canceled as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic, "the flowers have bloomed beautifully as they do every year," said Namiki.
The flowers' peak viewing time is expected to continue until around Saturday.
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