June 19, 2026
Ohga Hasu
Around this time of year, it is my ritual to visit the nearby lake and watch the pink blossoms of the Ohga lotus. The flowers bloom only in the early morning, and it’s worth waking up a little earlier to witness this amazing show. When I saw the scenery for the first time, I felt why the lotus became a symbol of Buddhism. Their large, colorful petals rising from a sea of broad green leaves give the whole scenery a quiet, sacred air.
What makes the Ohga lotus even more special is its origin. The present swarm of lotus plants has grown from a single ancient seed—one of three excavated from a six‑meter‑deep peat layer in Chiba, dating back roughly two thousand years. Dr. Ohga found it in 1951 and succeeded in germinating one of them and eventually brought it into bloom, and the lotus now bears his name. Standing before these blossoms at the lake side, I cannot help feeling a sense of wonder. I am sharing the same view with people in ancient Japan, unchanged across two millennia. It is genuinely amazing
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Ohga Hasu
Around this time of year, it is my ritual to visit the nearby lake and watch the pink blossoms of the Ohga lotus.
The flowers only bloom only in the early morning, and it’s worth waking up a little earlier to witness this amazing show.
The flowers only bloom in the early morning, and it’s worth waking up a little earlier to witness this amazing show.
When I saw theis scenery for the first time, I feltunderstood why the lotus became a symbol of Buddhism.
When I saw this scene for the first time, I understood why the lotus became a symbol of Buddhism.
Their large, colorful petals rising from a sea of broad green leaves give the whole scenery a quiet, sacred air.
Their large, colorful petals rising from a sea of broad green leaves give the whole scene a quiet, sacred air.
What makes the Ohga lotus even more special is its origin.
The present swarm of lotus plants has grown from a single ancient seed—one of three excavated from a six‑meter‑deep peat layer in Chiba, dating back roughly two thousand years.
Dr. Ohga found it in 1951 and succeeded in germinating one of them and eventually brought it into bloom, and the lotus now bears his name.
Standing before these blossoms at the lake side, I cannot help feeling a sense of wonder.
I am sharing the same view with people in ancient Japan, unchanged across two millennia.
It is genuinely amazing
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A well-written, vivid description. You're making me want to travel there and see the Ohga lotus for myself.
June 19, 2026
Thank you! I hope you’ll get to see them someday.
Around this time of year, it is my ritual to visit the nearby lake and watch the pink blossoms of the Ohga lotus.
The flowers only bloom only in the early morning, and it’s worth waking up a little earlier to witness this amazing show.
The flowers only bloom in the early morning, and it’s worth waking up a little earlier to witness this amazing show.
When I saw the scenery for the first time, I feltknew why the lotus became a symbol of Buddhism.
When I saw the scene for the first time, I knew why the lotus became a symbol of Buddhism.
Scenery is a very broad term, kind of like the whole landscape together. Since you are focusing only on the flowers, I'd go with "scene". Also, scenery makes me think of "background" or the scenery in a theatre, like it's not the focus of the scene - though I admit this is a bit subjective.
"I knew" OR "I felt like I finally knew"
Their large, colorful petals rising from a sea of broad green leaves give the whole scenerylandscape a quiet, sacred air.
Their large, colorful petals rising from a sea of broad green leaves give the whole landscape a quiet, sacred air.
Same problem here as above.
What makes the Ohga lotus even more special is its origin.
The present swarm ofmodern day lotus plants haswere all grown from a single ancient seed—one of three excavated from a six‑meter‑deep peat layer in Chiba, dating back roughly two thousand years.
The modern day lotus plants were all grown from a single ancient seed—one of three excavated from a six‑meter‑deep peat layer in Chiba, dating back roughly two thousand years.
Swarm = a group of bees or gnats or other buzzing insects
Dr. Ohga found ithe seeds in 1951 and succeeded in germinating one of them and eventually broughtbringing it into bloom, andso the lotus now bears his name.
Dr. Ohga found the seeds in 1951 and succeeded in germinating one of them and bringing it into bloom, so the lotus now bears his name.
"It" (singular") then "one of them" (plural) doesn't match --> better to just specify "the seeds" (the 3 seeds, plural)
Standing before these blossoms at the lake side, I cannot help feeling a sense of wonder.
I am sharing the same view with people in ancient Japan, unchanged across two millennia.
It is genuinely amazing. It is genuinely amazing.
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Very well written, and I like your descriptions very much - excellent work! This was also very interesting to read, as I'd never heard of these plants. They seem very cool!
June 19, 2026
Thank you so much for your detailed explanation — it really cleared the fog in my mind. I’ve often used scenery, but I always feel like I’m somehow “sitting inside the text” when I do, so your comment helped me understand why it didn’t quite fit here. As for swarm, I used it because I wanted to express the big, dense chunk of green lotus leaves spreading across the lake, but I see now that the insect association is too strong in English. Your suggestion makes much better sense. I really appreciate your thoughtful corrections. They helped me understand the nuances much more clearly.
You can see the photo I took this morning here, in case you’d like to take a look
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ai8dbgnLrfm6hjDo6
https://photos.app.goo.gl/BUdZoPMptPrvufmL9
June 20, 2026
Thank you so much for your detailed explanation — it really cleared the fog in my mind. I’ve often used scenery, but I always feel like I’m somehow “sitting inside the text” when I do, so your comment helped me understand why it didn’t quite fit here. As for swarm, I used it because I wanted to express the big, dense chunk of green lotus leaves spreading across the lake, but I see now that the insect association is too strong in English. Your suggestion makes much better sense. I really appreciate your thoughtful corrections. They helped me understand the nuances much more clearly. You can see the photo I took this morning here, in case you’d like to take a look https://photos.app.goo.gl/ai8dbgnLrfm6hjDo6 https://photos.app.goo.gl/BUdZoPMptPrvufmL9
I thought a bit about your sentence, and I think I have found a good way to rephrase it, with a couple of alternatives. "Swarm" is definitely too insect-y, I'd only use it for actual insects OR a huge number of things moving in a way that would make you think of a swarm of insects (like rats or sometimes people).
I tried to think of some relevant collective instead of swarm, that were also quite descriptive. Firstly, I think you could go with "flotilla", like a group of boats. Otherwise, as the plants were growing really thickly over the water, you could also use "blanket".
Your use of "present" evoked "present day" for me, which is why I changed it to "modern day". But if you meant the flowers you saw today, I'd phrase it as: "The flotilla/blanket of lotus plants I saw today all actually originated from a single seed..."
Also if you haven't looked into collective nouns for animals in English before, you might enjoy reading about them - like a murder of crows, a gaggle of geese, a school of fish, a pride of lions, a parliament of owls, a flamboyance of flamingos, etc. Though I admit they can get a bit silly.
Hopefully this is helpful! I found it an interesting problem to mull over. I also looked at your photos of the flowers - very beautiful :)
June 20, 2026
Thank you again for your thoughtful explanation. Your expressions — especially “too insect‑y” and “flotilla/blanket of lotus plants” — captured the nuance beautifully. I really appreciate the care and clarity in your corrections; they were genuinely helpful.
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When I saw the scenery for the first time, I felt why the lotus became a symbol of Buddhism.
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Their large, colorful petals rising from a sea of broad green leaves give the whole scenery a quiet, sacred air.
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The present swarm of lotus plants has grown from a single ancient seed—one of three excavated from a six‑meter‑deep peat layer in Chiba, dating back roughly two thousand years.
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Dr. Ohga found it in 1951 and succeeded in germinating one of them and eventually brought it into bloom, and the lotus now bears his name.
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