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While working on a nearby building, construction workers found lotus seeds and planted them in a garden in Gyoda, Saitama but the petals on the flowers resembled an extinct lotus plant. So these special seeds were examined and found to date back as far as 3000 years old. Gyoda, having few other attractions, developed a large park out of the original lotus garden. The Ancient Lotus Garden or Kodaihasu-no-sato now contains over 120,000 lotus plants of 42 different varieties, including the ancient type.

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While working on a nearby building, construction workers found lotus seeds and planted them in a garden in Gyoda, Saitama but the petals on the flowers resembled an extinct lotus plant. So these special seeds were examined and found to date back as far as 3000 years old. Gyoda, having few other attractions, developed a large park out of the original lotus garden. The Ancient Lotus Garden or Kodaihasu-no-sato now contains over 120,000 lotus plants of 42 different varieties, including the ancient type.