New Corona Picking up lilies that are in full bloom to prevent infections Chiba Kamogawa Jun 7 12:37
In Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture, about 10,000 lilies cultivated to revitalize the area are in full bloom, but this time, in order to avoid the situation where many people visit, flowers are picked. I am.
In the Kiyosumi area of Kamogawa City, we have been working on cultivating lilies for the purpose of regional revitalization for 6 years, and about 25 kinds of lily flowers, about 10,000 flowers, are in full bloom every year at this time.
However, as the average number of people visits in June around the time of June, I decided to pick out the lily flowers that have begun to bloom in order to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
On the 7th, about 10 people picked up colorful lily flowers such as yellow, orange, and pink one after another with scissors and hands, and only green leaves and stems lined up.
Shigeo Tanaka, 60, vice chairman of the Kiyosumi Healing Village Group, who has been raising lilies, said, “It's a flower that has bloomed a lot, but it's a painful decision. I want to come to Kiyosumi again next year and enjoy it.” I was talking.