Water lily,睡蓮

 Water lily common in Japan is a horticultural species produced by crossing, breeding and producing some wild species. There are many varieties of flower colors, leaf colors, patterns and so on.

 This is a pond in a part of the private home garden. Water lilies began to bloom also this year, but one month seemed to be earlier than usual.

 Water is one of the most important things for agricultural people, and in Japan the water god

or suijin in Japanese has been linked to the god of the field or ta no kami in Japanese, as the harvest depends on the water situation. Suijins linked to the gods of the fields are often found along the fields and along waterways. In addition, suijins are also linked to mountain gods or yama-no kami

in Japanese. For water used in daily life other than farming, a suijin is engulfed in a well and  water drawing place.

There are Kappas, snakes, dragons, etc. as symbols of suijins, and these are considered to be an emissary of suijins or to be gods themselves.

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Water lily,スイレン（科）

Acorrding to the Wikipedia,

A common water lily in Japan is a gardening kind which has been bred, improved, and produced some wild species. There are various kinds of varieties of the color of the flower, the color of the leaf, the pattern, etc.

Installed images here were taken at the pond of the restaurant near my house.

ウイキペディアによれば、

日本において一般的なスイレンは、いくつかの野生種を交配、品種改良し、作出された園芸種である。花の色、葉の色、模様、などについて様々な姿の品種が存在する。ここにアップした画像は私の家の近くのレストランの池で撮りました。