Kamo Mototeru
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is a Japanese horticulturist, creator of the variety of begonia Kimjongilia
Kimjongilia
Kimjongilia is a flower named after North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. It is a hybrid cultivar of tuberous begonia.Contrary to popular belief, the Kimjongilia is not a national flower of North Korea...

 dedicated to North Korean leader Kim Jong-il
Kim Jong-il
Kim Jong-il, also written as Kim Jong Il, birth name Yuri Irsenovich Kim born 16 February 1941 or 16 February 1942 , is the Supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea...

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He is known for creating and maintaining a number of bird and flower theme parks in Japan, including the following.
  • Fuji Kachoen (1990) (:ja:富士花鳥園)
  • Matsue Vogel (2001)
  • Kamo Iris Garden (2003) in Kakegawa, Shizuoka
    Kakegawa, Shizuoka
    is a city in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population of 117,858 and a population density of 444 persons per km². The total area was 265.63 km².-Geography:...

     (:ja:掛川花鳥園)
  • Kobe Kachoen
    Kobe Kachoen
    is a bird and flower park located on Port Island in Kobe, Japan. It is mainly located in and around a greenhouse. It is one of several theme parks created by Japanese botanist and collector Kamo Mototeru, and was opened in March 2003....

     (2003) in Kobe
    Kobe
    , pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...

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