NAGOYA, JAPAN: Japanese Mai Hattori, 9, flashes victory signs as she sits on a Victoria Cruziana green leaf floating on the water during a one-day event for children held by Higashiyama Botanical Garden in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, 20 August 2005. The Victoria Cruziana leaf from South America is characterized by bright green pads with tall rims. AFP PHOTO/Kazuhiro NOGI (Photo credit should read KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)
A little boy smiles as he sits on a one-meter diameter Victoria Cruziana green leaf floating on the water during a one-day event for children at the Higashiyama Botanical Garden in Nagoya in Aichi prefecture, central Japan on August 10, 2008. The botanical garden offered unusual experience for summer vacationers at the annual event. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP via Getty Images)
A little girl smiles as she sits on a one-meter diameter Victoria Cruziana green leaf floating on the water during a one-day event for children at the Higashiyama Botanical Garden in Nagoya in Aichi prefecture, central Japan on August 10, 2008. The botanical garden offered unusual experience for summer vacationers at the annual event. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP via Getty Images)
A little boy smiles as he sits on a one-meter diameter Victoria Cruziana green leaf floating on the water during a one-day event for children at the Higashiyama Botanical Garden in Nagoya in Aichi prefecture, central Japan on August 10, 2008. The botanical garden offered unusual experience for summer vacationers at the annual event. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP via Getty Images)
