These are flowers of Lysimachia clethroides or more commonly the gooseneck loosestrife at the Institute for Nature Study in Tokyo.
According to Wikipedia, the leaves are used in China for making salads and herbal medicines. They are (or were) eaten in Japan, too, though they taste sour...
The plant's Japanese name is "Okatora no o," meaning a tiger tail growing on hills. The plant may look like a (white) tiger tail but the flowers are tiny white (2nd photo) with nothing reminding us of a tiger.
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| Gooseneck loosestrife オカトラノオ |
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| Lysimachia clethroides 丘虎の尾 |
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| Gooseneck loosestrife オカトラノオ |
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附属自然教育園の丘虎の尾（オカトラノオ）です。「丘に育つ、花穂の先端が虎の尾のように垂れ下がる」のでこの名が付きました。食べられるけど酸っぱいようです。
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