NOTICE
Tropical Dream Center turns into “Orchid Palace”
The Okinawa International Orchid Show is an event where the best pieces of orchids from within and outside of Japan are gathered and exhibited all at once. It is the oldest international orchid show in Japan and counts 24th anniversary this year.
The orchid competition includes various categories such as potted plants, cut flowers, landscapes, and more. The Prime Minister Award is given to the grand champion, the best orchid of the show, as well as other minister awards to the most superior piece of each category.
Entries are not limited to Japan but also from oversea countries. Many entries from Southeast Asian countries include colorful Ascocenda, Renanthera, Vanda with large petals, etc. while many entries from Japan are of Paphiopedilum, Cattleya, Phalaenopsis, Dendrobium, Cymbidium, Epidendrum, etc.
Rhy. gigantea has won a grand champion for the recent 3 years, however, winners are never predictable.
Three large orchid greenhouses in the Tropical Dream Center, the show venue, will be filled with the entry pieces and the sight is breathtaking.
Please join us on this occasion to explore the beautiful world of orchids.
Related Events
Lectures on Orchids
The lectures given by orchid professionals from overseas are intended for anybody who has interest in orchids.
Date: Saturday, 6th February, 1:30pm-5:00pm
Place: Audiovisual Hall in Tropical & Subtropical Arboretum
Panel Display of Asia Pacific Orchid Conference (APOC)
To commemorate the APOC 11, which will be held in Okinawa in 2013, the panel exhibition is held to introduce this world-class event.
Date: From Saturday, 6th to Sunday, 14th February 2010
Oshibana (pressed flower) Exhibition and Workshop
Oshibana will be introduced as an application of orchids. Works by the oshibana enthusiast group in Okinawa are displayed, and you can also try it yourself (limited to the first 100 visitors).
Date: From Thursday, 11th to Sunday, 14th February 2010
Orchid Quiz & Lottery
Answer the questions about orchids and enter the lottery to win orchid seedlings. Date: From Saturday, 6th to Sunday, 14th February 2010
Know-It-All About Orchids
(Quiz for Children)
Use your five senses and learn about orchids by doing a quiz. For children only.
Date: From Saturday, 6th to Sunday, 14th February 2010
My lovely orchid ~the exhibition by children~
Exhibition of phalaenopsis taken care by local elementary school students instructed by staffs of the Ocean Expo Park.
Date: From Saturday, 6th to Sunday, 14th February 2010
Orchid Sale and Exhibit
Interested in growing orchids? Find your special one from the wide selection by orchid companies in Okinawa.
Date: From Saturday, 6th to Sunday, 14th February 2010
Ikebana (flower arrangement) Exhibition and Workshop
Various ways of ikebana with orchids done by experts from the Okinawa Prefecture Federation of Floral Art are exhibited. You can also try it yourself.
Date: From Thursday, 11th to Sunday, 14th February 2010
The Seminar of the Orchids Cultivation
The seminar and workshop on transplanting, propagating orchids by division, and more will be given by experts from the Okinawa Orchid Society.
Date: Saturday, 6th February, Sunday, 7th February, Saturday, 13th February, Sunday, 14th February 2010
Mini-Corsage Workshop
Experts from Nippon flower Designers’ Society Okinawa branch will help you to make your special corsage by using orchid flowers.
Date: From Saturday, 6th to Monday, 8th February 2010
Consultation of Orchid Cultivation and Guide Tour
Get advice by specialists on how to grow orchids. You can also join a guided tour on the site.
Date: From Saturday, 6th to Sunday, 14th February 2010
Orchid Concert
Classical music concert will be held at a lounge several times a day during the show.
Date: From Saturday, 6th to Sunday, 14th February 2010
Orchid Wedding Ceremony
Two couples who have been selected from the entries of our public advertisement will have the wedding ceremony at the Tropical Dream Center.
Date: Thursday, 11th February
Dondurma Stand
Orchid makes it stretch! Try taste the stretching ice cream of Turkey.
Date: From Saturday, 6th to Sunday, 14th February 2010
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