開催概要

Overview

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Japan Grand Prix International Orchid Festival 2010 (Abbreviation: JGP 2010)

Hosts JGP2010 Working Committee [The Yomiuri Shimbun, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation),JGP Organizing Committee]
Supporters Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of the Environment, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, the American Orchid Society, the Royal Horticulture Society, World Orchid Conference Trust
Cooperating Organizations The Japan Orchid Growers Association, the Japan Horticultural Society, the Japan Garden Center Association, the Japan Flower Wholesale Market Association, the Orchid Division of the Japan Flower Growers Association, the Japan Home Gardening Association, the All Japan Florists Association, the Japan Florists’ Telegraph Delivery Association, the Japan Oriental Orchid Society, the Japan Flower Promotion Center, the Nippon Flower Designers’ Association, the Japan branch of the Royal Horticultural Society, PRESERVED FLOWER COUNCIL JAPAN and other orchid societies
Sponsors Shiseido Co.,Ltd., Sumitomo Life Insurance Company, K.MIKIMOTO&Co., Ltd., MIMATSU.Co., Ltd., YANASE & Co., Ltd., NTT DoCoMo, Inc., East Japan Railway Company, Asahi Kasei Homes, Canon Marketing Japan Incorporated, Kefir Group, The Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking Company, Limited, MITSUI & CO., LTD., Unicharm Corporation
Special Cooperation Nitori Co., Ltd., Tokyo Dome, Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium
Planning and Operating THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN,Tokyo Head Office
Venue Tokyo Dome, 1-3-61, Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo　[Access Map]
Dates Preview: Friday, February 12, 2010
Open to public: Nine days from Saturday, February 13 to Sunday, February 21, 2010
Hours 10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Last Entry at 4:30 p.m.
※ Extended open hours are to be determined.
Exhibitors Orchid growers and associations, orchid lovers and societies, enterprises and societies related to the gardening industry, etc.
Organizer’s Exhibitions
  • Orchid Avenue, Orchid displays by an ambassador and wives of ambassadors to Japan, Meeting orchids that you have never seen, Orchids for all 12 months, Orchid message, The history of Japan Grand Prix, Exhibition of Grand Prix works - Arts and Crafts Division, Conserving orchids, Report on growing orchids, Orchids and the Washington Convention
Events at Site Stage events, Talk show and ikebana demonstration by Shogo Kariyazaki, Wrapping department, Guided Tour of the Dome, Dendrobium growing contest
Judging Divisions Division I Individual, Division II Fragrance, Division III Display, Division IV Flower Arrangement, Division V Arts and Crafts, Division VI Miniature Orchid Garden
theme 「Orchids : Cordial Hospitality - Saying it with Orchids」
Prize
  • Total amount of prize money: 12,250,000 yen
Number of Counties 19 countries and regions
Number of Orchids Approximately 3,000 varieties
Approximately 100,000 plants (tropical, temperate, oriental and Japanese orchids)
Admission Fee
  • Advance: Adults 1,800 yen
    At the door: Adults 2,000 yen
    Students 1,200 yen (for junior high school, high school, college students)
    Group 1,800 yen (if more than 10 tickets are purchased at one time)
    Pair 3,700 yen (sold through the Internet)
    Evening Ticket 1,500 yen (3 p.m.) sold only at Tokyo Dome entrance on the day
    Elementary school children or younger: Free
    *Prizes include taxes.
Ticket Sales
  • Sales of advance tickets: from the beginning of November 2009 through Friday, February 12, 2010 Available on the JGP Web site, Ticket Bureau, etc.
    JGP 2010 Online Ticket >>
Incidental Projects
  • Activity of Growing Orchids, Orchid Forum, Orchid Charity.

Application

Contact to the show secretariat for further information on application.
  • The contests of Div. I Individual and Div. II Fragrance are open to all. Bring your orchids to the reception desk in Tokyo Dome on February 10 (2 p.m.-7 p.m.) or 11(10 a.m.-3 p.m.).
  • To apply for the Div. III Display, there is a prior examination.[click]
  • The contests of Div. VI Flower Arrangement, Div. V Arts and Crafts, and Div. VI Miniature Orchid Garden are open to all. [click]