The “World Orchid Exhibition”, which gathers numerous sorts of orchids in a single place, began on the eighth in Tokyo.
This exhibition is held yearly by NHK and others, and Princess Hisako, Princess Takamado, attended the opening ceremony.
This yr, greater than 500 orchids had been exhibited, and a form of orchid referred to as “Paphiopedilum” raised by Masami Takahashi of Tokyo was chosen because the “Japan Grand Prize” for one of the best work.
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