The “World Orchid Exhibition”, which gathers various kinds of orchids in one place, started on the 8th in Tokyo.
This exhibition is held every year by NHK and others, and Princess Hisako, Princess Takamado, attended the opening ceremony.
This year, more than 500 orchids were exhibited, and a kind of orchid called “Paphiopedilum” raised by Masami Takahashi of Tokyo was selected as the “Japan Grand Prize” for the best work.
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