[Ocean Expo Park] A Fantastical Space Adorned with Rare Blue Orchids - A World of Blue Woven by the Jade Orchid Revealed for a Limited Time

Ocean Expo Park's Tropical Dream Center (Chura Island Botanical Garden) is currently at its peak with the rare orchid 'Jade Orchid' (Vanda coerulea), which blooms with beautiful purplish-blue flowers. Approximately 70 plants and 900 blooms of the Jade Orchid are in full splendor, offering a fantastical landscape adorned with blue flowers.

Vanda coerulea

<Family Name> Orchidaceae

<Scientific Name> Vanda coerulea

<Japanese Name> Hisui Ran (Jade Orchid)

- Characteristics: This epiphytic orchid, distributed in the highlands of 800-1700m in India, Myanmar, and Thailand, blooms with large, rare purplish-blue flowers among orchid species. Its beautiful blue color is hereditary, making it a crucial parent plant in breeding for creating blue-flowered orchids.

However, it is difficult to adapt to cultivation environments and manage flowering. To have numerous plants bloom simultaneously requires meticulous cultivation management and flowering adjustment techniques.

- Highlights: Through the cultivation techniques our facility has cultivated over many years, we have succeeded in making approximately 70 Jade Orchid plants bloom at the same time for this exhibition. In addition to the delicate and elegant beauty of each individual flower, you can enjoy a fantastical landscape created by the succession of blue blossoms. Please experience this special, limited-time space woven by rare blue orchids at the Tropical Dream Center.

Information about the exhibition will also be shared periodically on Ocean Expo Park's official social media and other channels.

<Peak Blooming Period> Until around mid-July, Reiwa 8 (2026)

<Location> Tropical Dream Center (Chura Island Botanical Garden), Vanda Greenhouse

Ocean Expo Park

A national park utilizing the former site of the Okinawa Expo. The diverse facilities, inheriting the spirit of the Expo, offer moving experiences of "sun, flowers, and the sea." The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, where you can encounter the Okinawan sea in its entirety, the Ocean Culture Museum, where you can learn about the lives and culture of people living with the sea, and the Tropical Dream Center, where you can feel the life force of nature that forms the foundation of the sea and humanity through ancient ruins and tropical plants, are three world-class, unmissable spots. Let the "Churaumi" (beautiful sea) be your gateway to experiencing the vast time and culture that unfolds beyond it.

Tropical Dream Center (Chura Island Botanical Garden) ~360° Tropical Experience~

Adjacent to the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, the "Tropical Dream Center (Chura Island Botanical Garden)" is a one-of-a-kind botanical garden in Japan where architecture resembling ancient ruins harmonizes with diverse tropical plants. With the slogan "360° Tropical Experience," it features over 2,000 orchids, as well as tropical flowering trees, fruit trees, and freshwater fish on display year-round. A fantastical world that stimulates the five senses unfolds. With spectacular views from the observation deck and a cafe, it's a tropical paradise that will move adults and children alike, offering an unforgettable time.