Event

Experts active at the forefront of landscaping from the Singapore Botanic Gardens and the New York City Parks Department will discuss global trends and their significance, and propose the direction Japan should aim for in the future (reservations required).

At the venue, there will be a live violin performance by Awaji Hana Midori Fair 2025 MUSIC VISOR "Tsuyoshi Watanabe", and flowers on the stage by "Kafu Yamaguchi", a lecturer at the Ohara School of Ikebana Research Institute who is also a special member of the Japan Ikebana Art Association and the representative lecturer of Kafu (Culture Class Yusui), will also be participating.

Awaji Hana Midori Fair Ambassador "HANNA (WHITESCORPION)" will also be participating.

Contemporary artist Sugisaki Haruna will be holding a workshop to create paints (Shima-iro-fu) using unused resources from Awaji Island (soil, wild grass, onion skins, etc.). Let's create a giant piece of art together using the colors of Awaji Island (Shima-iro-fu) that we have created! (Advance reservations required)

The first time in Kansai!!
Flower and greenery lovers from all over the country will gather together, and luxurious exhibitors from all over Japan, including succulents, flowers, gardening supplies, and handmade goods, will gather in one place to display and sell plantings, and hold events.

A course on how to grow and design plants through plant arrangements is held for those who want to become leaders in landscape gardening.

Participation is free

Instructor: Keiko Higami

Fuuka Fujita

Content: Talk on how to grow and design plants

Plant arrangement experience

Capacity: 15 people

Register on the website

By experiencing "mental care using plants and gardening," born from the lessons learned from the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, we will spread the word about the wonderfulness of living with plants.

We will hold a course to learn and experience "horticultural therapy," which aims to improve people's health through plants and gardening.

Participation fee is free

Instructor: Takuya Tsurugimochi

Harumi Mori

Content: Talk about the relationship with plants and human health

Greenhouse walk

Horticultural therapy experience

Capacity: Approximately 20 people

Please apply from the website

Yumebutai was born by planting trees on the vast rocky site where soil was taken to build Kansai International Airport.
25 years have passed, and various plants have sprouted in addition to the planted trees, so let's take a leisurely walk while observing the nature of the established forest.

Participation fee is free

Instructor: Yoshihiro Sawada

Schedule: Meet at the lobby on the first floor of the Awaji Yumebutai International Conference Center (meet at 9:15)

Walk around Nadayama at Yumebutai (around 9:30-10:30)

Observe the nature of Yumebutai, 25 years after its birth, including the thunbergia tree, which is the raw material for incense, a specialty of Awaji Island, the eucalyptus tree used for mosquito repellents, and the acorn tree that everyone loves. You might be lucky if you can see an endangered Japanese pond turtle!

Enjoy the magnificent view of Osaka Bay from the Promenade Garden (around 10:30)

Return to the International Conference Center and disband (around 11:30)

Capacity: about 15 people

Register on the website

Visit 10 locations and collect stamps.
You can enter for prizes based on the number of stamps you collect (participation is free).

Music Festival [MAGICHOUR]

A magical festival experience that combines the best music with an ocean resort. A resort-style outdoor festival held on Awaji Island.

There will also be a one-night-only special stage at one of Japan's largest greenhouse botanical gardens.

PONO project

A hula and Hawaiian event with the theme "All life is equal. We are all on the same stage, the Earth, in a flat state with no highs or lows." Stage performances by hula teams and ukulele musicians, Hawaiian food, and more.

We will promote the attractions of tourism and local products from the five Hyogo prefectures to visitors.
The charms of the diverse foods and local industries of Hyogo Prefecture, including Awaji, will all be gathered together!

You can enjoy a powerful stage performance by kid dancers who are mainly active in the Kansai region, a big raffle with a variety of prizes including Awaji Island gourmet food, and food from the food trucks!

The closing ceremony to mark the end of the Awaji Flower and Green Fair 2025 will be held at the outdoor theater.

Plants from around the world are on display.
Colorful tropical orchids are on display, this time with a powerful Singaporean red motif.
You can experience an environmental display of tropical plants.

Guests can enjoy the fantastical world of bamboo lantern art, which uses bamboo from the island's abandoned bamboo forests.

Bamboo is used to make soil conditioners, charcoal, and even bamboo shoots!

Abandoned bamboo forests are an issue on Awaji Island. A panel exhibit introduces the various efforts being made on Awaji Island to make effective use of bamboo.

All agricultural, forestry and fisheries related high schools in the prefecture are participating, and original flower beds created by students are on display.

The Awaji Ishi-no-Neya Green Space (Nature Coexistence Site) is a preservation site for the "village wetlands." Panel displays introduce the insects, frogs, and humble yet cute plants found in the wetlands.

Panels are on display showing the scenery of wild flowers that can be seen on the coasts and in rural areas of Awaji Island, with a focus on species native to the island.
Introduces the benefits of familiar flowers and their relationship with human activities.

Utilizing past works and footage from the Awajishima Film Office, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary since its establishment in 2005, the exhibition will introduce film works shot on Awaji Yumebutai and its surrounding areas, as well as behind-the-scenes footage, including scenes from the time of filming.

Yumebutai was built on the site where soil was taken to build an artificial island in Osaka Bay, including Kansai International Airport. A guided tour will be held to convey the history of restoring nature once destroyed by humans to its original state and creating a space where various animals and plants can coexist with humans.

A tour of the Awaji Yumebutai facilities, an environmental creation project (SDGs) and grand design by architect Tadao Ando (reservations required)

Take photos while touring Awaji Yumebutai and post them on Instagram.
You will be entered into a raffle to win some great prizes.