Brief History of Orchid Society in Japan

1917

IOS(Imperial Orchid Society) started President S. Ohkuma :IOS No. 1

1918

1st presentation opened on Mitsukoshi (IOS)

1920

(AOS(American Orchid Society) started)

1921

1st issue (1) of IOS (IOC) H. Hayashi

1932

last issue (21) of IOS T. Shimadzu

1934

1st issue of GJOS(Great Japan Orchid Society) Nihon Engei

T. Ishitobi, Y. Fujii

(Committie of all field of Orchid) 8 day meeting

1937

Ranyuu kai (JAOS=Japan Amateor Orchid Society) started on

Sakuraya at Shibuya T. Miyata,

cf: Ranyuu No.27 H. Ohye, No. 33 Y. Udagawa

1942

1st issue (1) of Ranyuu (old JAOS) K. Ono 2nd World war

1943

1st exhibition opened on Ono

2nd issue (1) of Ranyuu

1945

50`60 per1 cut flower on Aoyama Auction Market.,

highest cost 100 from nearly 10 producer

1947

Nihon Rangyo Gumiai (old JOGA=Japan Orchid Grower's Association)

started and 1st exhibition opened on Mitsukoshi

cf: Ranyuu No. 33 H. Gauda

1950

NOS(Nagoya Orchid Society) started

1954

JOS(Japan Orchid Society) started, cf : The Orchids, JOS

1st World Orchid Conference opened on Saint Louis in USA

Revival of Ranyuu kai started in Rangyo Gumiai on July and

1st meeting held on August at Toden building.

cf: Ranyuu No. 33 H. Gauda,No. 38 JAOS, Office Arai,

1955

(JOS started cf: JOSB 36-1 T. Katagiri, Ranyuu No. 33)

1956

1st issue (1) of Ranyuu (JAOS) K. Ono, member 50

1958

AJOS(All Japan Orchid Society) started, T. Shimadzu,

cf: Orchids(AJOS) No.32

2nd issue of Ranyuu, delivery of color slide cf: Ranyuu No.38

1959

1st presentation of Orchid on Shirokiya 412 pots

3rd issue of Ranyuu , member 92,cf :Ranyuu No. 38,

1st issue (1) of Orchids (AJOS) T. Shimadzu

1960

1st issue (1) of NOS

1962

Grower's association of Japan ; Nihon Yohran started,

Boom of large type of Cymbidium

1967

members of JAOS reached to 220

1970

NOS, NOS Register of Awards

Paphio starts to boom class of awarded fls uped

1971

Boom of Cattleya,

member of JAOS rised to over 500 cf : Ranyuu No. 38

JOS, 2nd issue of the Prize Winning Orchid Flowers

member of JAOS rised to over 600 cf : Ranyuu No. 38

1972

JOS, The Orchids ; Seibundo Shinkousha 1972.

1980

Technic of Mericron propagated over grower's laboratory

1987

12th World Orchid Conference opened in Japan.

1989

Japan Prize, International Orchid Show opened.

1990

Japan Gran Prix, International Orchid Show opened every

year on Tokyo Dome

`1991

Orchid dealing reached to peak on JOGA

1993

2nd version of RHS Orchid Information System put on sale.

1997

Gross sales of Orchid on union reached to 4500 million Yen

1999

Orchid whole sell dealing on one year decreased to 50 billion Yen