Access to Each Venue Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture Located in the Southern Part of Hyogo Prefecture, Awaji Island Has a Population of Approximately 130,000

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Access to Each Venue Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture Located in the southern part of Hyogo Prefecture, Awaji Island has a population of approximately 130,000,

1.5 hours by car Osaka International Airport and is connected to the mainland and Shikoku Island by bridges. In Kojiki, a collection of ancient Japanese myths, Awaji Island is depicted as the rst island created in Japan, 1.5 hours by car thus marking the beginning of Japan’s history. Blessed with a wide variety of regional resources, such as its, cuisine, nature, and hot springs, along with its culture and history, Awaji Island is an attractive tourist destination, as it is easily accessible from urban areas — for example, Osaka, which is only one hour away. Awaji Island Awaji Island Akashi Kaikyo National Government Park

Awaji Yumebutai 1 hour by car Awaji Venue Awaji Farm Park England Hill Sumoto Bus Center Minamiawaji Venue

Sumoto Venue Awaji Island Cuisine Highway bus 50 min. Airport bus 40 min. Due to its warm climate and rich nature, Awaji Island is well known as a “treasure

Sannomiya chest” of food, enjoying an abundance of blessings from both the sea and mountains. Appreciated as miketsu-kuni (a region that produces food for the emperor), Awaji offered food items to emperors and the Imperial Court from ancient times to the Heian period

Kansai International Airport (794-1185). The island’s local specialties include such seafood as hamo (pike conger), Local bus 35 min. fugu (puffer sh), sea urchin and whitebait, along with onions and beef.

1.5 hours by expressway bus Airport bus 75 min.

1 hour 45 min. by car Awaji Flower Festival in Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Awaji Flower Exhibition 2 hours 15 min. by car In the northern part of Awaji Island, a huge amount of soil was removed from an area to construct a reclaimed 2 hours 15 min. by car land for Kansai International Airport and other facilities, leaving the area deforested and its natural environment substantially impaired. Afterwards, many trees were planted at the deforested site and turned it into a park to host the international Gardening and Landscaping Exhibition, Japan Flora 2000 (commonly known as the Awaji Flower Exhibition). The event was held under the theme of the “Communication between People and Nature.” Marking the 20th anniversary of the exhibition, the Awaji Flower Festival in Commemoration of the 20th Executive Committee Secretariat for Commemorative Events of Anniversary of the Awaji Flower Exhibition will be held with the aim of passing on and further developing the philosophy of co-existence between people and nature, which was promoted by the exhibition two decades ago. the 20th Anniversary of the Awaji Flower Exhibition Incorporating even more attractive features of Awaji Island than those you can usually appreciate, a wide variety 3F Awaji Yumebutai International Conference Center, 1 Yumebutai, Awaji City, Hyogo, Japan 656-2306 of programs, from the ones related to food, owers, and greenery to night-time illumination, await you on the island. Tel: +81-799-73-6061 URL: https://www.awajihanahaku20th.jp Sumoto Venue Awaji Flower Festival — Outline of the Event

Spring Spring/ 1. Theme Umizora Film Festival 2021 on Awaji Island Stroll along Retro-style Alleys in Sumoto Castle Town Autumn Awaji, the Island of Flowers, Greenery, and Food that Connects Everyone 2. Term In this festival, visitors will enjoy Enjoy a series of special markets at Spring: March 20 (Sat./Holidays) - May 30 (Sun.), 2021 (72 days) movies projected on a large screen vacant stores in a friendly traditional Autumn: September 18 (Sat.) - October 31 (Sun.), 2021 (44 days) hung over the sea. commercial area of the castle town 3. Venue of Sumoto. [Main venues] Awaji venue: Awaji Yumebutai and Awaji Island Akashi Kaikyo National Government Park Sumoto venue: Sumoto Central City Area ■Venue: Ohama Beach ■Venue: Sumoto Retro-komichi Alley Period: Spring 2021 Period: Spring/Autumn 2021 Minamiawaji venue: Awaji Farm Park England Hill Area ■ ■ [Satellite venues] Many tourist facilities on the island which have agreed to cooperate to make the event even more enjoyable Autumn Autumn Awaji LOHAS Picnic ALOHAS Attractive Night Events

Partial List of Scheduled Events *Please note that the details may change. Various programs will be offered in Sumoto City, a sister city to Illuminations using LED owers and digital hanging scrolls as well as Hawaii County, to encourage visitors to learn about LOHAS night markets will be offered to make Awaji Island, known as a (lifestyles of health and sustainability) while watching hula dancing “Healing Island,” amusing even at night. Spring and browsing Hawaiian sundries. Awaji Venue Kanrin-maru Cruise from Koryu-no-Tsubasa Port ■Venue: Sumoto Civic Square ■Venue: Sumoto Civic Square ■Period: Autumn 2021 Spring/ Autumn Hop on a special cruise onboard the Kanrin-maru, a large ■Period: Autumn 2021 Spring/Autumn Carnival sightseeing boat, to enjoy views of the “Awaji Flower Island” and Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge. A Seasonal owers vividly decorate the garden. Enjoy tulips in spring cruise guide will show you scenery not to be missed. and cosmos owers in autumn. ■Venue: From Koryu-no-Tsubasa Port to the water off ■Venue: Awaji Island Akashi Kaikyo National Government Park the Awaji venue ■Period: Throughout the terms this event is held ■Period: Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and two to three weekdays during the spring term

Minamiawaji Venue Puzzle-solving Game Spring “The Beginning Island” Spring/ Flower Field with 100,000 Flowers Autumn Enjoy a puzzle-solving game featuring characters from the role-playing game, “The Come enjoy the breathtaking scenery of a ower eld lled with Beginning Island,” which renders the myth of seasonal owers. In spring, 100,000 nemophila are in full bloom, Japan’s creation. while 100,000 cosmos owers are in their prime in autumn. ■Venue: Awaji Farm Park England Hill Spring TAKI TAMADA Cardboard Art — Spring ■Period: Spring 2021 SHIMA SWEETS Garden (Island Sweets Garden) ■Venue: Awaji Farm Park England Hill Exhibition & Children's Workshops ■Period: Mid-April to early May (nemophila) Late October to mid-November (cosmos) This exhibition features cardboard creations by Taki Tamada, a three-dimensional artist from Hyogo Prefecture. Workshops for children will also be held. ■Venue: 2F Visitors Building, Awaji Island Akashi Kaikyo National Government Park ■Period: Throughout the spring term A pop-up cafe will be opened to feature the shima sweets unique to Awaji Island. Visitors can enjoy a variety of sweets created by the island’s pastry chefs using plenty of fresh ingredients nurtured by the rich nature of the island. ■Venue: Visitors Building, Awaji Island Akashi Kaikyo National Special Lecture and Children’s Workshops Based on Spring Government Park Awaji Gibier* Fair Autumn Awaji Island-related Mythology and the History of Ningyo Joruri ■Period: April 10 (Sat.) and 11 (Sun.), 2021 Asami Kiyokawa, an artist born and raised on Awaji Island, will In tribute to the historical fact that Awaji Island used to offer such game Tamada Taki Tamada Taki present a special lecture on such topics as the Japan’s creation myth Satellite Venues meat as deer and wild boar to the Imperial Court, a gibier fair will be held. and the history of ningyo joruri (puppet narrative). The Awaji Puppet During the fair, visitors can savor a wide variety of gibier dishes from Theater, or Awaji Ningyoza, will provide workshops for children. Spring/ Spring/ around Awaji Island and Hyogo Prefecture. (*French word for game meat) Autumn Autumn Uzushio (Whirlpool) Cruise Gallery Over the Flower Fields in the Sky ■Venue: Awaji Ningyoza / Awaji Farm Park England Hill ■Venue: Awaji Farm Park England Hill ■Period: Spring 2021 Seasonal ower elds spread out ■Period: Autumn 2021 At a spring tide, some of the world’s from a plateau at an altitude of 300 largest whirlpools exceeding 20 meters toward the sea. Indulge in a meters in diameter are formed in the relaxing, calming, and healing sea. Visitors can observe the powerful atmosphere. whirlpools close up from a boat.

■Venue: Fukura Port in Minamiawaji ■Venue: Hyogo Prefectural Park City Awaji Hanasajiki ■Period: Throughout the Festival ■Period: Throughout the Festival