Progress and Harmony for Harmony for Mankind



Expo '70 (ja. 日本万国博覧会; Nihon bankoku hakuran-kai ) was a World's Fair held in Suita, Osaka, Japan between March 15 and September 13, 1970. The theme of the Expo was "Progress and Harmony for Mankind." This was the first World's Fair held in Japan. 77 countries attended the event, and within 6 months, the number of visitors reached 64,210,000 people. In Japanese Expo '70 is often referred as Ōsaka Banpaku (大阪万博). This fair was one of the largest and best attended expositions in history.

Like the 1964 Summer Olympics, Expo '70 was a success and served as a symbol of the extremely rapid development of Japan in the 1960s. It was held in Suita, a suburb of Osaka. When it was chosen as the site for the event, it was a rural district covered with bamboo forest. For Expo '70 infrastrucuture was created and the surrounding area was developed. The site for the world fair was planned by the Japanese architect Kenzo Tange.

A popular highlight of the fair was a large moon rock on display in the United States Pavilion. It had been brought back from the moon by Apollo 11 astronauts in 1969.

The site of Expo '70 is now Expo Memorial Park (万博記念公園; Banpaku kinen-koen). Almost all pavilions were demolished, and there remain some memorials a part of the roof structure for Festival Place (お祭り広場; O

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Progress and Harmony for Harmony for Mankind



Expo '70 (ja. 日本万国博覧会; Nihon bankoku hakuran-kai ) was a World's Fair held in Suita, Osaka, Japan between March 15 and September 13, 1970. The theme of the Expo was "Progress and Harmony for Mankind." This was the first World's Fair held in Japan. 77 countries attended the event, and within 6 months, the number of visitors reached 64,210,000 people. In Japanese Expo '70 is often referred as Ōsaka Banpaku (大阪万博). This fair was one of the largest and best attended expositions in history.

Like the 1964 Summer Olympics, Expo '70 was a success and served as a symbol of the extremely rapid development of Japan in the 1960s. It was held in Suita, a suburb of Osaka. When it was chosen as the site for the event, it was a rural district covered with bamboo forest. For Expo '70 infrastrucuture was created and the surrounding area was developed. The site for the world fair was planned by the Japanese architect Kenzo Tange.

A popular highlight of the fair was a large moon rock on display in the United States Pavilion. It had been brought back from the moon by Apollo 11 astronauts in 1969.

The site of Expo '70 is now Expo Memorial Park (万博記念公園; Banpaku kinen-koen). Almost all pavilions were demolished, and there remain some memorials a part of the roof structure for Festival Place (お祭り広場; O-matsuri hiroba) designed by Kenzo Tange. Among a few full-remained buildings, the most famous one will be Tower of the Sun (太陽の塔; Taiyō-no tō) designed by the Japanese artist Okamoto Taro. The former International art museum pavilion designed by Kiyoshi Kawasaki was used as the building for the National Museum of Art, Osaka (moved to downtown Osaka in November 2004) until March 2004.

Additionally, there remains a time capsule that is to be left for 5000 years and opened in the year 6970. The capsule has been donated to the Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.

Area: 865 acres

Participating Countries: 75

Visitors: 64,218,770

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