Osaka Expo

Japanese: 大阪万博 - おおさかばんぱく
Osaka Expo
The first World Expo held in Asia was held in Senri Hills, Suita City, Osaka Prefecture, in 1970. Its official name was the Japan World Expo. It is also called EXPO'70. The basic theme was "Progress and Harmony of Mankind" and it took place from March 14th (open to the public from the 15th) to September 13th. The venue area was about 350ha. There were 77 participating countries (44 pavilions) and 34 participating companies (32 pavilions). The theme song was "Hello from Countries of the World" (Haruo Minami and others). The total number of visitors during the event reached 64,218,770, the highest in the history of World Expos. The "Moon Rock" exhibited in the American Pavilion was popular, and the "Tower of the Sun" (70m high) by Taro Okamoto was a symbolic presence (still extant). It is considered an event that symbolizes Japan's high economic growth period. The site of the exposition is now Expo Park, owned and maintained by the Japan World Exposition Memorial Organization.
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Japanese:
1970年,大阪府吹田市の千里丘陵でアジアで最初に開催された万国博覧会。正式名称は日本万国博覧会。EXPO'70ともよぶ。基本テーマは〈人類の進歩と調和〉で,期間は3月14日(一般公開は15日から)−9月13日。会場面積は約350ha。参加国は77(44パビリオン),参加企業団体34(32パビリオン)。テーマソングは〈世界の国からこんにちは〉(三波春夫ほか)。大会期間中の入場者は延べ6421万8770人に達し,万国博史上の最高記録となっている。アメリカ館に展示された〈月の石〉が人気をよび,岡本太郎作の〈太陽の塔〉(高さ70m)がシンボル的な存在であった(現存)。日本の高度経済成長期を象徴するイベントとされる。跡地には独立行政法人日本万国博覧会記念機構が保有・整備する万博公園がある。
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